News | Business
25 Jan 2026 13:07
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Business

    The first step on the property ladder keeps getting harder for first home buyers

    The first step on the property ladder keeps getting harder for first home buyers


    The latest QV Index shows major price hikes in first home values in the cheapest parts of the country - including a 72 percent lift in the Ruapehu district over the past year.

    Palmerston North, Napier and the Hutt City have also jumped 30 percent or more.

    General Manager of QV David Nagel says it's down to supply and demand.

    He says everyone is snapping up affordable houses while they still can.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Business News
     24 Jan: US copied Iran's Shahed drones — now they are deployed in the Middle East
     23 Jan: An expectation the official cash rate will be held steady as inflation is higher than expected
     23 Jan: Queensland crocodile capture rates double as removal zones expand
     23 Jan: Dairy farmers could be in an earlier-than-expected pay day
     23 Jan: We could see our interest rates rise sooner than we hoping for, after the latest increase in inflation
     23 Jan: Inflation's risen again - and is now back above the Reserve Bank's target range
     23 Jan: Digital ‘tokenisation’ is reshaping the global financial industry. Is NZ ready?
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    A 1-nil win over Japan has seen the Black Sticks women book a final against the United States at their three-nations hockey tournament in Dunedin More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    US copied Iran's Shahed drones — now they are deployed in the Middle East More...


     Today's News

    		 Environment:
    MetService is predicting calmer weather after a week of heavy rains and wind 13:07

     Athletics:
    Sam Tanner's win over teen star Sam Ruthe in the New Zealand Mile Championships at the Cooks Classic has come with a cherry on top 12:27

     Law and Order:
    'Highly unlikely' those trapped by Mount Maunganui landslide have survived, NZ police say 11:57

     Cricket:
    Time in the spotlight for the wrong reasons hasn't stopped cricketer Harry Brook speaking his mind 11:57

     International:
    How moving overseas changed my shopping habits 11:07

     Living & Travel:
    The Tauranga mayor says the hardest part of the last few days has been witnessing the grieving families of those lost in Thursday's landslide 10:47

     Cricket:
    Scotland has replaced Bangladesh at next month's T20 Cricket World Cup because of the latter's refusal to play in India 10:27

     Politics:
    Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's killer motivated by 'disgust' at links to Unification Church 10:17

     Environment:
    State Highway 6 between Lake Hawea and Makaroa in the South Island is closed following a slip overnight 10:07

     Soccer:
    Late drama in Bournemouth to end the Liverpool football side's 13 match unbeaten streak 9:27

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd