Matt Ball: Property Investors Federation Advocacy Manager on house prices the most affordable they've been in a decade, outside of Covid

Movement in housing affordability could spell good news for first home buyers. Cotality NZ's Housing Affordability report for Quarter 4 2025 shows the national value-to-income ratio fell to 7.2. This is the lowest level since a brief period in 2019 and before that 2016 The Property Investors Federation's Matt Ball told Ryan Bridge it is still higher than the long-term national average of 6.8. He says the decrease is great for young people, but it would be better for it to come down even more. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.