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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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The Haier owned Fisher & Paykel Finance on the block in a move that closely follows the GE Money sale
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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
Asking rents in Christchurch surge 10% in 12 months, overtaking Auckland, making Christchurch the most expensive place to rent in the country
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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
$47,000 for Pahiatua house but nothing under $500,000 in Auckland at Harcourts' latest auctions
Dairy farm sales and prices were down in March quarter but still up on a year earlier
Dairy farm sales and prices were down in March quarter but still up on a year earlier
No easy job finding an investment property in Auckland as property prices rise faster than rents, forcing yields down
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No easy job finding an investment property in Auckland as property prices rise faster than rents, forcing yields down
It was a big week for Bayleys commercial property auctions with particularly strong interest in development properties
It was a big week for Bayleys commercial property auctions with particularly strong interest in development properties
A two bedroom cottage on a postage stamp site sells for $940,000 - Bayleys auction results from throughout the country
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A two bedroom cottage on a postage stamp site sells for $940,000 - Bayleys auction results from throughout the country
Tony Alexander says the time to remove LVR restrictions is when we are heading into the next recession. Andrew Little says tweak them to focus on speculators
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Tony Alexander says the time to remove LVR restrictions is when we are heading into the next recession. Andrew Little says tweak them to focus on speculators
An apartment bought at auction last month was resold two weeks later for $55,000 more than it was purchased for
An apartment bought at auction last month was resold two weeks later for $55,000 more than it was purchased for
Average asking prices for Auckland properties listed on Trade Me Property have risen by $85,300 in the last 12 months
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Average asking prices for Auckland properties listed on Trade Me Property have risen by $85,300 in the last 12 months
Harcourts sold 11 Auckland properties for more than $1 million at auction last week but only five for less than $500,000
Harcourts sold 11 Auckland properties for more than $1 million at auction last week but only five for less than $500,000
House price records fell like flies in March, as REINZ reports highest number of sales since 2007
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House price records fell like flies in March, as REINZ reports highest number of sales since 2007
The median rent for a three bedroom house has increased by $27 a week over the last 12 months
Harcourts sells more properties in Auckland at higher average price than ever before but the Christchurch market flattens
Harcourts sells more properties in Auckland at higher average price than ever before but the Christchurch market flattens