Reserve Bank sees further house price falls (15 Dec 2010)
Housing market activity continues to slow, house prices may fall further in the near term and floating rate mortgage debt has hit a near decade high, according to the latest Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Statement.
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What's happening across the regions (14 Dec 2010)
Across the country there was a mixed picture in both total sales and median price movement.
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Rental looking good, residential moribund (14 Dec 2010)
Confidence about the economy in a year's time has slipped slightly and the residential real estate and commercial property sectors remain ‘moribund', according to the latest BNZ Confidence Survey.
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House price values and sales boosted by late spring surge (14 Dec 2010)
A late spring surge in the residential property market has lifted the level of sales back above 5,000 and the national median price up to $360,000, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) November report.
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Rates left unchanged over stimulus effect concerns (09 Dec 2010)
The Reserve Bank left the OCR rate unchanged at 3% and forecast limited rises over the next two years, citing concerns the low rate was failing to provide a boost to the economy with below average corporate investment intentions and a weak housing market.
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LAQC changes confirmed (07 Dec 2010)
Proposed new rules confirmed today as part of the wider tax shake-up will eliminate landlords’ and businesses’ ability to claim depreciation on buildings and tighten the rules for LAQCs.
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Property values begin to stabilise (07 Dec 2010)
New Zealand property values are beginning to stabilise, though sales volumes remain relatively low, according to the latest QV residential property indices for November.
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Housing confidence down, investment property ‘less attractive’ (02 Dec 2010)
Confidence in the housing market continued to fall over the three months to October, with tax changes regarding investment property adding to the cautiousness towards housing as an investment option, according to the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey.
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Steve McKnight on how to use real estate to create a golden future (30 Nov 2010)
Steve McKnight was a key note speaker at the NZPIF Conference 15-17 October in Blenheim
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Housing consents continue to fall (30 Nov 2010)
The seasonally adjusted number of new housing units authorised, excluding apartments, has fallen for the fourth consecutive months to the lowest level since July 2009, Statistics New Zealand has said.
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Removal of gift duty still unclear (30 Nov 2010)
News the government is to abolish gift duty – confirmed by Revenue Minister Peter Dunne – may not mean the end of the current system for transferring property assets into trusts.
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Land investment product definition drafted (27 Nov 2010)
The problem definition of a land investment product finally has some clarity with a proposal to make the definition narrow around complex land investment schemes rather than broad capturing basic investment.
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Property gauges not positive (23 Nov 2010)
The housing market continued to weaken in October, with the ANZ Property Focus reporting the lowest number of sales for any month of October since the series began in 1992.
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Wanted: 100,000 additional rental properties for Auckland (22 Nov 2010)
An additional 100,000 rental properties will be required for Auckland at a cost of $31.1 billion over the next 20 years.
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Harcourts picks up a pulse in market (22 Nov 2010)
Housing market sales during October are down by as much as 46% on the year earlier in some parts of the country, according to the latest Harcourts MarketWatch figures.
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Commercial property returns move into upswing (19 Nov 2010)
A gradual slowing of the decline of commercial property capital values market is helping deliver improved investment returns, according to the Investment Property Databank.
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No spring in property markets step (11 Nov 2010)
The traditional springtime rise in residential property sales has failed to materialise so far this year, though the national median price is holding firm at $350,000 according to the latest REINZ monthly house price index.
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Further house price falls possible, says Reserve Bank (10 Nov 2010)
Housing market activity has weakened ‘considerably’ over the past year and house prices could decline further, according to the Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Report.
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Homestar launch prompts cost concerns (10 Nov 2010)
Property investors have given a lukewarm welcome to the launch of the Homestar property ratings scheme, citing costs and the possibility of compulsory accreditation as problematic.
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Property loses top place to term deposits (09 Nov 2010)
Falling investor confidence has prompted a flight towards the safety of term deposits at the expense of property investment, according to the latest ASB Investor Confidence Survey.
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Property values continue slide (08 Nov 2010)
Property values continue to gradually decline and are now 5.5% below the market peak of late 2007, according to the latest QV residential property report. However the news is not all bad.
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Auckland house sales fall to 20-month low (03 Nov 2010)
Monthly home sales in New Zealand's biggest city have fallen to their lowest level in 20 months as the lingering effects of the stalled economic recovery continue to weigh on households.
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Survey reveals property investor caution (02 Nov 2010)
Property investors are eager to reduce debt and increase savings, mirroring the financial changes many New Zealanders are making, according to the latest ANZ Property Investment Survey.
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Wanted: Four bedroom properties (01 Nov 2010)
There is a shortage of four-bedroom rental properties across the country, demand for all types of rental accommodation in Auckland and a small overall increase in rents, according to First National’s latest quarterly residential property management survey.
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Housing market remains weak (01 Nov 2010)
The housing market remains weak, with sales and average selling prices falling further in September according to the latest ANZ Property Focus, which described a housing market “lost at sea and struggling to keep its head above water.”
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