New Zealand (Page 18)

housing boom

Reserve Bank says it’s not responsible for housing boom | WATCH

New Zealand Property Market

The New Zealand Property Conundrum | WATCH

House Prices

Skyrocketing house prices means buy now, says real estate agent

Plans to close Monteith’s brewery

Banking system

ANZ joins ASB in requiring property investors to stump up 30% deposit instead of 20%

James Shaw

‘It incenses me’: James Shaw expresses anger over Govt inaction on house prices

Greytown

Greytown’s oldest commercial building now luxury accommodation and it’s up for sale

Real Estate Agents

COVID 19 – means more NZ Real Estate Agents | REA

Jacinda

Ardern says she wants to ensure first home buyers can get into the market, as prices soar | WATCH

Māori housing

Māori paying enough rent they could afford homes, but can’t compete with investors

ASB

ASB adjusts LVR restrictions in support of first home buyers

Auckland

Highest number of properties sold in New Zealand since 2016 | REINZ

days to sell a property

Selling as fast as hotcakes | Days to sell a house lowest in 17 years – REINZ

Auctions

Nearly a quarter of all properties sold by auction in October

OCR

Reserve Bank holds cash rate at record low 0.25% | WATCH

Bindi Norwell

Record house prices – 19% increase in 12 months | REINZ

E-Newsletter

Property News NZ News Summary Thursday 12 November, 2020

Lake Terrace Taupo

Prized Lakefront Site On The Market Promises Sale Of The Century For Developers

Shelly Bay

Wellington City councillors vote in favour of sell and lease of land at Shelly Bay

Property manager

Property manager stole nearly $50,000 in rent payments

housing market

‘Scrambling to catch up’: Reserve Bank caught ‘completely off guard’ by strong housing market – economist

Why Auckland house prices will continue to fly

LVRs

RBNZ to consider reinstating LVRs from March 2021

Reserve Bank

No Change | Official Cash Rate (OCR)

Property Noise E-Newsletter

Property News NZ News Summary | Wednesday 11 November, 2020

million-dollar property

What a million-dollar property looks like around the country | WATCH

Ollie Wall

Real Estate Agent buys My Food Bag founder’s house

Ford Motor Company

Model T factory goes up for sale

Property Ladder

Expert Feature: Getting on the Property Ladder

house prices

With house prices soaring again, the Government must get ahead of the market – expert

Mortgage Rates

Mortgage wars continue as bank slashes floating rate to 2.5 per cent | WATCH

matchmaking

Lyttelton-based real estate agent diversifies into matchmaking

housing market

Remarkable turnaround for the housing market | CoreLogic

Metlifecare

Metlifecare to repay $6.8m from wage subsidy scheme

New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand Defence Force has spent millions buying a Manawatū farm

OneRoof

Paul Maher To Lead OneRoof

The Wright Family Foundation

Multi-million dollar racecourse project underway

Australian Property News Update | Friday 6 November, 2020

ASB

ASB set to close 23 branches

Hamish Walker

Ex-National MP Hamish Walker who quit over COVID-19 data leak joins Paula Bennett in real estate

Property News Summary

Property News Summary | Friday 6 November, 2020

New Zealand Architecture Awards

Winners announced: 2020 New Zealand Architecture Awards

Hamish Walker

MP heads back to being a real estate agent

Karapiro Luxury Property

Karapiro Luxury Property Has Untapped Potential

Property Investors Federation

Property Investors Federation doubles down on claim first home buyers contributing to housing crisis

Barfoot & Thompson

Auckland house sales for $2 million no longer an exception

Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune home to make way for town house development

kiwibank

Kiwibank Economist Update – November 2020 | WATCH

Ivan Rakich

Real estate legend dies

Tony Alexander

REINZ & Tony Alexander Real Estate Survey – November 2020

The Department of Conservation

Surplus Rural Sections | FOR SALE

First-home buyers

First-home buyers unimpressed with being told they’re making housing crisis worse

The Trusts Act

Law change set to make trusts more transparent for beneficiaries

Futuro 'spaceship' home

‘Original tiny home’: Futuro ‘spaceship’ home up for sale to highest Trade Me bidder

Fernland Spa

Fernland Spa | FOR SALE

Auckland house hunter

Auckland house hunter shocked by properties going onto rental market weeks after being sold

Residential Tenancies Act

Property investment group says first-home buyers making ‘the housing crisis worse’

Alexa P Lambert

REVEALED: Top U.S. Real Estate Agents | 2020

NZ's housing market

NZ Housing Market & Interest Rates Forecast 2021 | WATCH

landlords

I used to think all landlords were rich – until I became one by accident

country estate

World class country estate for sale

Property prices

Property prices inflate again with the average asking cost at a 13-year high

Vanessa Williams

Auckland’s average asking price HITS $1,015,383 – realestate.co.nz | October 2020 REPORT

property market

New Zealand’s surging property market is a national crisis

ANZ Property Focus

‘We expect the OCR will be lowered to -0.25%’ | ANZ

Air traffic control tower

Wellington’s air traffic control tower ‘Arnold’ sold after two weeks on the market | WATCH

New Zealand Property Market

Banks had another busy month in September

Home transfers

Home transfers rebound in September quarter

cash-laden first home buyers

Property market ‘as good as it’s ever been’ for mortgage brokers, cash-laden first home buyers

New Zealand's most beautiful places

REVEALED: New Zealand’s most beautiful places

Trade Me Property

Porirua; New Zealand’s most expensive district to rent

Property Brokers

Property Brokers opens in New Plymouth

Frances Sweetman

NZ’s financial stability under threat as lending skyrockets – economist

Luxury Escape

Idyllic Luxury Escape Goes Up For Sale

Mortgage lending

MORTGAGES ‘Housing market on steroids:’ Mortgage lending hits record high of $7.3 billion in September

low interest rates

How permanently low interest rates are killing the home ownership dream for many

Wellington library

Wellington City Council agrees to strengthen city library

Latest Property News Summary

Latest Property News Summary – 28 October, 2020 | NEW ZEALAND

CoreLogic

What does the election result mean for the property market?

house prices

How to take the heat out of NZ’s house prices?

Christopher Amitrano, Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Kiss Frontman Gene Simmons Selling His Rock Star Estate for $22M in Beverly Hills

RBNZ

New mortgage commitments sky rocket | Reserve Bank

investor confidence

House prices and sharemarket nudge pessimistic investor confidence

house prices

Calls for Reserve Bank and Government to take control of increasing house prices | WATCH

Auckland landlord

Landlord left with thousands to pay after tenant leaves flat full of rubbish | WATCH

Auckland property

‘Buyers are trying to compete’: Auckland property sells for $1.45 million above CV

Century 21

First home buyers abuzz this weekend – LVRs would be a cruel blow

Bottle of wine

Woman refused real estate licence over $10 wine theft gets conviction overturned

Kāpiti Coast

Kāpiti Coast’s Growing Attraction Reflected In Latest Property Revaluations

DOC HUT

New DOC hut cost blows out to more than $3m

Bayleys

National Real Estate Agency And Rural Property Company Merge

Population growth

Population growth shows New Zealand’s least popular regions

CoreLogic

CoreLogic and Trade Me partner to supercharge property insights in NZ

ASB

Housing boom – who’s buying?

RENT VS BUY

Is it better to buy or rent a property?

Wilson Parking

Wilson Parking to sell three of its Wellington car parks after allegations of anti-competitive behaviour

Auckland property

Kiwis remain keen on climbing the property ladder

housing market

What agents don’t have to disclose when selling you a house | WATCH

MyPitchList

MyPitchList – Real Estate Startup

Auckland property companies

Two Auckland property companies fined $74,000 for extra expenses to homebuyers

The Upward Surge Continues | REINZ

kiwibank

Kiwibank Economics Update – 20 October | WATCH

farm sales

Increase in farm sales suggest investors opting for ‘security of land ownership’ amid COVID-19 uncertainty

Burger King

Burger King NZ SOLD

Eric Watson

Businessman Eric Watson sentenced to a four-month jail term

REINZ CEO Bindi Norwell

REINZ: Will 2020 post-election period see the usual effect on housing, or will it be another anomaly?

CoreLogic

CoreLogic NZ Monthly Property & Economic Update – October | WATCH

Bob Jones

“Enormous crash….coming next year – Mass unemployment | Bob Jones

Property prices

‘A bad thing’: Property prices doubling every 10 years increases inequality – expert

NZ house sales

More houses sold last month in NZ than in any month since March 2017 | WATCH

NZ housing market

Hot New Zealand property market sees mad scramble for real estate | WATCH

double-dip recession

How the predicted double-dip recession could coincide with a slew of business failures

The Best Nudist Beaches in New Zealand

haunted locations

What’s lurking inside New Zealand’s most-haunted locations

recession

Double-dip recession next year, but housing rolls on

Air traffic control tower

Air traffic control tower up for sale in Wellington, sparking plenty of interest | WATCH

house purchase

Auditor-General asks Auckland University about $5m house purchase for vice chancellor | WATCH

Gary Stone

Real Estate Agent fights to clear name

Wealth

How your wealth ranks compared to other New Zealanders

Lake Ōhau

Charred devastation revealed a week on from destructive fire at Lake Ōhau | WATCH

CoreLogic

First Home Buyers Take A Record Share Of Purchases

house prices

Surging house prices can’t last forever – REINZ

Interest rate war

Interest rate war predicted as banks look to lend more

South Island resort

Forest, Frogs And Film Stars… Renowned Southern Nature Resort Goes Up For Sale

wealth tax

Why a poverty advocate is against the Green Party’s wealth tax

Heartland Bank

The Price War Begins: Home Loans starting from 1.99% p.a.