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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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Apartment market in Auckland CBD in full recovery mode as overseas students return, with vacancy rates back to pre-pandemic levels and rents rising
24th Mar 23, 12:00pm
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Apartment market in Auckland CBD in full recovery mode as overseas students return, with vacancy rates back to pre-pandemic levels and rents rising
Worst housing sales volume slump in 40 years as CoreLogic records the lowest February sales since 1981
23rd Mar 23, 12:01am
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Worst housing sales volume slump in 40 years as CoreLogic records the lowest February sales since 1981
Home ownership remains out of reach for first home buyers on average incomes in spite of recent falls in house prices
22nd Mar 23, 9:00am
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Home ownership remains out of reach for first home buyers on average incomes in spite of recent falls in house prices
Auction activity has dipped for two weeks in a row but the sales rate is steady at just over a third
18th Mar 23, 6:00am
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Auction activity has dipped for two weeks in a row but the sales rate is steady at just over a third
Latest figures suggest homes are selling for around $100,000 less than their asking price
17th Mar 23, 10:28am
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Latest figures suggest homes are selling for around $100,000 less than their asking price
Almost 18,000 foreign workers and 14,000 overseas students arrived in New Zealand last month
16th Mar 23, 10:09am
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Almost 18,000 foreign workers and 14,000 overseas students arrived in New Zealand last month
Dramatic slide in house prices affecting both Auckland's most expensive and cheapest suburbs
15th Mar 23, 11:16am
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Dramatic slide in house prices affecting both Auckland's most expensive and cheapest suburbs
Housing sales down, prices down, listings down, stock levels up as properties sit on the market unsold
14th Mar 23, 9:01am
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Housing sales down, prices down, listings down, stock levels up as properties sit on the market unsold
Median housing values in upmarket suburbs such as Auckland's St Mary's Bay & Wellington's Karaka Bay down more than $300k over the last 12 months
13th Mar 23, 11:12am
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Median housing values in upmarket suburbs such as Auckland's St Mary's Bay & Wellington's Karaka Bay down more than $300k over the last 12 months
Auction prices appear strongest in Christchurch, weakest in central Auckland
11th Mar 23, 9:00am
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Auction prices appear strongest in Christchurch, weakest in central Auckland
The decline in property values is gathering pace according to the latest QV figures
9th Mar 23, 5:00am
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The decline in property values is gathering pace according to the latest QV figures
More new homes being built but they are taking longer to finish as the effect of industry disruptions come home to roost
8th Mar 23, 10:24am
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More new homes being built but they are taking longer to finish as the effect of industry disruptions come home to roost
Dramatic slide in the number of homes being auctioned but the sales rate has barely changed over the last year
7th Mar 23, 11:58am
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Dramatic slide in the number of homes being auctioned but the sales rate has barely changed over the last year
Latest Statistics NZ figures suggest building activity peaked in Q3 2022 and started to decline in Q4
6th Mar 23, 12:02pm
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Latest Statistics NZ figures suggest building activity peaked in Q3 2022 and started to decline in Q4
ASB economist doesn't expect housing market to improve any time soon
Auction rooms reasonably busy given the state of the market but buyers remain cautious
4th Mar 23, 6:40am
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Auction rooms reasonably busy given the state of the market but buyers remain cautious
Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says lifestyle block sales are down 45% on a year ago
3rd Mar 23, 12:00pm
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Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says lifestyle block sales are down 45% on a year ago
Barfoot & Thompson's residential sales plunged in February while stock levels rose substantially
2nd Mar 23, 10:31am
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Barfoot & Thompson's residential sales plunged in February while stock levels rose substantially
Housing market awash with unsold properties at what should be its busiest time of the year
2nd Mar 23, 5:00am
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Housing market awash with unsold properties at what should be its busiest time of the year
Fewer new homes being consented, non-residential building activity also shows signs of tapering off
1st Mar 23, 11:52am
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Fewer new homes being consented, non-residential building activity also shows signs of tapering off
Average value of NZ homes down $99k from March 2022 peak, Auckland values down $186k, Wellington values down $215k
1st Mar 23, 12:01am
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Average value of NZ homes down $99k from March 2022 peak, Auckland values down $186k, Wellington values down $215k
Just over a third selling under the hammer looks like the new normal in the auction rooms
27th Feb 23, 10:54am
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Just over a third selling under the hammer looks like the new normal in the auction rooms
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