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The year of conflicting forces

Where to next for the NZ housing market?

Kelvin Davidson
By Kelvin Davidson (Chief Property Economist, Cotality)
Last updated: 14 August 2025 | 4 min read

A flat market, as predicted

Tailwinds: what’s supporting the market?

Headwinds: what’s holding the market back?

The outlook: stability now, stronger growth later

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Kelvin Davidson Kelvin Davidson
Chief Property Economist, Cotality

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It has been more than 30 years since Wendy Harvey and her late partner Wayne Edwards bought a very big field of onions and set about transforming it into a family property with a gracious home, airstrip and hangar. Photo: Barfoot & Thompson

Country home with private airstrip and hangar was once a field of onion

Former onion field transformed into a country estate with a private airstrip, hangar and pool.

14 Withiel Drive, Epsom, Auckland City, Auckland

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