News archive for 2022
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December 2022
19 Dec 2022 Faint glimmer of hope but train still in the tunnel
16 Dec 2022 Pull back in construction sector long time coming
15 Dec 2022 Property market slump deeper than predicted
14 Dec 2022 Beleaguered housing market takes a fresh leg lower
13 Dec 2022 Market flips – biggest dive in five years
13 Dec 2022 House values down more than $100,000 this year
12 Dec 2022 What’s in store for next year
8 Dec 2022 Building material rebates dumped just ahead of Comcom report
8 Dec 2022 Tough conditions for investor buying
7 Dec 2022 Market slow, but not in full retreat
3 Dec 2022 Regulations on family violence and assaults at tenancies explained
2 Dec 2022 Average house price falls nearly $90,000 in past year
November 2022
30 Nov 2022 Huge house price pain still to come
28 Nov 2022 Cash is king for underground landlords
25 Nov 2022 Apartment development set for third highest record
24 Nov 2022 Four reasons to get a rental chattels valuation
23 Nov 2022 Broad support for regulation of property mangers
23 Nov 2022 Lack of regulation details frustrates property managers
22 Nov 2022 Property King rides off into the sunset as new laws emerge
22 Nov 2022 Regulation for property managers and meth tests
21 Nov 2022 Traction on plans to fix rental crisis
18 Nov 2022 Profit taking from houses dropping
18 Nov 2022 Boom lowered on recalcitrant council
16 Nov 2022 Much bigger drop than predicted for house prices
15 Nov 2022 Prolonged collapse of house prices and sales
14 Nov 2022 Property insurance rarely adequate
10 Nov 2022 Huge falls in house prices this year
9 Nov 2022 Call for targeted foreign residential property buying to start again
7 Nov 2022 Investors snap up new builds at record levels
4 Nov 2022 Sales slump to worst in 12 years
3 Nov 2022 Property market not all doom and gloom
2 Nov 2022 Surface water and river flooding big risk for property prices
2 Nov 2022 Building consents continue to defy gravity
1 Nov 2022 Slow down in average Auckland rents
1 Nov 2022 Avoiding digital and broadband disputes
October 2022
31 Oct 2022 New housing rules create dilemmas
27 Oct 2022 Buckle up, the housing market slowdown isn’t over yet
26 Oct 2022 How to easily increase weekly rents
25 Oct 2022 The Capital leads in green real estate
21 Oct 2022 Auckland rents at a standstill
20 Oct 2022 Seven property investment firms officially warned for overstepping boundaries
19 Oct 2022 How costs compare between different landlords
18 Oct 2022 What landlords should be doing when rents are falling and tenants are in control
18 Oct 2022 Virtual reality can be game changing
17 Oct 2022 Investors climb on the Hamilton bandwagon
17 Oct 2022 Record high building costs expected to surge further
13 Oct 2022 Painful housing market keeps rolling on
12 Oct 2022 Auckland hotel sale biggest ever
12 Oct 2022 Bad start to spring sales
11 Oct 2022 Coast the toast of the regions
6 Oct 2022 Market adjusts to economic conditions
5 Oct 2022 One of worst times for fall in house values
5 Oct 2022 Office expectations higher for hybrid workers
3 Oct 2022 Empty home owners not willing to become landlords
3 Oct 2022 Building consents flatten, prices rise but construction carries on
September 2022
30 Sep 2022 No turning the corner on house prices
28 Sep 2022 Listings lift more than 70%
27 Sep 2022 Property managers flout privacy rules
23 Sep 2022 Rent rises could contribute to more inflation
21 Sep 2022 Five warning signs your property manager is underperforming
20 Sep 2022 Drug growing operation leaves landlord with massive costs
20 Sep 2022 Good tenants hard to find
16 Sep 2022 Values plunge in more than 80% of the country’s suburbs
14 Sep 2022 Rising rent and food prices impact households
13 Sep 2022 One way traffic for REINZ housing report
12 Sep 2022 Zoning rules needed for Airbnb to stop suburban rents declining
9 Sep 2022 Just a 1.1% increase in house values last month
9 Sep 2022 Third compensation payment to Kāinga Ora tenant over unruly neighbours
7 Sep 2022 Listings highest for 11 years as prices start to plateau
5 Sep 2022 New townhouses keep building consents high
5 Sep 2022 Falls and green shoots in housing market
August 2022
31 Aug 2022 Life sciences and healthcare sectors becoming a key focus for property investors
31 Aug 2022 Vile abuse leads to big compensation awards
29 Aug 2022 Bouncy castle deflating
25 Aug 2022 Housing confidence and investor buying plunge
24 Aug 2022 From famine to feast
24 Aug 2022 Market adjustment continues
19 Aug 2022 Land supply restrictions main cause of rampant house prices
18 Aug 2022 House profits dropping and some owners in negative equity
17 Aug 2022 Rent freeze suggested to private landlords’ surprise
16 Aug 2022 Boom in construction to fade over next few years
15 Aug 2022 Tax exemption discriminates against ordinary landlords
12 Aug 2022 House prices have further to fall
11 Aug 2022 Property market slump deepens
9 Aug 2022 Staggering drop in housing market annual growth
8 Aug 2022 Rental prices inch up; property sales slump to new low
4 Aug 2022 Residential sector not working as well as it could be
3 Aug 2022 Biggest fall in house prices for 14 years
3 Aug 2022 Building consents sink
1 Aug 2022 Bond service to get massive upgrade
July 2022
28 Jul 2022 Huge rent refund for Illegal ‘smoko shed’ conversion
27 Jul 2022 $40 billion value wiped off housing market in six months
27 Jul 2022 Tough headwinds and greater fall in house prices
26 Jul 2022 Renters making demands of property managers
26 Jul 2022 Staggering increase in Rotorua’s hotel room rates
25 Jul 2022 Buying opportunities stacking up for Canterbury investors
22 Jul 2022 Building costs soar and no end in sight
22 Jul 2022 Rental market turning on landlords
19 Jul 2022 House prices in free fall
18 Jul 2022 Answers to climate risk and housing getting closer
14 Jul 2022 Don’t expect a housing market turn
13 Jul 2022 House sales battered
11 Jul 2022 New mortgage lending rises after plunge
11 Jul 2022 Guilty plea in mortgage fraud case
8 Jul 2022 House prices now dropping rapidly as correction kicks in
7 Jul 2022 Investors on the back foot
5 Jul 2022 Auckland house sales plummet but prices defy expectations
4 Jul 2022 Rental supply spikes while demand dwindles
June 2022
30 Jun 2022 Not if, but when construction starts falling
29 Jun 2022 Housing market top of list for severe price crash
29 Jun 2022 Rules for massive residential intensification only weeks away
23 Jun 2022 Patchy housing market shows widespread falls as well as some increases
22 Jun 2022 Banks switch focus to refinancing
21 Jun 2022 Questions over new office construction
21 Jun 2022 Interest rates go higher
17 Jun 2022 Twenty reasons not to abandon the housing market
15 Jun 2022 Housing market continues to take a battering
13 Jun 2022 Landlords should be focusing on higher yields
9 Jun 2022 Seven months of profits gone
7 Jun 2022 Construction activity rises
4 Jun 2022 Housing confidence crashes
3 Jun 2022 Price retreat as sales escalate
2 Jun 2022 Huge surge in number of properties for sale
May 2022
30 May 2022 Tougher insulation rules date for new homes could be pushed out
27 May 2022 Lending on new mortgages plummets
26 May 2022 Reserve Bank predicting house price fall of 14% as market turns rapidly
24 May 2022 Illegal car removals costs landlord thousands of dollars
23 May 2022 Rents rise and rise
20 May 2022 Beating the long-term average
19 May 2022 The next property frontier
18 May 2022 Prices for development land set to skyrocket
17 May 2022 CBD retail and recovery chances
16 May 2022 ASB expects an inflation adjusted 20% drop in house prices
13 May 2022 Interest rates biting investors as market correction kicks in
12 May 2022 [OPINION] Budget 2022 should back build-to-rent communities
12 May 2022 Massive housing shortage turning but rental crisis looming
10 May 2022 Westpac predicting 15% fall in house prices
5 May 2022 Falling house prices slowly entrenching
4 May 2022 Auckland sales and prices plummet
3 May 2022 Two cities drop out of the $1 million market
3 May 2022 Investors federation has plans to fix rental crisis
2 May 2022 Landlord tax could breach tax principles
April 2022
30 Apr 2022 House prices could tumble at the same time across the country
28 Apr 2022 Investors still sitting on the fence
27 Apr 2022 Skyrocketing rents matching record inflation
27 Apr 2022 Construction costs soar
26 Apr 2022 Retailers opening stores that don’t sell anything
25 Apr 2022 Changes to the healthy homes standards coming
22 Apr 2022 Spike in properties for sale as House Price Index drops
12 Apr 2022 [OPINION] New four step application process for prospective tenants
11 Apr 2022 Tips for claiming property expenses
7 Apr 2022 Building consent values skyrocket
7 Apr 2022 Property prices and listings showing resilience
7 Apr 2022 Market transferring in buyers’ favour
7 Apr 2022 Cash will play bigger part in housing market
4 Apr 2022 Changes styming tax deductibility become law
2 Apr 2022 Drug using tenant cops damages awards twice in one year
1 Apr 2022 DIY landlords to escape regulations noose
1 Apr 2022 Investors back in the market with bigger mortgages
March 2022
23 Mar 2022 Earning power should stop huge house price falls
23 Mar 2022 Drugs testing not enough to evict tenant
19 Mar 2022 How to work out a good property investment
18 Mar 2022 Sellers hold on to price expectations as FOOP rears its head
18 Mar 2022 Tweaking CCCFA changes won’t rescue housing market from price falls
18 Mar 2022 Don’t worry about prices - buying opportunities improving fast
17 Mar 2022 Brightline traps remain
16 Mar 2022 [Opinion]Two years of COVID – what have we learnt in the property world?
14 Mar 2022 Residential property sales hit a trough
7 Mar 2022 Accountants provide simple answer to brightline test
4 Mar 2022 Records to topple for commercial and industrial sales
2 Mar 2022 Record hotel transactions despite tourism and pandemic woes
1 Mar 2022 Landlords: Don’t forget breach notices
February 2022
22 Feb 2022 Housing downturn faster than expected - Westpac
20 Feb 2022 Investors immune so far to credit crunch
19 Feb 2022 Landlords still hold the upper hand - just
18 Feb 2022 The key to being a commercial landlord
17 Feb 2022 Not many Kiwis think it’s a good time to buy houses
16 Feb 2022 Property managers to be regulated
16 Feb 2022 Housing market cooling rapidly
8 Feb 2022 As residential property returns dwindle commercial property will rise
4 Feb 2022 Landlords to be belted again by Government
January 2022
31 Jan 2022 Trade Me property prices reach highest on record
24 Jan 2022 Mega landlord claims refuted
20 Jan 2022 Auckland market turning for investors
18 Jan 2022 Landlords and investors still in sights of anti-investment sentiment
18 Jan 2022 Cracks appearing in housing market