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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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Slumping consumer confidence does not bode well for retailers, ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner says
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Slumping consumer confidence does not bode well for retailers, ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner says
Stock levels up on Realestate.co.nz, average asking price down
The total value of building work consented last year was $6 billion higher than pre-Covid
Residential construction still booming with new dwelling consents up 25% in year to February
Changes to the tax deductibility rules for residential investment property could bring significant changes to the housing market
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Changes to the tax deductibility rules for residential investment property could bring significant changes to the housing market
Auction sales rate drops away particularly quickly in the Bay of Plenty
Sales rate particularly low for properties in west Auckland at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
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Sales rate particularly low for properties in west Auckland at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
Dramatic fall in the number of first home buyers taking out riskier, low deposit mortgages
Auction sales rates lowest in Auckland and dropping in BoP, strongest in Canterbury and Queenstown-Lakes
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Auction sales rates lowest in Auckland and dropping in BoP, strongest in Canterbury and Queenstown-Lakes
Some light relief for first home buyers in Auckland as price falls at the bottom of the market outpaced interest rate rises
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Some light relief for first home buyers in Auckland as price falls at the bottom of the market outpaced interest rate rises
Drop in Barfoot & Thompson's auction numbers suggests we may be past the summer peak
Eightfold increase in the number of residence visas being approved so far in 2022
Just over a third of auction properties selling under the hammer in Auckland, two thirds in Canterbury
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Just over a third of auction properties selling under the hammer in Auckland, two thirds in Canterbury
Queenstown-Lakes had the biggest increase in house prices last month while Rotorua had the biggest decline
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Queenstown-Lakes had the biggest increase in house prices last month while Rotorua had the biggest decline
More New Zealand citizens left the country long-term in December and January than arrived back from overseas
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More New Zealand citizens left the country long-term in December and January than arrived back from overseas
Substantial decline in housing sales in February but prices hold firm - REINZ
Slight drop in the number of properties offered at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions but the sales rate rose
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Slight drop in the number of properties offered at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions but the sales rate rose
Residential construction in Auckland down slightly from last year's peak
Housing confidence at a record low - expectations of continuing interest rate rises at a record high, ASB says
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Housing confidence at a record low - expectations of continuing interest rate rises at a record high, ASB says
Auckland's North Shore has NZ's most expensive rents with an average $642 a week, Invercargill the cheapest at $373
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Auckland's North Shore has NZ's most expensive rents with an average $642 a week, Invercargill the cheapest at $373
QV House Price Index suggests the long awaited fall in property values is underway
Latest Auckland rating value increases range from 15% in the Waitemata Ward to 59% on Aotea/Great Barrier Island
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Latest Auckland rating value increases range from 15% in the Waitemata Ward to 59% on Aotea/Great Barrier Island
Residential auction sales rate in Auckland lagging the rest of New Zealand
Rental yields are dropping to new lows thanks to the strong rise in house prices last year
The number of properties being auctioned has been going up but the sales rate has been going down
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The number of properties being auctioned has been going up but the sales rate has been going down