b'
House prices are down sharply and questions remain as to whether they will stay down.
\\nASB Bank predicts prices will eventually be lower by 40 percent once we adjust for inflation and 25 percent in cold cash terms.
\\nThey\'re now 14 percent below the peak last year and there are signs the rate of decline may be increasing.
\\nASB\'s Nick Tuffley joined Tim Dower.
\\nLISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'