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New Zealand house prices to fall by 20%

House prices in New Zealand are tumbling and all signs point to a further deterioration in the months ahead. On that basis, we are revising up our forecast for the peak to trough decline in prices from 10% to 20%. That’s why we expect the RBNZ’s hiking cycle to go into reverse earlier than most anticipate.

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