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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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Sales of farms and lifestyle blocks are both well up compared to this time last year
24th Apr 21, 10:13am
Sales of farms and lifestyle blocks are both well up compared to this time last year
The number of properties being sold at auction exceeds the number being passed in by the barest of margins
24th Apr 21, 7:56am
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The number of properties being sold at auction exceeds the number being passed in by the barest of margins
The opening bid for a waterfront apartment in downtown Auckland was just $500 and it sold under the hammer for $5000
23rd Apr 21, 10:27am
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The opening bid for a waterfront apartment in downtown Auckland was just $500 and it sold under the hammer for $5000
Current market conditions make moving up the property ladder an extremely affordable proposition for existing home owners, Interest.co.nz's Home Loan Affordability Report shows
23rd Apr 21, 5:00am
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Current market conditions make moving up the property ladder an extremely affordable proposition for existing home owners, Interest.co.nz's Home Loan Affordability Report shows
The real estate industry a big time winner from the Reserve Bank's strategy of forcing down interest rates to record lows
20th Apr 21, 11:12am
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The real estate industry a big time winner from the Reserve Bank's strategy of forcing down interest rates to record lows
The overall sales rate at Barfoot & Thompson's auction has declined for five weeks in a row
19th Apr 21, 11:24am
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The overall sales rate at Barfoot & Thompson's auction has declined for five weeks in a row
Auction room activity is cooling as the housing market heads out of the peak selling season
17th Apr 21, 6:23am
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Auction room activity is cooling as the housing market heads out of the peak selling season
House price growth has been greatest in Wellington and Hawke's Bay over the March year
16th Apr 21, 9:56am
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House price growth has been greatest in Wellington and Hawke's Bay over the March year
Housing market heading for the stratosphere as prices and sales volumes rocket up
15th Apr 21, 9:49am
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Housing market heading for the stratosphere as prices and sales volumes rocket up
Auckland's residential building boom continues, with new homes completed in February up 36% compared to a year earlier
14th Apr 21, 3:42pm
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Auckland's residential building boom continues, with new homes completed in February up 36% compared to a year earlier
The number of New Zealand citizens returning long-term falls two thirds year-on-year
14th Apr 21, 11:58am
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The number of New Zealand citizens returning long-term falls two thirds year-on-year
The number of overseas students in New Zealand is down by more than 27,000 in the last 12 months, while overseas worker numbers have declined by 31,000
13th Apr 21, 12:31pm
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The number of overseas students in New Zealand is down by more than 27,000 in the last 12 months, while overseas worker numbers have declined by 31,000
The auction sales rate dipped below 50% for properties in Waitakere and Auckland's leafy central suburbs
12th Apr 21, 2:45pm
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The auction sales rate dipped below 50% for properties in Waitakere and Auckland's leafy central suburbs
The number of properties being auctioned increased strongly over March but the number of properties sold at auction rose only slightly
10th Apr 21, 6:03am
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The number of properties being auctioned increased strongly over March but the number of properties sold at auction rose only slightly
Barfoot & Thompson's sales volumes and selling prices both set all time records in March
7th Apr 21, 10:40am
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Barfoot & Thompson's sales volumes and selling prices both set all time records in March
Overall sales rate of just 53% at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions in the week before Easter
6th Apr 21, 1:33pm
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Overall sales rate of just 53% at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions in the week before Easter
New property listings in Auckland at their highest level for the month of March since 2017
3rd Apr 21, 9:16am
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New property listings in Auckland at their highest level for the month of March since 2017
Overall sales rate of 61% at the Auckland auctions - 77% in the Bay of Plenty
CoreLogic's House Price Index shows housing values are continuing to rise but the rate of increase has slowed
1st Apr 21, 5:00am
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CoreLogic's House Price Index shows housing values are continuing to rise but the rate of increase has slowed
The new tax rules on residential investment properties mean the days of investors mortgaging up to the eyeballs are probably over
31st Mar 21, 10:56am
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The new tax rules on residential investment properties mean the days of investors mortgaging up to the eyeballs are probably over
Fewer apartments, stand alone houses and retirement village units were consented in February but more townhouses and home units
30th Mar 21, 11:39am
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Fewer apartments, stand alone houses and retirement village units were consented in February but more townhouses and home units
Changes to tax treatment of investment properties not having an obvious impact on activity in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
30th Mar 21, 9:44am
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Changes to tax treatment of investment properties not having an obvious impact on activity in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
Different tax rules for commercial and residential investment properties create uncertainty for owners of mixed use premises
27th Mar 21, 8:05am
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Different tax rules for commercial and residential investment properties create uncertainty for owners of mixed use premises
The sales rates at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions ranged from 48% on the North Shore to 83% in Franklin last week
25th Mar 21, 10:32am
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The sales rates at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions ranged from 48% on the North Shore to 83% in Franklin last week
The prospect of home ownership has been increasingly hopeless for people on average wages but the Government's new housing policies should give them hope
24th Mar 21, 11:55am
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The prospect of home ownership has been increasingly hopeless for people on average wages but the Government's new housing policies should give them hope