Surinder Kaur Harcourts

12/10/2026

Spring has sprung – but there’s little bounce in New Zealand’s housing market 🏠

Our latest QV House Price Index shows residential property values reduced by an average of 1.5% nationally over the three months to the end of September, easing only slightly from the 1.9% quarterly decline reported last month.

Read our full House Price Index housing market report for September, including detailed commentary for every region: https://www.qv.co.nz/news/qv-house-price-index-september-2026-housing-market-showing-few-signs-of-spring-uplift/

12/10/2026

A sale and purchase agreement is a legally binding contract between buyer and seller. It provides certainty to both the buyer and the seller about what will happen when.

Each agreement can be different. REA’s Residential Property Sale and Purchase Agreement Guide tells you what to expect in a sale and purchase agreement, follow the link to settled.govt.nz to find this resource: http://tr.ee/wxiI1S?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExanpiUHZCb1FJd0VNY1VmVnNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQzNjc2MTc3OTc0NDYyMAABHmoDfEVYWqO4KkoY3s3yhMmBMAj96K__b95p8XB18n715WJ9fX7_RHVw4s8j_aem_8z8AFQA6WOrJ61ZnhCgW8A

19/09/2026

Other home loan rates at the bank to rise, with longer-term deposit rates also increasing.

17/09/2026