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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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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
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