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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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Average dwelling values down by more than $100,000 in many parts of NZ with Auckland & Wellington hardest hit
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Average dwelling values down by more than $100,000 in many parts of NZ with Auckland & Wellington hardest hit
Barfoot & Thompson's median selling price down $176,000 from November 2021 peak
Auction sales are slowly improving with 41% selling under the hammer last week
Slight lift in new listings of homes for sale in September but total stock numbers remain very high suggesting the market could be sluggish for some time
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Slight lift in new listings of homes for sale in September but total stock numbers remain very high suggesting the market could be sluggish for some time
The number of properties offered at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions and the number selling under the hammer, are slowly rising
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The number of properties offered at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions and the number selling under the hammer, are slowly rising
The number of new homes being consented is flattening but there's still strong growth in residential alteration work and commercial building consents
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The number of new homes being consented is flattening but there's still strong growth in residential alteration work and commercial building consents
ANZ economists 'don't see any good reasons why the housing market might suddenly turn a corner'
Stats NZ announces date of next census, says more staff on the ground will avoid a repeat of 2018 problems
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Stats NZ announces date of next census, says more staff on the ground will avoid a repeat of 2018 problems
First home buyers becoming less likely to face negative equity due to slightly lower prices and a big decline in low equity mortgages
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First home buyers becoming less likely to face negative equity due to slightly lower prices and a big decline in low equity mortgages
More properties offered at auction last week but the sales rate was stuck on just over a third
First home buyers in Northland, Wellington, Nelson/Marlborough and Otago have benefitted the most from falling house prices
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First home buyers in Northland, Wellington, Nelson/Marlborough and Otago have benefitted the most from falling house prices
More properties on offer, more sold under the hammer at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
Resimac targets residential property investors chasing buying opportunities in the current market with 20 year interest-only mortgage
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Resimac targets residential property investors chasing buying opportunities in the current market with 20 year interest-only mortgage
Farm sales in the three months to August down 38% compared to a year earlier, lifestyle block sales down 24%
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Farm sales in the three months to August down 38% compared to a year earlier, lifestyle block sales down 24%
More overseas workers are arriving in New Zealand but it could be several months before overseas students return in significant numbers
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More overseas workers are arriving in New Zealand but it could be several months before overseas students return in significant numbers
Fewer properties on offer, a third overall sold under the hammer at last week's auctions
Moody's says worsening housing affordability has increased the risk of mortgage defaults
Housing rents in Auckland increased by a quarter of the national average in year to July
Fewer properties on offer at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions but the sales rate was steady
Median residential property values down by more than $100,000 in some Auckland suburbs over winter
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Median residential property values down by more than $100,000 in some Auckland suburbs over winter
Number of new homes built in Auckland down 10.5% over the last 12 months
House prices falling fastest in Wellington, Queenstown-Lakes, Palmerston North, plus Papakura and the North Shore in Auckland
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House prices falling fastest in Wellington, Queenstown-Lakes, Palmerston North, plus Papakura and the North Shore in Auckland
More properties on offer and more selling under the hammer at last week's auctions
Biggest drop in house prices over the last six months since REINZ records began
Population change from migration likely to turn positive in the next few months