Government prepared to bail out AMI (07 Apr 2011)
The Government is prepared to pump up to $500 million of equity into AMI Insurance after it reportedly had $1 billion of capital and reinsurance cover wiped out by the two Canterbury earthquakes.
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Record rents for Auckland (06 Apr 2011)
Rents in Auckland reached their highest recorded level in March, increasing by $32 on February to $434, according to the latest Barfoot & Thompson sales data.
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Cold water poured on overheating market claims (04 Apr 2011)
Despite media coverage of increased competition among Auckland renters – and corresponding reports of rising rents – average rental inflation across the Auckland region was just 3% in February, according to Crockers Market Research.
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New listings up in March, though still down on year earlier (01 Apr 2011)
New listing rose 9% in March with 12,247 properties brought to the market, however volumes are still 15% below the March 2010 level, according to the Realestate.co.nz March report.
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Government launches inquiry into housing affordability (31 Mar 2011)
An inquiry into housing affordability will be among the first tasks for the Government's Productivity Commission, Finance Minister Bill English announced today.
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Housing consents hit two-year low (30 Mar 2011)
The seasonally adjusted number of new houses authorised in February, excluding apartments, has fallen 7.8% from January, the lowest level for two years, according to Statistics New Zealand.
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Christchurch offers potential for property investment boom - maybe (29 Mar 2011)
Christchurch property investors could see boom times ahead – if the Government follows up on comments of a 10,000 home buy-out for residents and sells on the properties, according to Bayleys.
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Signs of improvement squashed by disasters home and away (23 Mar 2011)
Signs of improving housing market activity have been thoroughly quashed by uncertainty surrounding a local natural disaster and now a foreign one, according to the latest ANZ Property Focus.
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Mortgage holders question banks on rate cuts (23 Mar 2011)
Mortgage holders are questioning why their banks are making them wait between two and three-and-a-half weeks to pass on Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard's cut in official interest rates to their floating home loan rates.
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House prices, sales volumes and time to sell all up in February (14 Mar 2011)
February proved to be a mixed month for the housing market with volumes and the average median price up, but the average time to sell also increasing, according to the latest REINZ report.
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REINZ regional commentaries - February 2011 (14 Mar 2011)
The REINZ February 2011 regional commentaries.
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Floating home loan rates tumble (10 Mar 2011)
Major banks have lowered their floating rates this morning following the OCR cut. We explain who has made what changes here.
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Rent shock predicted as shortage gets worse (09 Mar 2011)
Auckland faces a rent shock as the Christchurch earthquake diaspora, rising insurance premiums and the loss of a landlords' tax break all affect demand on already scarce stock.
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Rent rise hopes boosted by consents figures (09 Mar 2011)
Hopes rents are set to increase have been given a boost by the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) on building consents.
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Only Auckland City values up on year earlier - QV (08 Mar 2011)
Auckland City is the only place in the country to see property values above this time last year, according to the QV indices for February.
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Reports of high demand not translating to higher Auckland rents (07 Mar 2011)
Despite press reports of skyrocketing rental demand in Auckland, rental prices appear to be holding steady according to the January Crockers Market Research.
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Rents down, sales up in Auckland (03 Mar 2011)
Auckland's average weekly rent fell by $14 in February from the all-time high of $416 in January, according to the latest Barfoot & Thompson housing market report.
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Earthquake adds to housing market woes - ANZ (02 Mar 2011)
What little momentum was being seen in the housing market is in danger of being entirely snuffed out in the wake of the devastating Christchurch earthquake, according to the latest ANZ Property Focus.
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Banks offer loan relief for quake victims (24 Feb 2011)
The country's major banks have announced a number of assistance package measures for home loan customers affected by the Christchurch earthquake.
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House market to remain weak - ASB (22 Feb 2011)
The housing market is set to remain subdued for the next couple of years and further declines in house prices are expected in early 2011, according to the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey.
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House sales hit a new low in January; prices slide (11 Feb 2011)
The Real Estate Institute says only 3,252 houses changed hands in January, beating the previous record low of 3,666 in January last year.
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What's happening with house prices in your region (11 Feb 2011)
Landlords.co.nz looks at the residential house price highlights for January 2011.
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Flat hunt tip: treat it like a job interview (08 Feb 2011)
People desperate to rent property in central Auckland should treat their dealings with estate agents like a job interview, estate agencies warn.
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Auckland rents rise above the doom and gloom (08 Feb 2011)
The rental market – particularly in Auckland – has been bucking the trend of falling prices and low sales as “a whole new generation of renters have left home ownership behind.”
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Property values still down but stabilising - QV (08 Feb 2011)
Christchurch and Nelson are the only places to have seen residential property values increase on last year, according to the latest QV Residential Property update.
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