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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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Almost a third of first home buyers have less than a 20% deposit and the average amount they're paying for a home is down $58,300 since April last year
25th Feb 23, 7:15am
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Almost a third of first home buyers have less than a 20% deposit and the average amount they're paying for a home is down $58,300 since April last year
Big regional differences in median rent movements last year, with rents in New Plymouth and Napier up $60 a week, rents in Whakatane down $28, Auckland rents unchanged
23rd Feb 23, 10:58am
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Big regional differences in median rent movements last year, with rents in New Plymouth and Napier up $60 a week, rents in Whakatane down $28, Auckland rents unchanged
Big price falls in Auckland, BoP, Taranaki, Manawatu, Wellington, and Nelson/Marlborough a boon for first home buyers last month
21st Feb 23, 12:12pm
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Big price falls in Auckland, BoP, Taranaki, Manawatu, Wellington, and Nelson/Marlborough a boon for first home buyers last month
The auction sale rate edged up slightly to 38% last week
A third of properties sold under the hammer at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
18th Feb 23, 6:51am
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A third of properties sold under the hammer at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
More homes are being resold at a loss with apartments being particularly badly hit
17th Feb 23, 10:00am
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More homes are being resold at a loss with apartments being particularly badly hit
More than 16,600 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas last month and 7400 on student visas
16th Feb 23, 10:57am
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More than 16,600 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas last month and 7400 on student visas
Median house price declines over the past year are now being measured in hundreds of thousands of dollars in some places
15th Feb 23, 11:40am
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Median house price declines over the past year are now being measured in hundreds of thousands of dollars in some places
Housing market outlook grim as sales slump to a record low and the number of homes for sale surges
14th Feb 23, 11:04am
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Housing market outlook grim as sales slump to a record low and the number of homes for sale surges
QV figures show average NZ house values down $129,000 in January year, Auckland and Wellington values down $220,000
14th Feb 23, 5:00am
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QV figures show average NZ house values down $129,000 in January year, Auckland and Wellington values down $220,000
Auckland builders still busy with 13,865 new homes completed in the region last year
13th Feb 23, 11:44am
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Auckland builders still busy with 13,865 new homes completed in the region last year
More properties on offer and more sold under the hammer at the latest auctions
11th Feb 23, 6:00am
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More properties on offer and more sold under the hammer at the latest auctions
Almost 92ha of new warehouse space consented last year but new retail projects are few and far between
10th Feb 23, 9:58am
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Almost 92ha of new warehouse space consented last year but new retail projects are few and far between
Building costs for new homes may be starting to flatten out
Residential auction activity off to a slow start for 2023 with three quarters of properties passed in
4th Feb 23, 7:00am
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Residential auction activity off to a slow start for 2023 with three quarters of properties passed in
Building industry could be heading for a breather as dwelling consent numbers decline
3rd Feb 23, 7:15am
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Building industry could be heading for a breather as dwelling consent numbers decline
Barfoot & Thompson's median selling price down $240,000 from its November 2021 peak
2nd Feb 23, 10:38am
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Barfoot & Thompson's median selling price down $240,000 from its November 2021 peak
Realestate.co.nz figures show stock levels up and asking prices down, warns many vendors still have unrealistic price expectations
1st Feb 23, 1:30pm
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Realestate.co.nz figures show stock levels up and asking prices down, warns many vendors still have unrealistic price expectations
Property values continuing their downward slide at the start of 2023, CoreLogic says
1st Feb 23, 1:00am
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Property values continuing their downward slide at the start of 2023, CoreLogic says
Migrants accounted for 11% of home purchases last year, 18% in Auckland
The average rent for a three bedroom home in Auckland is now $637 a week
Sales of both farms and lifestyle blocks were well down in Q4 2022 compared to a year earlier
27th Jan 23, 9:03am
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Sales of both farms and lifestyle blocks were well down in Q4 2022 compared to a year earlier
Big price falls in Auckland, BoP, Taranaki, Manawatu, Wellington, and Nelson/Marlborough a boon for first home buyers last month
26th Jan 23, 9:59am
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Big price falls in Auckland, BoP, Taranaki, Manawatu, Wellington, and Nelson/Marlborough a boon for first home buyers last month
Total real estate agency commissions estimated to be down by almost a third last year compared to 2021
24th Jan 23, 9:17am
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Total real estate agency commissions estimated to be down by almost a third last year compared to 2021
Latest housing rent figures suggest rental growth may be lower than the headline figures suggest
17th Dec 22, 9:42am
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Latest housing rent figures suggest rental growth may be lower than the headline figures suggest