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Real Estate News
New Zealand’s mortgaged investors see fall in share of property purchases
Over the past three months, New Zealand‘s mortgaged investors have seen their share of property purchases fall, while the number of first-home buyers (FHBs) bought at increased rates. CoreLogic New Zealand (NZ) Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson said these patterns were more due to the 40 per cent deposit mortgaged investors need, rather than the March tax changes. The June…
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NEW ZEALAND
Housing policy changes have had little effect on the NZ market
Three months on from the New Zealand government’s housing policy, CoreLogic reveals the changes are yet to have a discernible impact on the market. CoreLogic Head of Research Nick Goodall admits it’s “still early days”, after the New Zealand (NZ) government policy was announced on 23 March this year. “It’s hard to disentangle the government’s bright-line extension and tapered removal…
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NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand’s property market upswing is nationwide
CoreLogic New Zealand takes an in-depth look at suburb-level property data, revealing a surprising market upswing. Upmarket shopping district Herne Bay remains New Zealand’s (NZ) most expensive suburb with a median value of $3.16 million. However, in terms of value growth, cheaper areas reign supreme. Reflecting better relative affordability and easier access for a wider range of buyers, Manunui in…
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Real Estate News
New Zealand house construction costs rise at fastest rate in two years
Housing construction costs in New Zealand surged by 1.3 per cent over the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest CoreLogic's Cordell Housing Index Price (CHIP).
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Elite Agent
Queenstown rents take a hit as tourism dries up
As average rent prices climb across New Zealand in spite of the pandemic, tourist town Queenstown has seen its rent prices plummet by 10 per cent since the same time last year. According to MBIE’s data, average rents for NZ rose by 4.8 per cent in the three months to June since the previous year. Surprisingly, rent prices in many…
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INTERNATIONAL
Ten NZ property market predictions for the rest of 2019
New Zealand’s residential property sales activity looks set to tick along at the same controlled pace in the second half of the year as it has in the first, with average values growing in a restrained fashion. Other key factors to watch over the rest of 2019 include policy decisions from the Reserve Bank (e.g LVR and bank capital rules),…
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Real Estate News
Current rental yields around New Zealand are looking up
CoreLogic have released their figures concerning growth in New Zealand’s rental market, revealing that rental growth is now outpacing property values. Interestingly, the results show the highest rental yields can now be found outside the main centres while the 10 lowest yielding suburbs are all located in Auckland. CoreLogic’s Senior Property Economist, Kelvin Davidson, noted that after a long period…
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