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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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Auction rooms getting busier; Barfoot & Thompson sold 28 out of 53 in latest auctions
8th Feb 17, 11:29am
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Auction rooms getting busier; Barfoot & Thompson sold 28 out of 53 in latest auctions
Harcourts auction rooms are starting to stir after the Christmas/New Year hibernation: Results from Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Christchurch and Queenstown/Lakes
4th Feb 17, 9:11am
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Harcourts auction rooms are starting to stir after the Christmas/New Year hibernation: Results from Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Christchurch and Queenstown/Lakes
Barfoot & Thompson's January sales volumes down 30% compared to last year, prices flat
3rd Feb 17, 10:36am
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Barfoot & Thompson's January sales volumes down 30% compared to last year, prices flat
Housing selling well at auction in central Auckland suburbs but struggling in Manukau
2nd Feb 17, 9:55am
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Housing selling well at auction in central Auckland suburbs but struggling in Manukau
Auckland and Waikato housing markets show signs of cooling as new listings on Realestate.co.nz rise while asking prices fall, but there's still plenty of heat around the rest of the country
1st Feb 17, 3:37pm
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Auckland and Waikato housing markets show signs of cooling as new listings on Realestate.co.nz rise while asking prices fall, but there's still plenty of heat around the rest of the country
The average value of homes has fallen for two consecutive months on Auckland's North Shore, Waitakere and Manukau and in most of Hamilton as market cools
1st Feb 17, 5:23am
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The average value of homes has fallen for two consecutive months on Auckland's North Shore, Waitakere and Manukau and in most of Hamilton as market cools
Migrants pouring in from overseas as more NZ citizens left this country than returned last year
31st Jan 17, 11:21am
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Migrants pouring in from overseas as more NZ citizens left this country than returned last year
Lamb wool prices have dropped so low that some farmers won't recover the costs of shearing and getting it to market
27th Jan 17, 4:22pm
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Lamb wool prices have dropped so low that some farmers won't recover the costs of shearing and getting it to market
Latest auction results: Barfoot's apartment auction a fizzer but keen bidding at Ray White City Apartments' and Bayleys' first auctions of the year
26th Jan 17, 3:31pm
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Latest auction results: Barfoot's apartment auction a fizzer but keen bidding at Ray White City Apartments' and Bayleys' first auctions of the year
Mortgage interest rates would only need to head back up to where they were two years ago to start putting pressure on household budgets
25th Jan 17, 11:32am
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Mortgage interest rates would only need to head back up to where they were two years ago to start putting pressure on household budgets
Auctions getting underway again as the real estate market starts to wind back up after the holiday break: latest Barfoot results
24th Jan 17, 12:34pm
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Auctions getting underway again as the real estate market starts to wind back up after the holiday break: latest Barfoot results
Steady demand for good quality rural properties but less interest in lesser quality farms - REINZ
23rd Jan 17, 11:05am
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Steady demand for good quality rural properties but less interest in lesser quality farms - REINZ
Housing prices headed south in most parts of the country last month, providing a faint ray of hope for those struggling to get onto the property ladder, even in Auckland
23rd Jan 17, 8:36am
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Housing prices headed south in most parts of the country last month, providing a faint ray of hope for those struggling to get onto the property ladder, even in Auckland
Big increase in new dwelling consents issued in Auckland in November
Real estate agencies could face declining revenues as the housing market makes a poor start to summer
19th Jan 17, 10:14am
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Real estate agencies could face declining revenues as the housing market makes a poor start to summer
Median house prices dropped in most parts of the country in December, including hot spots like Auckland, Queenstown and Waikato/Bay of Plenty
17th Jan 17, 10:38am
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Median house prices dropped in most parts of the country in December, including hot spots like Auckland, Queenstown and Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Asking rents on Trade Me Property rose strongly in Wellington last year but showed only modest gains in Auckland and declined in Christchurch
16th Jan 17, 1:22pm
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Asking rents on Trade Me Property rose strongly in Wellington last year but showed only modest gains in Auckland and declined in Christchurch
Scraping together a deposit is likely to be the biggest hurdle first home buyers face, and not just in Auckland
22nd Dec 16, 8:15am
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Scraping together a deposit is likely to be the biggest hurdle first home buyers face, and not just in Auckland
No relief for Auckland's housing shortage and stretched infrastructure with record migration providing around 40,000 extra residents for the city in year to November
21st Dec 16, 11:43am
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No relief for Auckland's housing shortage and stretched infrastructure with record migration providing around 40,000 extra residents for the city in year to November
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday: ANZ raises mortgage & deposit rates, The Warehouse margins squeezed, 2 CEOs resign, Rakon gets cash injection
20th Dec 16, 4:03pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday: ANZ raises mortgage & deposit rates, The Warehouse margins squeezed, 2 CEOs resign, Rakon gets cash injection
Auction Results: Barfoot & Thomspon took 162 residential properties to auction last week, had sold 57 by the end of the following day
20th Dec 16, 11:03am
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Auction Results: Barfoot & Thomspon took 162 residential properties to auction last week, had sold 57 by the end of the following day
PM Bill English abolishes position of Housing Minister as latest figures show growing housing disaster in Auckland with only two thirds of the homes required being consented
19th Dec 16, 11:37am
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PM Bill English abolishes position of Housing Minister as latest figures show growing housing disaster in Auckland with only two thirds of the homes required being consented
Bayleys sold 50% of Auckland auction properties last week; plus auction results from Waikato and Hawke's Bay
19th Dec 16, 9:55am
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Bayleys sold 50% of Auckland auction properties last week; plus auction results from Waikato and Hawke's Bay
Will the housing market have a massive hangover or a soft landing next year? ANZ and Westpac economists give their views
17th Dec 16, 5:02am
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Will the housing market have a massive hangover or a soft landing next year? ANZ and Westpac economists give their views
Harcourts, Barfoot & Thompson, LJ Hooker and Ray White to pay fines ranging from $2.2m to $2.575m for price fixing
16th Dec 16, 3:19pm
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Harcourts, Barfoot & Thompson, LJ Hooker and Ray White to pay fines ranging from $2.2m to $2.575m for price fixing