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About CoreLogic                               4
             CoreLogic Data and Analytics             6
             Legal Disclaimer                         7
        Macro Economic and Demographic Indicators     8
             New Zealand Asset Classes                9
             New Zealand Population                   10
             Migration                                11
             Regional Building Consents               12
             Population Growth Compared to Building   13
             Consents

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             Buyer Confidence                         14

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             Employment                               15

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             Interest Rates and Mortgage Debt         16
        Housing Overview                              18

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             Values                                   19

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             Sales Volumes                            20

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             Rent                                     21

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             Market Activity                          22

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             Valuations Completed                     23

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             Listings                                 24
             Buyer Classification                     26

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             House Price Index                        27

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        Main Cities Housing Market Indicators         30
             Auckland Values                          32
             Current Auckland Suburb Values           33
             Auckland Suburb Value Change             34
             Buyer Classification - Auckland          36
             Hamilton Values                          38
             Buyer Classification - Hamilton          39
             Tauranga Values                          40
             Buyer Classification - Tauranga          41
             Wellington Values                        42
             Buyer Classification - Wellington        43
             Christchurch Values                      44
             Buyer Classification - Christchurch      45
             Dunedin Values                           46
             Buyer Classification - Dunedin           47
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Macro Economic and
  Demographic Indicators

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New Zealand
                         Asset Classes

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The value of                                   Residential Real Estate

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Residential property
                                               $1.01        trillion

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continues to grow
beyond one trillion                            ($229 billion in home loans)

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dollars, dwarfing

                                $161 billion E
the value of other
asset classes.

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                                               Commercial/Industrial Real Estate
Listed stocks peaked

                                   E
last September,

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dropped through

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until the US
presidential election

                              M $117 billion
in November, then

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rebounded, but have                            NZ Listed Stocks
been flat for the past
few weeks.

                                               NZ Super and KiwiSaver

                                               $65.7 billion

                         Source: CoreLogic NZ, Reserve Bank of NZ, NZX, NZ Superfund, Financial Markets Authority

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New Zealand Population
                                       Quarterly Change in National Population

New Zealand’s
population continues
to grow strongly,
fuelled by continuing
strong net migration.

Auckland’s

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population accounted

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for nearly half of the
national growth over

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the past year, but

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all the other main
centres also saw

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population increases,

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putting pressure on
housing supply.

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             Population Change Composition                  Annual Change in Population

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                                                                         Source: Statistics New Zealand

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Migration
                                                     Long Term Migration

Net migration has
continued to surge
away at record
high levels. The
projected slowdown
in mid-2016 failed
to materialise and

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we are once again

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seeing record
arrivals combined

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with comparatively

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low numbers of

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departures.

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Likewise we are
continuing to see

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a net gain in people
                                 Monthly Net Migration Between New Zealand and Australia

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from Australia as

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Kiwis either return
home or are not

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heading over the
ditch for jobs and

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lifestyle in the
numbers they
used to.

While Auckland is
the main beneficiary
of this strong net
migration, there were
also significant gains
in Wellington and
Christchurch over the
past year.                                             Net Gain Last Year           % Change
                            TOTAL ALL AREAS                 69,954                    14.2%
                             Auckland Region                32,768                    15.4%
                               Hamilton City                 1,581                    12.8%
                               Tauranga City                 1,188                    33.0%
                                Wellington                   3,114                    69.3%
                             Christchurch City               5,674                     -1.0%
                               Dunedin City                   720                     21.6%
                          Main Urban Area (Other)            5,607                    144.4%
                               Rural Centres                 4,293                    114.6%
                         Not applicable/Not stated          15,009                    101.7%

                                                                            Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Regional
                         Building Consents
                                                     New Dwelling Consents Trend

The trend for new
building consents in
Auckland continues
to be strongly
positive. It is likely
that once the
December stats come

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through that they

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will show building
consents in Auckland

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to be the strongest

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since 2004.

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However bear in

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mind that it takes
some time for these

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consents to translate

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into new dwellings
built.

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Consent activity

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is also up across                                                                       Source: Statistics New Zealand

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most of the rest of
the country, with
the exception of
Canterbury.
                         In order to build enough houses in Auckland to meet current and future demand, the
                         high level of current activity needs to increase further, then hold for several years. A
                         shortage of skilled workers, increasing costs, time delays, and quality issues are however
                         already starting to emerge in the Auckland market, so there are clearly challenges to be
                         overcome in order to step up the rate of building.

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Population Growth
                         Compared to Building
                         Consents
                                 Quarterly Population Change and Building Consents Nationwide

The increase in
building consents
for new dwellings has
meant that the gap
between population
growth and housing
supply may begin to

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close.

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The time lag

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between a consent

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being issued and
the dwelling being

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finished means that

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it still may be many
months or even years

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before this translates

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into a physical
closing of the gap.

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                                                                                Source: Statistics New Zealand, MBIE

                         The above calculation assumes 80% of dwellings consented are completed and will house
                         the current average number of people (2.7 people per house).

                         For example, over the year to July 2016 there were 31,185 dwellings consented (able to
                         house 67,360 people), and an increase in population of 97,300, leaving a difference of
                         around 30,000 too many people for dwellings.

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Buyer Confidence
                                   ANZ — Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence
is still strongly
optimistic. This
positivity not only
reflects views of
the current state,
but also of future

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expectations.

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Confidence has risen

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outside of Auckland

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on the back of much
stronger dairy prices

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and strong regional

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economies. People’s
expectations of

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house price increases

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have eased a little.

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The gap between
New Zealand and

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                                                                      Source: ANZ NZ, Roy Morgan
Australian consumer

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confidence continues
to widen. This
could be part of the               Trans-Tasman Consumer Confidence Index
explanation for the
continued positive
net migration
between Australia
and New Zealand as
people see better
prospects here than
across the Tasman for
the time being.

                             New Zealand
                             Australia                        Source: Westpac NZ, McDermott Miller
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Employment
                                 Annual Change in Employment, Full-time and Part-time

Full and part-time
employment both
remain up on last
year. This along with
an increased labour
force participation
rate and dropping

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unemployment

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indicate a healthy
employment

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landscape.

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While employment

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remains strong

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people can continue
to get and pay

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home loans and so

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contribute to a strong
housing market.

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A significant            Labour Force Participation Rate            Unemployment Rate

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weakening of the

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labour market would
flow through to
housing, but there is
no sign of that yet.

                                                                         Source: Statistics New Zealand

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Interest Rates
                           and Mortgage Debt
                                                      Mortgage Interest Rates

Retail mortgage
interest rates are now
past their historic
lows and beginning
to creep upwards as
the cost of offshore
funding increases.

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The Official Cash
Rate (OCR) set by

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the Reserve Bank is

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unlikely to change in
the medium term, so

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it will be this offshore

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funding alone
pushing up rates. As

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a result mortgage

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interest rates look
set to remain low for

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some time yet.
                                Projected Official Cash Rate           Debt Level and Serviceability

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These low interest

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rates continue to
make the record high
level total household
debt manageable, a
situation only likely
to change when
interest rates rise
significantly. That
would appear to
be some years off
yet under current
expected global
financial conditions.                                                     Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

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Housing Overview

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Values
                              Average Value of Housing Stock - New Zealand

Nationwide values
are still increasing
according to the
latest monthly QV
house price index.
The rate of quarterly
growth has slowed

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to only 1.3% but

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the annual rate of
increase holds

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steady at 12%.

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The previous round

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of LVR restrictions in

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October 2015 saw a
similar slowdown in

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value increases,
but they were

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very short-lived.

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That remains our
expectation with the

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latest restrictions

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that came into force
late last year, and               Annual and Quarterly Change in Value
while values may
drop a little further
in coming months
they will likely begin
to increase again by
mid-year.

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Sales Volumes
                                                Nationwide Sales Volumes

Sales volumes
dropped throughout
most of 2016, and
by mid-year had
begun to drop below
the same month a
year earlier. This
downward trend in

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sales volumes was

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already well in play
by the time the latest

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restrictions kicked in.

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The previously hot

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markets of Hamilton

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and Tauranga saw
the biggest annual

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drop in sales activity,

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while Auckland and
Wellington had a

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more modest drop.

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Christchurch and

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Dunedin were more
or less steady year
on year.
                               Nationwide Annual Change              Regional Sales Volumes
                                    in Sales Volumes                      Year-on-Year

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Rent
                                         National Annual Change in Value and Rent

While the pace of
value increase has
slowed, the rate
of rent increases
has gradually been
picking up. This
could be landlords
seeking to offset

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the increased cost

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of lending from
the latest round of

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restrictions imposed

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by the Reserve Bank.

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As a result of the

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increasing rents,
nationwide gross

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yield has been flat for

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the past few months,
a change from the

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decline in yields

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which began in 2011.

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All the main centres
have lower yields
than this time
last year as value         Gross Rental Yield - National           Gross Rental Yield - Main Centres
increases have still
outstripped rent
increases.

                                                                             Source: MBIE, CoreLogic NZ

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Market Activity
                                          Market Activity Relative to pre-Christmas 2015

There has been a
significant decline
in market activity
in Auckland since
November. The first
few weeks of the New
Year have been well

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below the same time

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last year.

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This suggests that

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the latest round of
lending restrictions

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are particularly

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impacting Auckland
buyers. The rest

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of the country has

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rebounded to
pre-Christmas levels,

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but this does vary

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in places.

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                                          Auckland                                      82%
                                        Hamilton City                                   88%
                                        Tauranga City                                   88%
                                      Wellington Region                                 106%
                                      Christchurch City                                 88%
                                        Dunedin City                                    124%

                        This market activity is based on the number of automated valuations run by bank staff
                        using our systems each week. This number of valuations correlates very closely to the
                        number of sales that will subsequently occur so this is an extremely timely measure
                        of buyer demand, more than any measure of sales. We can also track across any
                        geographic area.

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Valuations Completed
                                                                 Market Activity

This map shows
activity in the
latest three weeks
compared to the
same three weeks
last year.

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Compared to a year
ago activity is down

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in Auckland, steady

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in the middle of the
North Island, and up

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year on year in the

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lower part.

                          R
In the South Island
activity is steady in

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many areas, but up in

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Marlborough, Nelson,

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and much of Otago
and Southland.

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               SA

                        * Size of bubble represents the level of activity
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                         for the period 2 January 2017 - 22 January 2017
Listings
                                                          New Listings

New listings have
begun to pick up
again after the
Christmas break.

It is still too early to
get a decent read

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on how the year has

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started, but in both
Auckland and the

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rest of the country

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the number of new
listings appears to be

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at expected levels.

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                 SA             New Listings    Average last 3 weeks     1 month change   1 year change
                                New Zealand            1,370                  -18%            -5%
                                 Auckland               400                   -16%            -4%
                                  Waikato               147                   -14%            12%
                                Bay of Plenty           108                  -29%             -8%
                                 Wellington             144                   25%             -6%
                                 Canterbury             202                  -22%             -12%
                                   Otago                50                   -35%             -23%

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Total Listings

The total number
of listings typically
drops away at this
time of year as the
sales activity that
carries on over
December and

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January outstrips

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the number of new
listings coming to

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market.

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From about late

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January onwards

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the total number of
listings begins to pick

                           E
up again with the

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seasonal surge in new
listings.

The total number of
listings in Auckland

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is similar to last year.
But that is no good
thing as total listings
have been low for
several years in
Auckland, making it
tough for buyers.
                           Total Listings   Latest week         1 month change   1 year change
Across the rest of the
                           New Zealand        25,848                 -9%             -16%
country total listings
continue to drop             Auckland         6,680                  -15%             11%
because there have           Waikato           2,614                 -6%             -20%
been more sales than
                           Bay of Plenty       1,835                 -5%             -3%
new listings.
                            Wellington         1,476                 -12%            -31%
                            Canterbury         4,297                 -7%             -11%
                              Otago            1,025                 -8%             -41%

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Buyer Classification
                                  Buyer Classification - New Zealand

The data for Q4 is
now complete and
we are beginning to
see the first signs of a
weakening in investor
activity in response
to the latest lending

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restrictions.

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Mover activity

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continues to be under

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par, while first home
buyers are now back

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at the same level

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they were before the
first round of LVR

                          E
restrictions came in

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to force in late 2013.

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House Price Index
                                         Average Dwelling Value

Values in Auckland
dropped in
December, as
they did briefly in
response to previous
lending restrictions.

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Hamilton has also

                                                                            R
levelled off, and
the latest data we

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have suggests that

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Tauranga is doing
likewise.

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That is a big change
from the rapid

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growth both of those

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cities experienced
last year. The rate

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of growth has also
slowed in Wellington,

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but in Dunedin the

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steady increases in
value seem to be
continuing.

                                                               December 2016
                                        Current Value          3 months      12 months      Since Peak
                         New Zealand      $627,905               1.3%           12%            52%
                          Auckland        $1,047,179             1.5%           12%            92%
                          Hamilton        $534,860                1.1%          20%            48%
                          Tauranga        $672,197               4.3%           24%            40%
                          Wellington      $574,410               3.9%           21%            26%
                         Christchurch     $494,247               -0.3%           3%            30%
                           Dunedin        $354,133               4.4%           15%            24%

                                                        Source: CoreLogic NZ QV Monthly House price index

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House Price Index
                                                               Annual Value Change

Over the past year
values have been
increasing in almost
every town and city,
the notable exception
being Canterbury.

There was

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particularly strong

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growth in the
areas surrounding

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Auckland, the lower

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North Island, and in

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Queenstown Lakes
District.

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                             *Size of bubble represents the number of properties in the Territorial Authority
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Three Month Value Change

The three month
change in values
begins to show a
patchier picture.
Parts of Auckland are
no longer increasing,
along with Hamilton
and parts of the

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central North Island.

                                                                                           R
For the time being

                                                                                         O
there is continuing

                             P
strength in most

                           E
other areas but
we expect that

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to moderate over
the next couple of

                        E
months.

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                  M
               SA

                        *Size of bubble represents the number of properties in the Territorial Authority
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Main Cities Housing
  Market Indicators

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Auckland Values
                                            Average Value of Housing Stock - Auckland

The house price
index for December
dropped from
November, and as a
result the change in
values over the past
three and twelve
months has slowed
considerably across

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Auckland.

                                                                                 R
The previous round
of LVR restrictions

                                                                               O
in October 2015

                             P
targeted at Auckland

                           E
caused a short term
drop in values and

                          R
we expect that over
the coming months

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                                          Annual and Quarterly Value Change - Auckland
values will continue

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to drop.

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Beyond that the

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upward forces of
low interest rates,

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high migration and
a housing shortage
are likely to once
again see values in
Auckland begin to
rise from mid-year,
although at a more
modest pace than
we have seen in
recent years.

                                                                    December 2016
                                                   Current Value    3 months    12 months   Since Peak
                              Rodney                 $929,162         3.8%          14%        58%
                            North Shore              $1,218,254       0.9%          12%        89%
                             Waitakere               $840,639         2.0%          12%        98%
                            Auckland City            $1,218,979       2.0%          11%        96%
                              Manukau                $904,516         1.0%          14%        98%
                              Papakura               $681,953         2.1%          13%       90%
                              Franklin               $659,906         4.9%          14%        67%

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Current Auckland
                      Suburb Values
                                                  Median Value of Housing Stock

As a result of
increasing values
there are now no
suburbs in Auckland
where the average
value is less than
$500k.
                                                               20 km
These may briefly

                                                                                T
return if values
continue to drop                                             10 km

                                                                               R
in Auckland. 104

                                                                             O
Auckland suburbs
have an average

                             P
value of over $1m.

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Auckland Suburb
                      Value Change
                                                      Three Month Value Change
While all Auckland
suburbs are showing
an increase in
value over the past
year, the fastest
percentage growth
has been across
Manukau and in
the CBD apartment

                                                                                           T
market.

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Buyer Classification - Auckland

Auckland investor
activity has begun to
tail off in response
to the latest lending
restrictions.

First home buyers
picked up in Q4 after
gradually sliding
during 2016 and are

                                                             T
now nearly back at

                                                            R
the same level they
were before the

                                                          O
first round of LVR

                             P
restrictions were

                           E
imposed in 2013.

                        E R
                    P L
                  M
               SA

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Hamilton Values
                                                   Average Value of Housing Stock - Hamilton

There has been
a significant
turnaround in value
increases in Hamilton.
From increasing at
30% year on year
during 2016, the
house price index
for December shows

                                                                                         T
values dropping
slightly.

                                                                                        R
The slowdown is

                                                                                      O
particularly evident in

                              P
the Central and North

                            E
West of Hamilton
where quarterly

                           R
growth has now
dropped to under 1%.

                         E
                                             Annual and Quarterly Change in Value - Hamilton

                     P L
                   M
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                                                                            December 2016
                                                          Current Value    3 months     12 months   Since Peak
                                Hamilton Central
                                                            $499,701         0.9%           20%       40%
                                 & North West
                               Hamilton North East          $681,272         0.6%           21%        52%
                               Hamilton South East          $484,566         1.4%           19%        39%
                               Hamilton South West          $467,435         1.2%           19%        37%

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Buyer Classification - Hamilton

There has been a
change in mix of the
type of investors
active in the Hamilton
market.

The latest quarter
has seen a significant
drop in activity from

                                                              T
Auckland based
investors. That slack

                                                             R
has been picked up

                                                           O
by local investors

                             P
who were missing
out during the time

                           E
the Aucklanders were

                          R
most active.

                        E
First home buyers
and movers don’t

                      L
appear to have

                    P
been impacted by
the latest lending

                  M
restrictions.

               SA

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Tauranga Values
                                Average Value of Housing Stock - Tauranga

The latest house
price index appears
to show values in
Tauranga continuing
to rise at the same
pace. However other
measures of value
we have suggest
that values have

                                                                     T
begun to flatten so

                                                                    R
we would expect the
house price index to

                                                                  O
reflect that in coming

                             P
months.

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                      L E
                              Annual and Quarterly Change in Value - Tauranga

                  M P
               SA

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Buyer Classification - Tauranga

The most significant
change in the mix of
buyers in Tauranga
has been the
continued increase of
activity by Auckland
investors. They now
make up 10% of the
activity there.

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Wellington Values
                                           Average Value of Housing Stock - Wellington
The rapid increase
in Wellington values
during 2016 has
eased off in recent
months, with the
quarterly increase
slowing to less
than 4%.

                                                                                   T
Porirua and Upper
Hutt both increased

                                                                                  R
by more than 5% over

                                                                                O
the three months,

                             P
while Lower Hutt was
just under 4%.

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                      L E                Annual and Quarterly Change in Value - Wellington

                  M P
               SA

                                                                      December 2016
                                                    Current Value    3 months     12 months   Since Peak
                               Porirua                $477,692         5.4%           20%        25%
                              Upper Hutt              $422,596         5.2%           22%        20%
                              Lower Hutt              $470,907         3.9%           21%        20%
                            Wellington City           $693,842         4.8%           22%        30%

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Buyer Classification - Wellington

There was a distinct
drop in investor
activity in Q4 after
a flurry of activity
in Q3, potentially
in advance of new
lending restrictions
on investors.

                                                           T
Meanwhile first home

                                                          R
buyer activity has

                                                        O
surged to record high
levels at 30% of all

                              P
sales. Movers are still

                            E
less active than usual,
with those lending

                           R
restrictions making

                         E
it harder for people
to upgrade.

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Christchurch Values
                                               Average Value of Housing Stock - Christchurch

Values have been
increasing at only 2%
to 3% per year during
much of 2015 and
2016, but sped up
to nearer 5% in late
2016. In December
the house price index
dropped slightly

                                                                                       T
in what may be a
response to the latest

                                                                                      R
lending restrictions.

                                                                                    O
The Christchurch

                              P
Hills area dropped

                            E
significantly in

                           R
the previous three
months, while the

                         E
southwest area
picked up a little.                        Annual and Quarterly Change in Value - Christchurch

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                                                                          December 2016
                                                        Current Value    3 months     12 months   Since Peak
                                 Banks Peninsula          $513,275         -0.1%          5%         7%
                                Christchurch Hills        $656,669         -3.5%          0%         19%
                              Christchurch Central &
                                                          $585,705         0.2%           3%         32%
                                      North
                                Christchurch East         $368,548         -1.6%          1%         19%
                          Christchurch Southwest          $474,260         1.3%           4%        40%

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Buyer Classification - Christchurch

There was some
volatility in the share
of buyers throughout
2016 but the year
ended with investors
bouncing up to
39%, mostly at the
expense of movers.

                                                            T
First home buyers did
dip slightly at the end

                                                           R
of the year but their

                                                         O
share of sales is still
back at 2013 levels

                              P
having recovered

                            E
from the drop caused

                           R
by the introduction of
the first round

                         E
of LVR restrictions.

                     P L
                   M
                SA

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Dunedin Values
                                                Average Value of Housing Stock - Dunedin

Unlike the other main
centres there is no
sign of a slowdown
in value increases in
Dunedin. In contrast
the latest house price
index has ticked
upwards. As a result
the quarterly and

                                                                                      T
annual increase in

                                                                                     R
values has also risen.

                                                                                   O
Taieri and Dunedin

                             P
South appear to be
leading the charge.

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                      L E                    Annual and Quarterly Change in Value - Dunedin

                  M P
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                                                                        December 2016
                                                       Current Value    3 months    12 months   Since Peak
                          Dunedin Central & North        $368,259         3.4%          13%        22%
                                Dunedin South            $338,291        4.4%           16%        18%
                              Peninsula & Coastal        $308,938         1.4%          11%        14%
                                    Taieri               $371,192         6.6%          16%        26%

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Buyer Classification - Dunedin

While investor
activity bounced
back up at the end
of the year, there
was a much more
significant increase in
the share of sales to
first home buyers.

                                                                                        T
First home buyers
are now the most

                                                                                       R
active they have

                                                                                     O
been since at least

                              P
2005, apparently
not put off through

                            E
lack of confidence or

                           R
lending restrictions
that might be hurting

                         E
other buyer groups.

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                          First home buyers have maintained their share, while movers have dropped dramatically.
                          Auckland multiple property owners remain an increased, but relatively small presence in
                          the market.

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