New Zealand named most expensive country in the world to buy property
New
Zealand is the most expensive country in the world to buy property on
a price to income basis, a new report by Fitch ratings agency states.
New
Zealand and Australia are expected to remain costly this year due to
low interest rates that in turn elevate house prices.
New
Zealand's expensive reputation is not only due to Auckland's
exorbitant prices, as seen in results from a Quotable Value (QV)
report.
Home
values in Wellington rose 4.3 percent in the last three months, a
record rate since 2007, according to QV.
Fitch
also offered predictions for other markets, such as the United
States, where homeownership is sitting at a 25-year low.
House
prices in the US are 20 percent below peak levels but are expected to
boast a 4 to 5 percent average price growth this year.
The
three countries the agency expects to see a drop in prices are Brazil
and South Africa, due to their struggling economies, and oversupply
in the case of Singapore.
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