Study reveals causes of Auckland housing boom
Research into the longer-term factors driving house prices contains good and bad news for Auckland.
Saturday, October 11th 2003, 5:10AM
by The Landlord
They found a very strong correlation with the strength of the local economy as measured by the National Bank's regional economic activity index, which bundles together an array of indicators including business and consumer confidence, jobs growth, retail sales and car registrations.
A 1 per cent increase in regional economic activity, other things being equal, will deliver a 1.2 per cent increase in house prices over and above consumer price inflation.
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