REINZ House Sales \u2013 Up: Sales lifted 2.6% in September after a 3.3% drop in August
\nInterest Rates \u2013 Up: Short term rates are cheap but anything longer than 3 years is becoming more expensive.
\nOCR \u2013 Up: No sign of a OCR increase yet. It’s widely predicted for March 2014.
\nImmigration – Up: The strongest inflow in a decade has been recorded.
\nBuilding Consents \u2013 Up: Consents numbers rose 1.4% in August but it will take a long time for construction to catch up after several very slow years.
\nMortgage Approvals: -Down: Approval rates have slowed in October and the average value of approvals ia also easing.
\nRents \u2013 Down: Rent growth is at a 16 months low of 3.1%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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