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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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Barfoot & Thompson had a surge of sales in September but prices remain flat and stock levels are down
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Barfoot & Thompson had a surge of sales in September but prices remain flat and stock levels are down
The latest QV data shows housing values in Auckland may have turned the corner and started rising again, with values still rising in most of the rest of the country
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The latest QV data shows housing values in Auckland may have turned the corner and started rising again, with values still rising in most of the rest of the country
Sales were achieved on more than half the properties at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions last week
Low listing numbers on Realestate.co.nz suggest a subdued spring for the housing market but prices appear to be holding their own
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Low listing numbers on Realestate.co.nz suggest a subdued spring for the housing market but prices appear to be holding their own
New dwelling consents were up strongly in Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury in August
Could the latest auction results point to a firming housing market over summer?
The number of new homes completed in Auckland over the three months to July was up 27% on a year earlier and may rise another 27% over the next two years
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The number of new homes completed in Auckland over the three months to July was up 27% on a year earlier and may rise another 27% over the next two years
Tony Alexander has resigned from the BNZ after 25 years as one of the country's best-known and most colourful bank economists
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Tony Alexander has resigned from the BNZ after 25 years as one of the country's best-known and most colourful bank economists
The 2018 Census shows 191,646 homes (10.3%) throughout the country were unoccupied but in Auckland just 7.3% were unoccupied
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The 2018 Census shows 191,646 homes (10.3%) throughout the country were unoccupied but in Auckland just 7.3% were unoccupied
Census suggests most housing development has occurred in the wealthier parts of Auckland, while high growth poorer districts have been neglected
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Census suggests most housing development has occurred in the wealthier parts of Auckland, while high growth poorer districts have been neglected
Steady as she goes in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms for the start of spring
The latest census data show housing pressures are not confined to major centres like Auckland and Wellington
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The latest census data show housing pressures are not confined to major centres like Auckland and Wellington
The mood was strongly upbeat at the latest Auckland apartment auction as buyers take advantage of low interest rates and spring weather lifts spirits
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The mood was strongly upbeat at the latest Auckland apartment auction as buyers take advantage of low interest rates and spring weather lifts spirits
There's a cruel sting in the tail of falling interest rates - they've already started pushing up house prices at the bottom end of the market, making home ownership less affordable for aspiring first home buyers
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There's a cruel sting in the tail of falling interest rates - they've already started pushing up house prices at the bottom end of the market, making home ownership less affordable for aspiring first home buyers
'Super investor' Ron Hoy Fong's property mentoring company Ronovation ordered to pay $400,000 for breaching the Commerce Act
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'Super investor' Ron Hoy Fong's property mentoring company Ronovation ordered to pay $400,000 for breaching the Commerce Act
The number of farms being sold might be well down on last year but prices are higher, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says
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The number of farms being sold might be well down on last year but prices are higher, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says
Work visa numbers are rising strongly while residency visas are declining and student visas are almost flat, Greg Ninness reports
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Work visa numbers are rising strongly while residency visas are declining and student visas are almost flat, Greg Ninness reports
Delayed Fonterra annual results and new business strategy to be released next week on Thursday, September 26
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Delayed Fonterra annual results and new business strategy to be released next week on Thursday, September 26
The sales rate was around 50% at all of Barfoot & Thompson's main auctions last week
Fewer properties are being offered at auction but more are selling, suggesting agents and their clients are being more selective about which properties to put on the block
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Fewer properties are being offered at auction but more are selling, suggesting agents and their clients are being more selective about which properties to put on the block
National house sales volumes sank to a five year low in August but prices were flat overall, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says
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National house sales volumes sank to a five year low in August but prices were flat overall, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says
More investors looking at smaller commercial properties as interest rates fall and they chase rental income stream
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More investors looking at smaller commercial properties as interest rates fall and they chase rental income stream
Activity ticked up in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms in the first week of spring
Just under half the 655 residential property auctions interest.co.nz monitored in August sold under the hammer
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Just under half the 655 residential property auctions interest.co.nz monitored in August sold under the hammer
Dairy farming co-operative Fonterra says it needs more time to finalise its annual financial results after significant recent asset write-downs
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Dairy farming co-operative Fonterra says it needs more time to finalise its annual financial results after significant recent asset write-downs