About:
The introduction of the Property Outlook Index (POI) provides a step‑change in how the region is assessed, separating short‑term price performance from the deeper fundamentals that actually drive market strength.
The index makes clear that strong prices alone don’t guarantee a strong outlook—this comes from population, liquidity (number of sales), rents, and supply pressure, not just recent price shifts.
How to read the Index:
• Demand (population) pushes the index up
• Liquidity (number of sales) pushes the index up
• Rent (weekly rents) pushes the index up
• Supply (new consents) pushes the index down
This matches how people intuitively think about the market:
More buyers + more sales + higher rents + limited new building = stronger outlook.
Current Outlook (For Wellington, New Zealand):
Current Index – at July 2026
| District | House Price (For Information: Not in the Index) | Weekly Rents | Supply: New Consents | Demand: Population | Liquidity: Number of Sales | Property Outlook Index |
| Lower Hutt City | 665,000 | 595 | 24 | 114200 | 118 | 283 |
| Wellington City | 840,000 | 590 | 53 | 210800 | 196 | 235 |
| Upper Hutt City | 715,000 | 610 | 16 | 47400 | 39 | 181 |
| Kapiti Coast District | 810,000 | 595 | 21 | 58000 | 63 | 165 |
| Porirua City | 835,000 | 640 | 44 | 61500 | 45 | 90 |
| Average | 750,000 | 606 | 32 | 98,380 | 92 | 186 |