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Housing Confidence: Good vibrations - ASB

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 05:00:21 +1300

Kiwis are picking up on good vibrations in the housing market, with housing confidence continuing to improve according to the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey.

Renovated Pirongia Five Stags tavern ready for new operator - Bayleys

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:27:58 +1300

The substantially-upgraded historic Five Stags family restaurant and bar at Pirongia is being marketed for sale at auction on Thursday December 12 through Bayleys Hamilton.

Mighty Manawatu continues to outperform

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:37:08 +1200

Its rugby team may not have nabbed the Ranfurly Shield off Otago last month, but the Mighty Manawatu has had another strong year with real estate.

Southland leads the charge with strongest property value growth in June

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:00:57 +1200

National property values have continued to fall with a decline in the rate of annual growth from 3.8% in June 2018 to 1.7% in June 2019, although values are still in positive territory, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) latest House Price Index.

McLaren sportscar comes with property

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 08:45:04 +1200

An eight-hectare property in North Auckland is for sale, and it comes with something extra special. The lucky new property owner will get a volcanic orange MP4-12C McLaren sportscar for free!

Home consents hit 44-year high

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:46:37 +1300

A total of 33,576 new homes were consented in the year ended January 2019, the highest number of new homes consented in a year since early 1975, Stats NZ said today.

What evidence-based ‘healthy home’ standards look like

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:04:02 +1300

Evidence-based rental property standards would require ceiling insulation to the 1978 standard, no sub-floor insulation, and nothing more, Tenancies War spokesman Mike Butler said today.

Updated KiwiBuild figures released

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:13:21 +1300

KiwiBuild has today issued updated figures for the number of KiwiBuild homes under contract, construction, committed to be built, completed or sold.

Number of homes contracted and committed: 10,160 with thousands more planned in our Large Scale Projects.

National average asking price steadies over 2018

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 12:00:51 +1300

One year ago (December 2017) the national average asking price for a home was $660,798 on realestate.co.nz, the country’s largest property listing site. One year later (December 2018) it sits at $673,043.

Hamilton house prices have found their mark

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:49:05 +1300

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand released their monthly residential property data today, showing Hamilton’s median house price dipped 2.3% between October and November and now sits at $555,000.