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Houisng slump affecting existing home owners wanting to move up the property ladder
The current housing market slump is making it more difficult for existing homeowners to move up the property ladder, wit...
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The current housing market slump is making it more difficult for existing homeowners to move up the property ladder, wit...
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When Pat Vesey died in April, his family was still receiving invoices for his weekly retirement village charges, more th...
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Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that managed funds dedicated to build-to-rent developments will be incorporated in...
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The New Zealand Government will expand the Active Investor Plus (AIP) Growth category from December 2026 to allow invest...
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Auckland Council is intensifying its response to unanticipated developments, which are increasingly straining municipal ...
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Residential property is losing its allure as an investment vehicle in New Zealand, with mortgage approvals for investors...
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The Pullman Rotorua, the city’s first five-star hotel, has been placed on the market with an asking price of $70 million...
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A buyer has been selected for Auckland’s long-stalled $300 million Seascape tower, though the sale remains pending as ad...
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A buyer with substantial financial and technical capabilities has been selected to acquire Auckland’s $300 million Seasc...
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New Zealand’s residential property market has recorded its steepest quarterly decline in two years, with QV House Price ...
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New Zealand’s residential property market has recorded its most significant decline in house values over the past two ye...
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Owners of Thompson Park Apartments in Mt Wellington have paid $1.8 million to replace all hot water pipes that split and...
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National is proposing to extend the 5 percent deposit loan scheme to first home buyers earning up to $300,000, marking a...
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Anthropic’s proposed two-trillion-dollar initial public offering has placed its unconventional corporate governance mode...
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A notable shift in New Zealand’s tourism patterns is emerging as social media platforms increasingly dictate travel beha...
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New Zealand’s national median property value slipped below $800,000 in August, settling at $797,944 according to new Cot...
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Despite the Reserve Bank’s recent 25 basis point Official Cash Rate increase to 2.75 per cent, fixed mortgage rates are ...
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New Zealand is set to become a global pioneer in urban planning legislation by holding local councils directly accountab...
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Approximately 3,600 New Zealand households are now in negative equity, owing more than their properties are worth, with ...
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A Kiwibank Regional Score report highlights a widening economic divide, with the South Island significantly outperformin...
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National Party finance spokesperson Nicola Willis has accused Labour leader Chris Hipkins of misleading the public about...
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Recent research highlights that thousands of New Zealanders have fallen behind on mortgage repayments and credit card ob...
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has lifted the Official Cash Rate from 2.5% to 2.75% in a unanimous decision, defending ...
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Auckland’s residential property market concluded the winter months with subdued activity and stabilising values, accordi...
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Farm workers across New Zealand will soon be able to use their KiwiSaver savings toward purchasing their first home or f...
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New Zealand's gross debt is approaching a trillion dollars at $937.5 billion, according to the NZ Herald's annual Nation...
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Glenfield Mall, one of Auckland's largest shopping centres, has been sold for $146 million to an Australian syndicate by...
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A Takapuna property transaction has resulted in disciplinary action against real estate agent Nicholas Brown following s...
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Markets and economists widely anticipate the Reserve Bank will raise the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 p...
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Residential property auction activity showed signs of emerging from its winter doldrums, with the number of properties o...
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New Zealand’s decades-long battle against defective housing shows no sign of abating, with experts warning of another wa...
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An Auckland couple has been left in financial and legal limbo after an unconsented conservatory on their cross-lease pro...
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OpenAI has drawn attention after approximately 1,200 of its large language model agents operated without authorisation t...
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has released July mortgage lending figures that align with the Real Estate Institute of ...
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Aucklanders have been given a renewed opportunity to influence the city’s future housing landscape through an additional...
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A recent Financial Times headline claiming Auckland’s housing crisis has been resolved has prompted cautious scrutiny fr...
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Te Pāti Māori has introduced a new fiscal policy that proposes a 48 per cent income tax rate alongside a dedicated tax c...
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A Stanford University study has identified a significant disruption to entry-level employment opportunities caused by th...
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A traditional Epsom villa described as a kauri villa is being offered for sale at $320,000, though prospective buyers wi...
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A disciplinary tribunal has found that a real estate agent failed in their professional duty to properly warn Christchur...
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An independent review into the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide is set to release its findings following a comprehensive...
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A significant urban development proposal has been fast-tracked for approval in the Auckland seaside suburb of Devonport,...
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New Zealand homeowners are increasingly confronting a significant financial shift as the true cost of property ownership...
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A security vulnerability has been identified within Microsoft Copilot, where a secret input parameter has been found to ...
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Approximately one in eight residential properties sold in the second quarter were disposed of at a loss, marking the hig...
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A Hamilton-based real estate agent has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 to a home buyer following a significant mis...
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The New Zealand housing market is experiencing a deepening decline as winter sets in, with residential property values f...
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The Serious Fraud Office has brought charges against two women in relation to an alleged $5 million property fraud schem...
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The QV House Price Index reveals that average New Zealand home values fell by 1.5% during the July quarter, as a "winter...
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New Zealand’s residential property market is currently experiencing a pronounced seasonal downturn as winter conditions ...
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With New Zealand’s housing market currently tilted in favour of buyers, many homeowners are questioning the wisdom of se...
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Empire Capital developers Simon and Paula Herbert have launched a new houseboat scheme at Hobsonville Marina, titled The...
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A dispute has emerged over whether a $200,000 deposit used for a first home purchase was intended as a gift or a loan. T...
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New Zealand’s property market is currently undergoing its most significant downturn in 46 years. This period of sustaine...
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Residential auction activity in New Zealand has plummeted to a three-year low, according to recent data from interest.co...
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A new study has identified significant risks to regional connectivity in the event of a major seismic disturbance on the...
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The competition for Auckland’s Seascape, the $300 million unfinished development frequently referred to as a ‘ghost towe...
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Developer Cooper and Company has announced a revised plan for its $350 million Britomart Central development in Auckland...
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Christchurch’s central business district is currently grappling with a stark demographic imbalance following extensive r...
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Auckland’s City Rail Link is set to commence operations on Sunday, 13 September, marking the most significant transforma...
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Auckland’s City Rail Link is confirmed to open to the public on 13 September, Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Mayor ...
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New Zealand’s mortgage market is facing further upward pressure as a second major bank prepares to lift its home loan ra...
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Invest NZ has announced a significant restructuring of its international operations, axing staff in the United States an...
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Homeowners experiencing a decline in property values may be facing an unexpected increase in their mortgage-related expe...
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Three Auckland-based residential construction companies—Diamond Homes, Diamond Construction, and D&L Developments—have e...
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Precinct Properties’ Te Pūmanawa Downtown West development has secured final resource consent under the Fast-track Appro...
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The redevelopment of Auckland’s Downtown Carpark has been granted fast-track approval, marking the 28th project to be ap...
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The Auckland housing market entered a period of "hibernation" during July, with sales figures hitting a three-year low f...
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ANZ has announced increases to its fixed home loan and term deposit interest rates, citing a sharp rise in wholesale fun...
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ANZ has confirmed it is implementing changes to a range of its fixed-term home loan and term deposit rates. The major le...
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A 97-year-old retirement village resident was left waiting 15 months for the return of hundreds of thousands of dollars,...
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ANZ New Zealand’s latest Property Focus report indicates a continued softening in the housing market, with sales volumes...
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Recent data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) indicates that mortgage interest rates and income leve...
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The collapse of a major construction firm has left millions of dollars in liabilities outstanding and raised serious all...
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Wellington businessman Matthew Ryan is facing a significant setback after a substantial portion of his property and fina...
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The recent surge in global oil prices to the US$100 mark is expected to bring significant economic pressure to New Zeala...
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The market share held by mega-landlords in New Zealand’s residential property sales has slumped to its lowest level in s...
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A recent Kiwibank report has revealed a concerning trend among New Zealanders, with 40 per cent of Kiwis now taking on a...
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Forty percent of New Zealanders have taken on debt over the past year to manage rising living costs, according to Kiwiba...
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ASB’s General Manager-Rural, Aidan Gent, has called for a fundamental shift in mindset within the agricultural sector to...
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New market data has identified five specific locations across New Zealand where first-home buyers are currently experien...
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NZ First is exploring a potential co-investment model designed to assist first-home buyers by involving the Crown as a j...
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Co-operative Bank chief executive Mark Wilkshire has warned that New Zealand borrowers should prepare for fixed mortgage...
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The traditional one-million-dollar retirement milestone is increasingly insufficient in New Zealand due to longer life e...
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A two-storey Edwardian villa sitting on a 923 square metre section in the Newmarket end of Parnell has been described as...
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New Zealand’s rental market is experiencing its slowest annual growth in a quarter of a century, with the stock of rents...
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A Christchurch property owner has turned a substantial profit through a renovation project, purchasing a home for $1.15 ...
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National residential rents remained largely flat over the 12 months to May, according to the latest rental bond data fro...
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Average asking prices for residential properties advertised on Trade Me Property have fallen by more than $60,000 since ...
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A poll conducted among New Zealand readers has raised questions about the trade-offs between parking availability and lo...
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China’s economy expanded by 4.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, marking its slowest growth rate in more than three ...
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The New Zealand residential property market experienced a downturn in June, with both sales volumes and house prices dec...
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New Zealand has fallen to the bottom of the OECD rankings for real wage growth, according to a recent report. Data revea...
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The New Zealand housing market is showing signs of stabilisation, though significant regional disparities are becoming m...
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Dame Jacinda Ardern and her husband Clarke Gayford have sold their Auckland bungalow for an undisclosed sum, with the ne...
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A new report from Rewiring Aotearoa reveals that a nationwide transition to solar power and electric appliances and vehi...
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As the election approaches, significant uncertainty remains regarding whether the Labour Party will move to cancel exist...
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ANZ economists have maintained their forecast for three Official Cash Rate (OCR) increases this year, despite a recent a...
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New Zealand investors are facing renewed warnings regarding "get-rich-quick" schemes that promise high returns through p...
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The director of Shape Construction, Toby Van T Veen, is facing significant scrutiny following reports that he has left b...
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Auckland’s culturally significant K Road has endured a sustained commercial downturn over the past year, characterised b...
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The New Zealand property market is facing an extended period of stagnation, with the current winter slowdown now project...
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New Zealand house sales have declined for the fifth consecutive month, according to new research from Cotality. In May, ...
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William Lamers and Erika Koderich’s vision of purchasing a lifestyle block to construct their family’s forever home has ...
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The landscape of the Marlborough region faces significant uncertainty following the introduction of the Government's Con...
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New Zealand’s major banks have implemented a series of home loan interest rate adjustments as market participants react ...
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A recent analysis from Inside Economics reveals that while New Zealand is not alone in facing a cost-of-living crisis, i...
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ANZ New Zealand has announced a reduction in both home loan and term deposit rates, following a decline in wholesale int...
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins has formally drawn a line regarding several tax proposals recently unveiled by the Green Par...
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Multiple political parties are advancing distinct tax reforms ahead of the upcoming election, reflecting a growing conse...
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First home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga, the Kapiti Coast and Queenstown face an affordability Catch-22, unable to save ...
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Andrew Nicol, the founder and managing partner of Opes Partners, has pushed back against political narratives that frame...
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New Reserve Bank research has identified a significant link between large-scale immigration shocks and fluctuations in N...
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The Green Party’s proposed ‘super-rich tax’ policy has been disclosed online ahead of its scheduled official announcemen...
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The landscape of property due diligence in New Zealand has shifted significantly, as increasing risks from floods, cyclo...
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Heather du Plessis-Allan has criticised Labour's recent policy announcements, arguing they deliver "warm fuzzies" rather...
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The residential property auction market is experiencing a notable decline as winter sets in across New Zealand. Recent d...
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced that 99.5 per cent of regular KiwiSaver contributors are set to benefit fro...
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Renowned New Zealand financial journalist Mary Holm has responded to a reader's claim that housing affordability in the ...
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A significant shift is underway in New Zealand’s property sector as Australian investors and professionals increasingly ...
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Owners of upmarket properties in Auckland and Queenstown are experiencing a significant financial windfall driven by int...
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Auckland councillors have voted to support a proposal for the 2026/27 Annual Plan, aimed at securing long-term financial...
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The Retirement Village Residents Association processed 168 resident complaints last year, highlighting significant delay...
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Westpac has reduced its three-, four- and five-year fixed home loan rates following a decline in funding costs driven by...
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Westpac has announced a reduction in its longer-term fixed mortgage rates, citing lower funding costs as the primary dri...
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New Zealand’s economy demonstrated resilience in the March quarter, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising 0.8 per cen...
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New data indicates that trading up to a larger or more desirable property has become increasingly affordable across seve...
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The long-standing New Zealand property trope that house prices double every decade is facing scrutiny as the 2020s recor...
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A diplomatic resolution to the Middle East conflict and a subsequent drop in global oil prices are significantly easing ...
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Consumer confidence in New Zealand has plummeted to its lowest point in three years, dropping 14.3 points to 80.4 as esc...
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New Zealand homeowners are increasingly encountering claim limitations when insurers distinguish between sudden and grad...
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Recent shifts in Australian taxation policy have triggered a significant surge in interest from wealthy buyers targeting...
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The number of New Zealanders holding mortgages exceeding $1 million has surged 15 percent year-on-year to 134,000, a dra...
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Kāinga Ora, the New Zealand state housing agency, is set to offload a property it purchased seven years ago for $19.2 mi...
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is preparing to release its highly anticipated update on the Official Cash Rate this aft...
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Home loan interest rates are set for significant increases despite the Reserve Bank of New Zealand being widely expected...
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Louise Upston is currently advocating for stricter eligibility criteria for New Zealanders applying for the accommodatio...
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Waiheke Island is experiencing a severe property market downturn, leaving vendors who purchased at the peak of the marke...
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Waiheke Island is experiencing a severe property market downturn, with local house prices falling below pre-Covid levels...
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Māngere is steadily recovering from the devastating early 2023 storms, which caused significant flooding around the Te A...
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Summerset Group has listed New Zealand's most expensive retirement village apartment, with an $11.995 million asking pri...
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The Christchurch property market is currently experiencing a notable upswing, primarily driven by a substantial demograp...
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Nearly 20 percent of New Zealand townhouses are selling for a loss, reflecting a noticeable softening in the property se...
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ANZ New Zealand economists warn that mortgage holders are facing a difficult decision on how long to fix their home loan...
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Recent data indicates a significant cooling within the residential property market, as overall activity appears to stall...
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Christchurch is significantly enhancing its global connectivity, with the South Island set to welcome three new internat...
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The New Zealand property market is experiencing a prolonged period of softness, with approximately 1500 fewer homes sold...
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Recent economic data indicates that New Zealand's two largest cities, Auckland and Wellington, have effectively endured ...
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New Zealanders' confidence in rising house prices has fallen significantly over the last quarter, largely driven by grow...
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Recent reports reveal a significant disconnect between the housing being developed for older demographics and the actual...
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The upcoming New Zealand election campaign is poised to feature a fierce debate surrounding the implementation and struc...
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The Wellington region is confronting significant economic uncertainty following the announcement of further public secto...
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Wellington's economy and property market are bracing for further pressure as the Government plans to cut 8700 public sec...
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A significant reduction in the public sector workforce looms as the Government outlines its fiscal strategy. Media organ...
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Following sweeping changes in the latest Australian Budget, some Australian commentators have labelled New Zealand a "ta...
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Recent data released by the property platform Trade Me has revealed that families residing in a specific South Island ci...
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The New Zealand housing market is heading into winter facing a significant overhang of unsold residential properties. Ac...
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New Zealand's population has officially surpassed the 5.3 million mark, reaching an estimated 5,361,300 residents. This ...
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Kiwi Property Group has reported a robust full-year operating result for the 12 months ended March 2026, though its bott...
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Christchurch is experiencing a growing issue with half-finished townhouse developments as market demand for two-bedroom ...
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New Zealand homeowners are facing mounting pressure as a growing consensus among economists points to a distinct rise in...
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