A TALE OF TWO HALVES

Anticipation over potential policy changes aside, Auckland has been hogging the property market spotlight of late. But these days that’s due to flat, if not slipping, price growth and muted sales activity, rather than market exuberance. And it’s fanning the flames for those predicting a crash.

This speculation is a persistent and ongoing discourse, which just won’t let up. Yet it doesn’t reflect the more complex reality of Auckland’s market. Nor does it reflect the state of the rest of the country’s markets to any extent. The very different state of the Auckland market versus other markets is a tale of two halves, so we’re