NZ Property Market Update: What We're Seeing Heading Into 2026
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Queenstown’s on a different planet: $30m sales, talk of $100m builds, and a wave of $5m+ buyers.
Meanwhile in Auckland you can still find new townhouses around $599k.
First-home buyers are 27% of the market.
The NZD sits near 0.56 USD, 0.86 AUD, 0.45 CHF.
Consents are up, concrete pours are still down.
And Auckland’s MDRS flip has blindsided projects.
We cover Queenstown’s ultra-lux market, FHB momentum, investor sentiment, rents easing 3% to $628, Waikato vs Waipa prices, and whether apartments and leasehold stack up. Plus the council red tape that kills confidence.
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