“Influenced by higher Auckland house prices [and] the spill-over effect from Auckland property prices in earlier quarters, and due to the still-declining interest rates, we expect the nationwide average house price to increase around 5-6 per cent over 2016,” ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley said.
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