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Greg Ninness is the Property Editor of interest.co.nz. He has worked as a business journalist since 1990 and covered the commercial and residential property markets since 2005.
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Investors buying Auckland residential properties will be required to have a deposit of at least 30% under proposed changes to LVR rules
13th May 15, 9:33am
Investors buying Auckland residential properties will be required to have a deposit of at least 30% under proposed changes to LVR rules
Tenants in commercial premises expect higher seismic ratings, but few are prepared to pay more rent for them - Colliers survey
13th May 15, 5:04am
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Tenants in commercial premises expect higher seismic ratings, but few are prepared to pay more rent for them - Colliers survey
Median house prices were down around much of the country last month, including most parts of Auckland - REINZ
12th May 15, 3:10pm
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Median house prices were down around much of the country last month, including most parts of Auckland - REINZ
Commercial properties sold by NAI Harcourts and Colliers went for $530,000 - $1.875m, achieving net rental yields of 5.67% - 9.74% for their new owners
12th May 15, 11:29am
Commercial properties sold by NAI Harcourts and Colliers went for $530,000 - $1.875m, achieving net rental yields of 5.67% - 9.74% for their new owners
More people think it's a bad time to buy a house, especially in Auckland - ASB Housing Confidence Survey
12th May 15, 5:03am
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More people think it's a bad time to buy a house, especially in Auckland - ASB Housing Confidence Survey
Idyllic rural lifestyle property with meth contamination issues sells for $178,000
8th May 15, 2:00pm
Idyllic rural lifestyle property with meth contamination issues sells for $178,000
Residential property prices have risen so much in Auckland that higher yielding commercial properties are a viable investment alternative
8th May 15, 9:47am
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Residential property prices have risen so much in Auckland that higher yielding commercial properties are a viable investment alternative
The national median rent was unchanged at $360 a week in April, but rents for Auckland houses dropped for the second month in a row while flats surged to a new high
7th May 15, 3:12pm
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The national median rent was unchanged at $360 a week in April, but rents for Auckland houses dropped for the second month in a row while flats surged to a new high
Median housing rents have fallen for two months in a row, with the biggest falls occurring in Auckland
6th May 15, 3:44pm
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Median housing rents have fallen for two months in a row, with the biggest falls occurring in Auckland
Less than 4% of Harcourts' Auckland auctions sold for under $500,000
Barfoot & Thompson's median selling price has increased by $133,950 in the last year
5th May 15, 10:55am
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Barfoot & Thompson's median selling price has increased by $133,950 in the last year
The Haier owned Fisher & Paykel Finance on the block in a move that closely follows the GE Money sale
4th May 15, 8:15pm
The Haier owned Fisher & Paykel Finance on the block in a move that closely follows the GE Money sale
Prices started at $581,000 at Bayleys Auckland auctions last week, while a house on a lifestyle block in Canterbury went for $515,000: see the full results from around the country
4th May 15, 3:51pm
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Prices started at $581,000 at Bayleys Auckland auctions last week, while a house on a lifestyle block in Canterbury went for $515,000: see the full results from around the country
Industrial property rents are rising but prices are rising faster - pushing yields down - as an avalanche of money decends on a tight market
4th May 15, 12:58pm
Industrial property rents are rising but prices are rising faster - pushing yields down - as an avalanche of money decends on a tight market
QV says the average home's value in Auckland is now $809,200 and has increased 14.6% in the last year
1st May 15, 12:00pm
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QV says the average home's value in Auckland is now $809,200 and has increased 14.6% in the last year
Investors who put at least $100,000 each into an Auckland property syndicate are likely to have lost the lot
1st May 15, 10:48am
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Investors who put at least $100,000 each into an Auckland property syndicate are likely to have lost the lot
Asking prices on Realestate.co.nz surged to a new high in Auckland last month, but rose more slowly or declined in the rest of the country
1st May 15, 7:02am
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Asking prices on Realestate.co.nz surged to a new high in Auckland last month, but rose more slowly or declined in the rest of the country
Residential building consents were up in March but still well below last year's peak, with little joy for Auckland buyers in the latest figures
30th Apr 15, 11:41am
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Residential building consents were up in March but still well below last year's peak, with little joy for Auckland buyers in the latest figures
A Princes Wharf apartment loses three quarters of its value at auction but provides its new owner with a 28% rental yield
29th Apr 15, 5:29pm
A Princes Wharf apartment loses three quarters of its value at auction but provides its new owner with a 28% rental yield
Only one home in Auckland sold for less than $1m but plenty for less than that in other parts of the country at Bayleys' latest auctions
28th Apr 15, 10:53am
Only one home in Auckland sold for less than $1m but plenty for less than that in other parts of the country at Bayleys' latest auctions
Housing unaffordability issues spread beyond first home buyers in Auckland and Queenstown - AMP360 Home Loan Affordability Report
28th Apr 15, 9:50am
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Housing unaffordability issues spread beyond first home buyers in Auckland and Queenstown - AMP360 Home Loan Affordability Report
An apartment's price increased by 67% after less than three years when it was sold at auction this week
23rd Apr 15, 4:35pm
An apartment's price increased by 67% after less than three years when it was sold at auction this week
Net migration hit 56,275 in the March year; More heat for Auckland's housing market
23rd Apr 15, 12:27pm
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Net migration hit 56,275 in the March year; More heat for Auckland's housing market
Asking rents in Christchurch surge 10% in 12 months, overtaking Auckland, making Christchurch the most expensive place to rent in the country
22nd Apr 15, 10:41am
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Asking rents in Christchurch surge 10% in 12 months, overtaking Auckland, making Christchurch the most expensive place to rent in the country
$47,000 for Pahiatua house but nothing under $500,000 in Auckland at Harcourts' latest auctions
21st Apr 15, 11:42am
$47,000 for Pahiatua house but nothing under $500,000 in Auckland at Harcourts' latest auctions