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Greg Ninness

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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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S&P increases capital risk weightings for NZ banks due to increased risk of 'sharp correction in property prices'
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S&P increases capital risk weightings for NZ banks due to increased risk of 'sharp correction in property prices'
Trade Me Property says Christchurch has become a tenant's market with rents declining for 15 months in a row
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Trade Me Property says Christchurch has become a tenant's market with rents declining for 15 months in a row
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Visitor arrivals hit all time high as tourist industry booms; Trustpower pleading guilty to charges of misleading advertising; Wool price drops; NZ Dollar on slippery slope
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Visitor arrivals hit all time high as tourist industry booms; Trustpower pleading guilty to charges of misleading advertising; Wool price drops; NZ Dollar on slippery slope
A 23-month long streak of increasing annual migration gains finally comes to an end
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A 23-month long streak of increasing annual migration gains finally comes to an end
Productivity Commission report recommends major changes to planning regime aimed at freeing up development in urban areas
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Productivity Commission report recommends major changes to planning regime aimed at freeing up development in urban areas
Farm sales have been steady over winter but sales of lifestyle blocks are booming
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Farm sales have been steady over winter but sales of lifestyle blocks are booming
Prices range from $185,000 to $3.27m at Harcourts auctions throughout the country
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Prices range from $185,000 to $3.27m at Harcourts auctions throughout the country
Harcourts says prices are continuing to climb but sales volumes have fallen
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Harcourts says prices are continuing to climb but sales volumes have fallen
Yields on the latest commercial property sales range from 4.31% for small office on the North Shore to 7.5% for a commercial property in Rotorua
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Yields on the latest commercial property sales range from 4.31% for small office on the North Shore to 7.5% for a commercial property in Rotorua
More people think it's a bad time to buy a house, but they also think prices will keep rising
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More people think it's a bad time to buy a house, but they also think prices will keep rising
NZ's population grows at fastest rate ever in year to June on the back of surging migration
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NZ's population grows at fastest rate ever in year to June on the back of surging migration
Trade Me Property says the housing market has slowed but it's too early to say if it's at a turning point
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Trade Me Property says the housing market has slowed but it's too early to say if it's at a turning point
Half sell under the hammer, half passed in at latest City Sales apartment auction
Half sell under the hammer, half passed in at latest City Sales apartment auction
Winter hits housing market with sales volumes falling but a lack of listings keeps prices high in July
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Winter hits housing market with sales volumes falling but a lack of listings keeps prices high in July
First home buyers in Auckland will be financially disadvantaged throughout their lives compared to those in other regions
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First home buyers in Auckland will be financially disadvantaged throughout their lives compared to those in other regions
Pacific Property Fund set to become a super syndicate as it buys up assets from other syndicates
Pacific Property Fund set to become a super syndicate as it buys up assets from other syndicates
Infometrics expects big jump in high density housing once Auckland's Unitary Plan is finalised, which could push prices down by 11%
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Infometrics expects big jump in high density housing once Auckland's Unitary Plan is finalised, which could push prices down by 11%
Latest Indicative Yield Report shows yields on residential investment property have been squeezed as investors bid up prices chasing capital gains
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Latest Indicative Yield Report shows yields on residential investment property have been squeezed as investors bid up prices chasing capital gains
Competitive bidding at latest Ray White City Apartments auction - even for units with remediation issues
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Competitive bidding at latest Ray White City Apartments auction - even for units with remediation issues
Real estate agencies had a golden run in the second quarter of this year earning nearly $500m in commissions
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Real estate agencies had a golden run in the second quarter of this year earning nearly $500m in commissions
Migration growth continuing with net gain heading towards 70,000 a year
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Migration growth continuing with net gain heading towards 70,000 a year
Housing rents in Christchurch have fallen for 14 months in a row, are rising marginally in Auckland and surging ahead in the Bay of Plenty
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Housing rents in Christchurch have fallen for 14 months in a row, are rising marginally in Auckland and surging ahead in the Bay of Plenty
Property Institute suggests political interference in the Reserve Bank's plans to introduce new LVR restrictions for property investors
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Property Institute suggests political interference in the Reserve Bank's plans to introduce new LVR restrictions for property investors
Dairy farm sales and prices have fallen sharply but the rest of the rural market is stable, lifestyle block prices at record high - REINZ
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Dairy farm sales and prices have fallen sharply but the rest of the rural market is stable, lifestyle block prices at record high - REINZ
At Bayleys' latest auctions you could have bought a three bedroom house at Matamata for $530,000 or a two bedroom unit at Howick for $740,000
At Bayleys' latest auctions you could have bought a three bedroom house at Matamata for $530,000 or a two bedroom unit at Howick for $740,000