Real Estate Today - New Zealand

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has held the Official Cash Rate at 2.25 per cent. Inflation currently sits at 3.1 per cent, at the top of the 1 to 3 per cent target band.  With the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East pushing global oil prices higher, Ray WhiteGroup economist Atom Go Tian said inflation was expected to rise further above the band in the near term before easing as the shock passes.

New Zealand’s cities are changing quickly. Higher density housing, planning reform and changing household needs are reshaping the way many suburbs look and function. But as that happens, we need to keep asking a simple question, are we creating places that people actually want to live in?

In a world where networking is often polished, performative and transactional, Australian real estate identity Dana Walton is taking a different approach, one built around authenticity, honesty and genuine human connection.