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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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Auction activity slowing as the market heads towards its last gasp before the Christmas break
Record numbers of New Zealanders moving overseas keeping a lid on net migration gains
Inflation almost disappearing from residential and commercial construction costs
Just under 200,000 people currently in New Zealand on work visas
'There's very little to suggest that house prices will suddenly take off any time soon,' says QV
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'There's very little to suggest that house prices will suddenly take off any time soon,' says QV
Rents and the number of rental properties being tenanted are both as flat as a pancake
Just over a third selling under the hammer at the latest residential auctions
Home ownership rates are increasing while renting is declining, according to census data
Housing market in a holding pattern, CoreLogic says, with different factors pushing the market in opposite directions
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Housing market in a holding pattern, CoreLogic says, with different factors pushing the market in opposite directions
Average asking price of homes for sale on Realestate.co.nz dropped by almost $29,000 in October while stock levels were at an almost 10-year high
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Average asking price of homes for sale on Realestate.co.nz dropped by almost $29,000 in October while stock levels were at an almost 10-year high
Barfoot & Thompson's sales and selling prices both headed higher in November but the agency has a mountain of stock to deal with
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Barfoot & Thompson's sales and selling prices both headed higher in November but the agency has a mountain of stock to deal with
Annual value of new residential construction being consented down $5b over the last two years
More first home buyers are purchasing a home of their own and they're paying more for them and borrowing more
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More first home buyers are purchasing a home of their own and they're paying more for them and borrowing more
Overall auction sales rate stays in the mid-30% range as Christmas looms large
Negative cash flows likely still an issue for many residential property investors even though interest rates are falling
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Negative cash flows likely still an issue for many residential property investors even though interest rates are falling
ASB survey shows concerns about the economy are weighing on people's expectations for increases in house prices
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ASB survey shows concerns about the economy are weighing on people's expectations for increases in house prices
Residential construction in Auckland facing a steady decline rather than a sudden crash - so far
Auction sales rate declined to 35% from 44% over the last four weeks as buyers pick and choose
First home buyers with less than a 20% deposit may be able to get a low equity mortgage but they may not be able to afford the repayments
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First home buyers with less than a 20% deposit may be able to get a low equity mortgage but they may not be able to afford the repayments
A very slight dip in auction sales last week with 39% of auctioned properties selling under the hammer
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A very slight dip in auction sales last week with 39% of auctioned properties selling under the hammer
Overhang of unsold properties shrinking as number of properties being withdrawn from market declines
Latest figures point to a possible end of the current buyer's market but it's too early to break out the champagne just yet
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Latest figures point to a possible end of the current buyer's market but it's too early to break out the champagne just yet
Consents for new office buildings sank to a 32-year low in Q3, new factory consents at a record low
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Consents for new office buildings sank to a 32-year low in Q3, new factory consents at a record low
Housing market warms over spring but it's not exactly tropical
Population growth from migration slumps to 45,000 a year as NZ citizens leave the country in droves
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Population growth from migration slumps to 45,000 a year as NZ citizens leave the country in droves
Almost 13% of Auckland residential property sales in Q3 made a loss as buyers drive prices down