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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 overall sales rate at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions was 23%
Real estate auction rooms remain in winter's icy grip with low levels of activity
Barfoot & Thompson's sales slump with prices lower than a year ago as stock levels rise to an 11 year high
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Barfoot & Thompson's sales slump with prices lower than a year ago as stock levels rise to an 11 year high
In the 12 months to June residential building costs rose 17% while non-residential building costs were up 11%
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In the 12 months to June residential building costs rose 17% while non-residential building costs were up 11%
The sun's come out but there's no sign of a spring bounce in the auction rooms yet
Developers of stand alone houses may be under particular pressure as baby boomers face falling values for their existing homes while rising costs squeeze margins on new homes
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Developers of stand alone houses may be under particular pressure as baby boomers face falling values for their existing homes while rising costs squeeze margins on new homes
Ominous sign for spring housing market as the stock of homes for sale grows as prices fall
CoreLogic says housing market slump now almost as bad as in the Global Financial Crisis
Big decline in low equity loans to first home buyers who are consolidating their position at the bottom of the market
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Big decline in low equity loans to first home buyers who are consolidating their position at the bottom of the market
ASB expects house prices to keep falling until mid-next year and interest rates to remain high until 2024
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ASB expects house prices to keep falling until mid-next year and interest rates to remain high until 2024
A slight lift in the number of properties auctioned last week but the sales rate dipped
Median rents have dropped back from their summer peak and the number of new tenancies is at a record low
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Median rents have dropped back from their summer peak and the number of new tenancies is at a record low
Wintry blast blowing through Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
Rising interest rates eating up many of the benefits of falling house prices for first home buyers
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Rising interest rates eating up many of the benefits of falling house prices for first home buyers
ANZ report says house prices have further to fall, notes continuing upward pressures on interest rates
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ANZ report says house prices have further to fall, notes continuing upward pressures on interest rates
ASB says the public's confidence in the housing market has finally cracked
Climate change risks not limited to coastal properties, with the risk of river flooding also likely to increase significantly
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Climate change risks not limited to coastal properties, with the risk of river flooding also likely to increase significantly
Very quiet in the residential auction rooms around the country last week, with exactly a third selling under the hammer
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Very quiet in the residential auction rooms around the country last week, with exactly a third selling under the hammer
More overseas students and workers are coming to New Zealand but numbers are still well below pre-pandemic levels
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More overseas students and workers are coming to New Zealand but numbers are still well below pre-pandemic levels
Auction activity bouncing along the bottom in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
Latest rural property sales figures show sales of lifestyle blocks and farms both down by about a third compared to a year ago
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Latest rural property sales figures show sales of lifestyle blocks and farms both down by about a third compared to a year ago
Government working group concludes lack of housing supply relative to population a key driver of rising house prices over recent decades
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Government working group concludes lack of housing supply relative to population a key driver of rising house prices over recent decades
Big jump in foreign migrants coming to New Zealand in the second quarter but more New Zealanders leaving as well
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Big jump in foreign migrants coming to New Zealand in the second quarter but more New Zealanders leaving as well
Strong sales results at the auctions in Canterbury, Central Otago and Southland last week but results remained weak in the North Island
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Strong sales results at the auctions in Canterbury, Central Otago and Southland last week but results remained weak in the North Island
CoreLogic says housing market at a turning point as more properties sell at a loss