House price growth continues to slow nationally as Auckland values fall

House price growth continues to slow nationally as Auckland values fall
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth March 6 (BusinessDesk) - Growth in house prices nationally continues to slow and prices in parts of the Auckland region are actually falling, although there are still some hot spots. In Kawerau, for example, house prices were up 28.5 percent in February on a year ago and Wairoa wasn’t too far behind with 27 percent annual growth, according to the latest Quotable Value data. It says its national house price index rose 3 percent in the year ended February, continuing the slowdown from 6.5 percent annual pace a year ago....