Greg Ninness

Dairy and grazing farm sales holding up but sales of horticultural, finishing and arable properties are down says REINZ

Dairy and grazing farm sales holding up but sales of horticultural, finishing and arable properties are down says REINZ

Barfoot & Thompson sold 40% at their latest auctions as sluggish sales trends continue into the peak summer season

Barfoot & Thompson sold 40% at their latest auctions as sluggish sales trends continue into the peak summer season

The housing market makes a poor start to the new year with house prices and sales volumes in decline and the number of listings rising

The housing market makes a poor start to the new year with house prices and sales volumes in decline and the number of listings rising

Yields starting to rise on residential investment properties in Auckland as rents rise and capital gains start to dry up

Yields starting to rise on residential investment properties in Auckland as rents rise and capital gains start to dry up

CBD apartment market off to a solid start with three out of five selling under the hammer at the first major apartment auction of 2017

CBD apartment market off to a solid start with three out of five selling under the hammer at the first major apartment auction of 2017

Dwelling consent figures ended last year on a sour note with little relief in sight for Auckland's growing housing shortage

Dwelling consent figures ended last year on a sour note with little relief in sight for Auckland's growing housing shortage

Harcourts' auction rooms are getting busier as summer heats up, with sales achieved on just over half the auctioned properties

Harcourts' auction rooms are getting busier as summer heats up, with sales achieved on just over half the auctioned properties

Research by Valocity shows the housing market was more restrained in the lead up to the last election but bounced back immediately afterwards

Research by Valocity shows the housing market was more restrained in the lead up to the last election but bounced back immediately afterwards

Auction rooms getting busier; Barfoot & Thompson sold 28 out of 53 in latest auctions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Asking rents on Trade Me Property rose strongly in Wellington last year but showed only modest gains in Auckland and declined in Christchurch