Auckland property

Auckland bears the brunt of the property downturn as buyer demand slumps
6 Sep 17, 1:02am
Greg Ninness
195 comments
Buyer demand for Auckland properties is lower than in any other region in the country and new listings and prices have also tumbled, says realestate.co.nz
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How deep is the Labour/Greens love?
22 Jan 17, 7:02am
Jenée Tibshraeny
27 comments
Mt Albert by-election reveals extent to which Labour and the Greens see eye-to-eye, as they set their sights on National
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Property investor retreat eases house price growth
11 Jan 17, 5:31am
Jenée Tibshraeny
74 comments
Average Auckland house price inches back to $1.1m; National average rises to $628k; Uncertainty remains over whether LVR restrictions and looming interest rate rises will keep slowing house price growth
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Auckland house sales hit five-year low
9 Jan 17, 10:30am
Jenée Tibshraeny
178 comments
Barfoots' December sales -9.4% lower than a year ago; average price falls -$20,000 from November; increasing inventory takes steam out of price growth
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Key brushes off falling home ownership rates
25 May 16, 10:49am
Bernard Hickey
137 comments
Twyford points to collapse in home ownership rates in South and West Auckland since 2006 and investors hoover up properties; PM says home ownership rates falling all over the world, points to KiwiSaver HomeStart; Debate rages on 'crisis' and motel debts
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Key says land tax possible under TPP
12 Oct 15, 6:21pm
Bernard Hickey
15 comments
PM says TPP carved out ability for NZ to impose land tax or stamp duty on non-resident buyers; says Labour Govt could still flout TPP and impose foreign buyers ban
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Door closing on buyers seeking Auckland apartments, units for under $500k
17 Jun 15, 1:28pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
5 comments
Auckland apartment prices shoot up more than house prices; average asking price for all Auckland property types now $500,000+
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RBNZ comfortable with banks making it easier for apartment buyers
17 Jun 15, 9:46am
Jenée Tibshraeny
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RBNZ to watch from sideline if banks loosen LVR restrictions for Auckland apartment buyers
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Disclosing reserve price before auction boosts house price
20 Apr 15, 5:31pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
4 comments
Property buyers come queuing with cash when reserve price is disclosed before auction
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Lifestyle blocks set record prices
21 Jul 14, 12:06pm
Greg Ninness
Prices of lifestyle blocks have hit a record high in Auckland but the number of sales around the country is down
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'Housing market roars into life'
9 Nov 12, 8:49am
David Hargreaves
94 comments
REINZ reports 2.4% rise in median house price to record high NZ$380,000; Volumes up 32.6% vs year ago; Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch hotter than the rest
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'Neither a buyers' nor a sellers' market'
16 Apr 12, 11:26am
Alex Tarrant
6 comments
NZ residential property market improving, but not becoming over-heated, BNZ's Alexander says; 'No flood of properties likely anytime soon'
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Housing NZ 'densifies and intensifies'
4 Apr 12, 1:32pm
Alex Tarrant
3 comments
State house owner Housing New Zealand eyes density, intensification and concentration of Auckland housing portfolio
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Tony Alexander prefers floating to fixing
7 Dec 11, 11:11pm
Bernard Hickey
16 comments
BNZ's Tony Alexander sees rates lower for longer as first home buyers enter market; real estate agents report sellers reluctant to cut prices; buyers keener to trade down
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