Why rate hikes don't always halt house price inflation

What do London and Auckland have in common? It seems as though every time central bankers raise rates, house prices increase. But our problems are nothing compared with the Kiwis' currency tribulations.

If you worry that the US Fed might be caught between a rock and a hard place squeezed between inflation on one side and plunging house prices on the other then pity the poor central bankers in London and Auckland.

Every time they raise their interest rates, house prices increase!

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