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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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Dairy and grazing farm sales holding up but sales of horticultural, finishing and arable properties are down says REINZ
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Dairy and grazing farm sales holding up but sales of horticultural, finishing and arable properties are down says REINZ
Barfoot & Thompson sold 40% at their latest auctions as sluggish sales trends continue into the peak summer season
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Barfoot & Thompson sold 40% at their latest auctions as sluggish sales trends continue into the peak summer season
The housing market makes a poor start to the new year with house prices and sales volumes in decline and the number of listings rising
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The housing market makes a poor start to the new year with house prices and sales volumes in decline and the number of listings rising
Yields starting to rise on residential investment properties in Auckland as rents rise and capital gains start to dry up
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Yields starting to rise on residential investment properties in Auckland as rents rise and capital gains start to dry up
CBD apartment market off to a solid start with three out of five selling under the hammer at the first major apartment auction of 2017
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CBD apartment market off to a solid start with three out of five selling under the hammer at the first major apartment auction of 2017
Dwelling consent figures ended last year on a sour note with little relief in sight for Auckland's growing housing shortage
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Dwelling consent figures ended last year on a sour note with little relief in sight for Auckland's growing housing shortage
Harcourts' auction rooms are getting busier as summer heats up, with sales achieved on just over half the auctioned properties
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Harcourts' auction rooms are getting busier as summer heats up, with sales achieved on just over half the auctioned properties
Research by Valocity shows the housing market was more restrained in the lead up to the last election but bounced back immediately afterwards
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Research by Valocity shows the housing market was more restrained in the lead up to the last election but bounced back immediately afterwards
Auction rooms getting busier; Barfoot & Thompson sold 28 out of 53 in latest auctions
Harcourts auction rooms are starting to stir after the Christmas/New Year hibernation: Results from Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Christchurch and Queenstown/Lakes
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Harcourts auction rooms are starting to stir after the Christmas/New Year hibernation: Results from Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Christchurch and Queenstown/Lakes
Barfoot & Thompson's January sales volumes down 30% compared to last year, prices flat
Housing selling well at auction in central Auckland suburbs but struggling in Manukau
Auckland and Waikato housing markets show signs of cooling as new listings on Realestate.co.nz rise while asking prices fall, but there's still plenty of heat around the rest of the country
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Auckland and Waikato housing markets show signs of cooling as new listings on Realestate.co.nz rise while asking prices fall, but there's still plenty of heat around the rest of the country
The average value of homes has fallen for two consecutive months on Auckland's North Shore, Waitakere and Manukau and in most of Hamilton as market cools
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The average value of homes has fallen for two consecutive months on Auckland's North Shore, Waitakere and Manukau and in most of Hamilton as market cools
Migrants pouring in from overseas as more NZ citizens left this country than returned last year
Lamb wool prices have dropped so low that some farmers won't recover the costs of shearing and getting it to market
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Lamb wool prices have dropped so low that some farmers won't recover the costs of shearing and getting it to market
Latest auction results: Barfoot's apartment auction a fizzer but keen bidding at Ray White City Apartments' and Bayleys' first auctions of the year
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Latest auction results: Barfoot's apartment auction a fizzer but keen bidding at Ray White City Apartments' and Bayleys' first auctions of the year
Mortgage interest rates would only need to head back up to where they were two years ago to start putting pressure on household budgets
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Mortgage interest rates would only need to head back up to where they were two years ago to start putting pressure on household budgets
Auctions getting underway again as the real estate market starts to wind back up after the holiday break: latest Barfoot results
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Auctions getting underway again as the real estate market starts to wind back up after the holiday break: latest Barfoot results
Steady demand for good quality rural properties but less interest in lesser quality farms - REINZ
Housing prices headed south in most parts of the country last month, providing a faint ray of hope for those struggling to get onto the property ladder, even in Auckland
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Housing prices headed south in most parts of the country last month, providing a faint ray of hope for those struggling to get onto the property ladder, even in Auckland
Big increase in new dwelling consents issued in Auckland in November
Real estate agencies could face declining revenues as the housing market makes a poor start to summer
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Real estate agencies could face declining revenues as the housing market makes a poor start to summer
Median house prices dropped in most parts of the country in December, including hot spots like Auckland, Queenstown and Waikato/Bay of Plenty
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Median house prices dropped in most parts of the country in December, including hot spots like Auckland, Queenstown and Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Asking rents on Trade Me Property rose strongly in Wellington last year but showed only modest gains in Auckland and declined in Christchurch
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Asking rents on Trade Me Property rose strongly in Wellington last year but showed only modest gains in Auckland and declined in Christchurch