A kiwi in the coal mine.

That's what the Financial Times is calling New Zealand's housing market in a video that warns other countries to take heed of our market's fast rises and quick falls.

Infometrics Principal Economist, Brad Olsen, says our income to housing affordability ratio is far worse than other countries.

He told Mike Hosking while our housing market might provide an indication as to how interest rates cause house prices to move, we're different.

Olsen says the way our taxes are structured, and the fact we invest more in property than the stock market means we need to be careful when making comparisons.

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A kiwi in the coal mine.
That's what the Financial Times is calling New Zealand's housing market in a video that warns other countries to take heed of our market's fast rises and quick falls.
Infometrics Principal Economist, Brad Olsen, says our income to housing affordability ratio is far worse than other countries.
He told Mike Hosking while our housing market might provide an indication as to how interest rates cause house prices to move, we're different.
Olsen says the way our taxes are structured, and the fact we invest more in property than the stock market means we need to be careful when making comparisons.
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Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers.