What does the election result mean for the property market?

I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of glad the election is over. Politics can be so dominant of the news it’s exhausting, especially when it’s your job to stay on top of things that may affect your industry.

Although I certainly wasn’t complaining when I heard Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reference CoreLogic data in regards to the share of sales going to first home buyers right now. A record 25% in Q3 in case you missed it.

In terms of implications of the election result for the property market, we’re not expecting anything major to come from the new Government, mostly due to no major property policy forming Labour’s campaigning. The one thing to watch for is the future of the Resource Management Act (RMA). Both major parties campaigned on reforming or even removing the Act, in order to speed up development of land for new properties so it seems likely we’ll see some changes here.

In other big news for CoreLogic, it was very exciting to share the newly signed partnership we’ve inked with Trade Me. Such an awesome Kiwi brand to be working alongside – I personally can’t wait to collaborate with their teams to produce some unique insights into property market activity.

Finally this week, make sure you check out this month’s property market video for a comprehensive overview of the market and for the podcast lovers go and subscribe to the NZ Property Market Podcast, for a more regular take on everything to do with property – available in all podcast players.