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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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Fewer farms are selling and lifestyle block sales are bouncing along the bottom
3rd Aug 24, 6:00am
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Fewer farms are selling and lifestyle block sales are bouncing along the bottom
Du Val Group entities placed into interim receivership at request of Financial Markets Authority
2nd Aug 24, 11:45am
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Du Val Group entities placed into interim receivership at request of Financial Markets Authority
Average national asking price on Realestate.co.nz down $110,515 since February, Auckland down by $143,000
2nd Aug 24, 9:26am
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Average national asking price on Realestate.co.nz down $110,515 since February, Auckland down by $143,000
Housing values on a slippery slide for the last five months, CoreLogic says
Total annual value of building work on new homes down nearly $5 billion over the last two years
31st Jul 24, 12:00pm
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Total annual value of building work on new homes down nearly $5 billion over the last two years
ANZ's economists expect the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates sooner rather than later but say house prices will remain weak for the time being
30th Jul 24, 1:14pm
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ANZ's economists expect the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates sooner rather than later but say house prices will remain weak for the time being
Sharp drop in the number of first home buyers getting into a home of their own in June, but they are now the single biggest buying group in the housing market
30th Jul 24, 9:55am
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Sharp drop in the number of first home buyers getting into a home of their own in June, but they are now the single biggest buying group in the housing market
Reserve Bank OCR cuts may not signal the return of happy days for the housing market
29th Jul 24, 10:32am
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Reserve Bank OCR cuts may not signal the return of happy days for the housing market
Sales rate at the latest residential property auctions edges passed a third by the finest of margins
27th Jul 24, 6:08am
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Sales rate at the latest residential property auctions edges passed a third by the finest of margins
Residence visa holders made up 12% of home buyers in the June quarter, Statistics NZ figures show
26th Jul 24, 10:02am
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Residence visa holders made up 12% of home buyers in the June quarter, Statistics NZ figures show
Current residence visa approvals about a third higher than pre-Covid levels
24th Jul 24, 10:15am
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Current residence visa approvals about a third higher than pre-Covid levels
The number of new homes being built in Auckland is slowly declining from last year's peak
22nd Jul 24, 12:09pm
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The number of new homes being built in Auckland is slowly declining from last year's peak
Improving affordability for first home buyers could mark a turning point in the housing market
20th Jul 24, 9:23am
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Improving affordability for first home buyers could mark a turning point in the housing market
An icy blast hits the auction rooms with the number of properties on offer at an 11 month low
20th Jul 24, 6:00am
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An icy blast hits the auction rooms with the number of properties on offer at an 11 month low
May's national median weekly rent for newly tenanted properties up $30 year-on-year to $600
17th Jul 24, 11:12am
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May's national median weekly rent for newly tenanted properties up $30 year-on-year to $600
Residential sales commissions dived in June and the outlook for July is not much better
16th Jul 24, 11:33am
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Residential sales commissions dived in June and the outlook for July is not much better
Housing sales crashed to GFC levels in June - REINZ describes the market as 'a little chilly'
15th Jul 24, 8:59am
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Housing sales crashed to GFC levels in June - REINZ describes the market as 'a little chilly'
Fewer properties being auctioned and the sales rate remains at just under a third
13th Jul 24, 6:26am
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Fewer properties being auctioned and the sales rate remains at just under a third
The cost of building a standard three bedroom house declined by 1.1% in the June quarter
11th Jul 24, 1:00am
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The cost of building a standard three bedroom house declined by 1.1% in the June quarter
A sharp increase in the number of NZ citizens leaving the country long term has pushed the country into negative population growth from migration
10th Jul 24, 11:45am
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A sharp increase in the number of NZ citizens leaving the country long term has pushed the country into negative population growth from migration
QV says house hunters are going into hibernation as values continue to fall
Average estimated price first home buyers are paying for a home has declined by more than $60,000 over the last two years
5th Jul 24, 9:55am
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Average estimated price first home buyers are paying for a home has declined by more than $60,000 over the last two years
CoreLogic says average dwelling values have been slowly declining for the last three months and earlier increase was a dead cat bounce
4th Jul 24, 12:01am
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CoreLogic says average dwelling values have been slowly declining for the last three months and earlier increase was a dead cat bounce
Average asking price of homes listed for sale on Realestate.co.nz down $90,071 since February, Auckland down by more than $100,000
3rd Jul 24, 5:00am
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Average asking price of homes listed for sale on Realestate.co.nz down $90,071 since February, Auckland down by more than $100,000
Value of new residential construction work consented down by $3.3 billion in year to May
2nd Jul 24, 1:21pm
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Value of new residential construction work consented down by $3.3 billion in year to May