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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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Foreigners selling their New Zealand residential properties now outnumber buyers by two to one
Closing the borders has not led to big reductions in the number of overseas workers and foreign students in this country with a lack of new arrivals almost matched by a lack of departures
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Closing the borders has not led to big reductions in the number of overseas workers and foreign students in this country with a lack of new arrivals almost matched by a lack of departures
More than a 1000 new homes a month were built in Auckland in the year to November and the numbers are rising
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More than a 1000 new homes a month were built in Auckland in the year to November and the numbers are rising
Real estate industry's estimated residential commission revenue up 24% in 2020 year-on-year to $1.92 billion
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Real estate industry's estimated residential commission revenue up 24% in 2020 year-on-year to $1.92 billion
CoreLogic says it's looking increasingly likely residential property investors will face tougher lending restrictions and new tax rules on capital gains
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CoreLogic says it's looking increasingly likely residential property investors will face tougher lending restrictions and new tax rules on capital gains
Average rents in Auckland range from $505 a week in Franklin to $675 in the eastern suburbs
Activity is already heating up at residential property auctions and there's plenty of activity on the commercial property front too
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Activity is already heating up at residential property auctions and there's plenty of activity on the commercial property front too
Low interest rates have created winners and losers in the housing market as the COVID-19 pandemic rumbles on
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Low interest rates have created winners and losers in the housing market as the COVID-19 pandemic rumbles on
Net migration gain of just 672 in November last year, way down from gain of 8744 in November 2019
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Net migration gain of just 672 in November last year, way down from gain of 8744 in November 2019
Once the threat of COVID recedes we will need to tackle the enormous debt mountain that's propping up the housing market, Greg Ninness argues
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Once the threat of COVID recedes we will need to tackle the enormous debt mountain that's propping up the housing market, Greg Ninness argues
Sales of both farm and lifestyle properties in the fourth quarter well up on a year earlier
Sales of both farm and lifestyle properties in the fourth quarter well up on a year earlier
The benefits of rising wages and lower interest rates on mortgage payments for first home buyers have been more than wiped out by rising house prices
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The benefits of rising wages and lower interest rates on mortgage payments for first home buyers have been more than wiped out by rising house prices
Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms finish the year on a high note
With hundreds of fixed term rental agreements on Auckland CBD apartments about to expire, investors are worried about the potential for rising vacancy levels and falling rents
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With hundreds of fixed term rental agreements on Auckland CBD apartments about to expire, investors are worried about the potential for rising vacancy levels and falling rents
Lifestyle block sales up 69% year-on-year with farm sales up 56%
Property prices have surged in Akaroa and Waihi Beach but there were surprising price falls in Onetangi on Waiheke Island and in Coromandel
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Property prices have surged in Akaroa and Waihi Beach but there were surprising price falls in Onetangi on Waiheke Island and in Coromandel
The number of people in this country on work visas sank by almost 28,000 between March and November
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The number of people in this country on work visas sank by almost 28,000 between March and November
ANZ housing report says urgent action is needed to make housing more affordable including ramping up supply and curbing immigration
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ANZ housing report says urgent action is needed to make housing more affordable including ramping up supply and curbing immigration
Barfoot & Thompson's auction numbers have started to dip ahead of the Christmas break
Population growth from migration down by more than 90% compared to a year ago
House price growth was strongest in Palmerston North and weakest in Christchurch over the last three months
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House price growth was strongest in Palmerston North and weakest in Christchurch over the last three months
The national median house price increased by $24,000 last month
Home ownership levels continue declining, especially for younger people
The sales rate in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms remains remarkably steady as auction numbers keep rising
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The sales rate in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms remains remarkably steady as auction numbers keep rising
Prices started at $676,500 at Bayleys' latest commercial property auctions
Prices started at $676,500 at Bayleys' latest commercial property auctions