Real Estate

December Auckland house sales volumes lowest in a decade
17 Jan 19, 9:26am
Gareth Vaughan
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REINZ highlights 'extremely quiet' December with lowest nationwide house sales volumes in seven years, national median price rises 1.5%
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The houses have it
22 Dec 18, 7:16am
David Hargreaves
31 comments
David Hargreaves says the interlinked issues of KiwiBuild, immigration and the overall housing market performance in 2019 will together be the key determinant of who forms a Government in 2020
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Residential property sales up 4.2% in 11 months to November versus same period last year
21 Dec 18, 10:52am
Greg Ninness
55 comments
REINZ says sales volumes rose in 2018 compared to 2017, although price trends were mixed - expects 2019 to be a good year for the industry
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The decline of the housing investor
20 Dec 18, 3:30pm
David Hargreaves
47 comments
Latest Reserve Bank monthly figures show the share of borrowing by the housing investor is continuing to drop sharply to new lows
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First home buyers battling rising house prices & higher interest rates
19 Dec 18, 5:00am
Greg Ninness
52 comments
First home buyers being squeezed between rising lower quartile housing prices & higher mortgage interest rates, putting a dampener on their home ownership hopes
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Auction activity winding down, sales rate steady at Barfoot & Thompson
18 Dec 18, 11:51am
Greg Ninness
35 comments
Just 119 properties up for grabs at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions, sales on 28% of them
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Fletcher sells Formica for $1.2b
18 Dec 18, 9:04am
David Hargreaves
10 comments
Fletcher Building says Formica sale completes sell-off of non-core businesses; will now reinstate dividends for shareholders
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Bayleys sold 46% at its latest upper North Island auctions
16 Dec 18, 7:02am
Greg Ninness
76 comments
Sales rates ranged from 33% to 54% at Bayleys' latest auctions in Auckland, Hamilton, Matamata, Tauranga and Rotorua
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Harcourts' average Auckland selling price down 8.9% compared to November 2017
15 Dec 18, 7:07am
Greg Ninness
82 comments
Harcourts' November sales volumes were down compared to November last year, but prices were up everywhere except Auckland
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REINZ median price hit new highs in six regions, but not in Auckland
14 Dec 18, 9:47am
Greg Ninness
143 comments
REINZ data shows the housing market remained steady in November with sales volumes up slightly compared to a year ago
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"Thank goodness the Auckland housing market is 'strong' again"
13 Dec 18, 3:35pm
Rodney Dickens
55 comments
Rodney Dickens challenges Barfoot's optimistic judgment saying the Auckland market is weaker than average, and that the demand-supply balance doesn't justify much if any upside in prices
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RBNZ to study climate change impact on NZ house prices
13 Dec 18, 11:13am
David Hargreaves
31 comments
The Reserve Bank has released its climate change strategy, which will include studying the extent to which climate change is factored into the country's current house prices
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Real estate agents list 'dreadful' house
11 Dec 18, 3:44pm
Greg Ninness
14 comments
Agents don't mince their words describing a house that's a bit rough around the edges suggesting prospective buyers visiting wear biohazard suits
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KiwiBuild clarity needed
11 Dec 18, 11:16am
David Hargreaves
52 comments
David Hargreaves says the Government needs to regroup over the holiday period and come back with a more clearly articulated plan for its flagship housing policy
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Barfoot & Thompson's auction numbers down but sales rate stable in first week of December
11 Dec 18, 10:08am
Greg Ninness
56 comments
Auction numbers declining as the end of year wind down begins, but sales rates are steady
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Auction activity steady in November, sales rate almost unchanged year-on-year
10 Dec 18, 1:12pm
Greg Ninness
82 comments
Although buyers are being cautious, auction numbers and sales rates are steady and most of those that sell are fetching more than their rating valuations
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Is Goldilocks in the house?
6 Dec 18, 10:11am
David Hargreaves
110 comments
David Hargreaves wonders whether perhaps we really can achieve a subdued, but not falling, house market - 'neither too hot, nor too cold'
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Barfoot & Thompson's November sales up 24% compared to November last year
5 Dec 18, 10:35am
Greg Ninness
56 comments
Barfoot & Thompson's November sales show a steady market, with sales firm and prices holding their own
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QV says national house values still rising but market cooling with Auckland flat
5 Dec 18, 5:00am
Greg Ninness
122 comments
Still a few hotspots such as Invercargill, Dunedin, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Napier & Whangarei where house values show double digit annual growth, QV says
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Barfoot & Thompson's auction sales rate identical two weeks running
4 Dec 18, 4:15pm
Greg Ninness
35 comments
Overall sales clearance rate of 29% of Barfoot & Thompson's auctions last week on 180 residential properties marketed for sale
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3 Dec 18, 9:48am
Property listings and stock levels on Realestate.co.nz declined in November
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2 Dec 18, 7:02am
Is there life left in the housing investor?
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1 Dec 18, 9:46am
Auction activity continues at a steady pace with sales on just over a third of properties
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30 Nov 18, 10:00am
This week's guest Top 10
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30 Nov 18, 5:00am
Difficult closing the price gap between buyers and sellers at the latest apartment auctions
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28 Nov 18, 3:12pm
Is the RBNZ going too fast?
21
28 Nov 18, 9:37am
Barfoot & Thompson's auction numbers and sales rates steadily improve
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28 Nov 18, 9:08am
RBNZ eases housing lending restrictions
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27 Nov 18, 10:47am
Sales on almost two thirds of the properties at Bayleys' latest Auckland auctions
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26 Nov 18, 1:48pm
Loosening the 'now-permanent' LVRs
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23 Nov 18, 2:54pm
Sales on just over a third of properties going to auction
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23 Nov 18, 9:26am
A summer full of answers for the housing market
57
21 Nov 18, 11:46am
Rising prices have pushed home ownership further out of reach for first home buyers
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20 Nov 18, 11:02am
Houses sizzle in the regions while Auckland chills
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20 Nov 18, 10:21am
Sales on less than a quarter at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
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20 Nov 18, 9:32am
Fletcher sees slight 'pull back' in Auckland residential building
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19 Nov 18, 4:50pm
38% sold at Bayleys' latest Auckland auctions, 59% sold at Eves in Tauranga
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19 Nov 18, 1:11pm
Harcourts' sales and average selling prices up compared to last year
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18 Nov 18, 6:02am
Average value of home alterations declining in Auckland
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16 Nov 18, 10:44am
Plenty on offer and plenty of bids but not many sales at Auckland apartment auctions
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15 Nov 18, 9:44am
Westpac report says house prices will rise over summer, begin to fall in 2020
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14 Nov 18, 11:45am
Housing conditions 'right for further LVR loosening'
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14 Nov 18, 10:03am
Buoyant start to summer housing market with volumes up and prices steady
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13 Nov 18, 12:03pm
Too early to say if KiwiBuild can deliver substantial benefits for first home buyers
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13 Nov 18, 10:13am
Sales rate of 26% at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
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