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  2. Auckland rents rose more slowly than the no-reform path.
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Citywide housing costs

Auckland rents rose more slowly than the no-reform path.

The actual and synthetic rent indexes track closely before 2016 and separate after the reform.

RECREATED FROM THE DATAFigure 3 · Synthetic and actual rental price indexes
Figure 3 · Synthetic and actual rental price indexesThe actual and synthetic rent indexes track closely before 2016 and separate after the reform. Solid lines show observed values; dashed lines show an estimated comparison.-0.8-0.400.42000200420082012201620202022Log rent price index (2016 = 0)YearREFORM · 2016Actual AucklandNo-reform comparisonNo-reform comparisonActual Auckland
Figure 3 · Synthetic and actual rental price indexes. Series recovered from the vector paths in published Figure 3 and checked against its axes and reported 2022 gap.
YearActual AucklandNo-reform comparison
2000-0.632-0.621
2001-0.611-0.61
2002-0.531-0.57
2003-0.456-0.517
2004-0.435-0.463
2005-0.426-0.426
2006-0.406-0.372
2007-0.353-0.316
2008-0.314-0.275
2009-0.311-0.27
2010-0.276-0.236
2011-0.225-0.211
2012-0.187-0.182
2013-0.151-0.173
2014-0.108-0.145
2015-0.046-0.094
201600
20170.040.078
20180.0680.151
20190.0940.246
20200.1170.307
20210.1450.394
20220.1670.47

Source: Greenaway-McGrevy & So (2026) · Figure 3; PDF p. 15

Keep in mind: This is one treated city, and the estimated gap is sensitive to donor composition and specification.

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Auckland rents rose more slowly than the no-reform path.

The actual and synthetic rent indexes track closely before 2016 and separate after the reform.

Source
Greenaway-McGrevy & So (2026)
Figure
Figure 3 · Synthetic and actual rental price indexes · Figure 3; PDF p. 15
Keep in mind
This is one treated city, and the estimated gap is sensitive to donor composition and specification.
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