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Property Trends
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The median house price across New Zealand sits at $730,300 as of January, down from $749,000 in December, yet REINZ Chief Executive Bindi Norwell is still positive Usually, in January the residential property market slows down, and prices ease off a bit as people head to the beach for their summer holidays, but the housing market was busier and more buoyant than we would usually see at this time of the year. Continue →
Materials
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Kenyan entrepreneur Nzambi Matee has created bricks from plastic waste five to seven times stronger than concrete Taryn Paris – The Urban Developer Engineer and entrepreneur Nzambi Matee was sick of seeing plastic waste polluting her corner of the world, so she set out to solve the problem. Continue →
Finance
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Rapidly rising house prices are expected to ease this autumn, following the Reserve Bank’s announcement that its loan-to-value ratio (LVR) regime will be reinstated as of 1 March, with restrictions becoming even tighter later in the year LVR restrictions are one of the Reserve Bank’s tools designed to reduce the risk associated with ‘boom-bust’ cycles. Continue →
Materials
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The concrete is harder, better for the environment, dries faster and is stronger than traditional mixes according to researchers at Melbourne’s RMIT University Renee Mckeown – The Urban Developer The researchers are studying the use of different aggregates and printing patterns to support more complex and creative architectural structures. Continue →
Property Trends
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Investors’ market share has soared to 27%, CoreLogic research reveals, prompting speculation that further intervention by government and regulators might be needed to rebalance buyer activity CoreLogic NZ’s latest Property Market & Economic Update cements evidence from a number of market indicators that investor demand has surged back to 2016 levels.  Continue →
Australia
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Runaway house price growth in Australia will need to be tempered with a tighter regulatory framework or risk tipping the market into overdrive, economists warn Taryn Paris & Ted Tabet – The Urban Developer Analysts at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have projected house prices could increase by 30 per cent over the next three years if low interest rates prevail. Continue →
Finance
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is seeking views on its plan to reinstate loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions on high-risk lending, with submissions closing 22 January and effect from 1 March 2021 “LVR restrictions are used to reduce the risks to financial stability caused by higher-risk lending. Continue →
Property Trends
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As the total pool of properties available for sale falls to record lows, this is continuing to put pressure on house prices, with the country seeing a new record median house price for the fourth month in a row, REINZ reports Median house prices across New Zealand increased by 19.3% from $628,000 in December 2019 to a new record median price of $749,000 in December 2020. Continue →
Commercial
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Colliers looks at the year that has been and what is in store for all sectors of the property market in the year to come Interest rates will remain low As the Reserve Bank and government continue to prioritise protection of employment and expansion of the economy, interest rates will remain low. Continue →
Property Trends
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CoreLogic’s Best of the Best Report shows 2020 in review and reveals what 2021 might herald for the property market New Zealand is in the middle of an unexpected, unpredicted property boom – so who received the biggest Christmas present in the form of equity increases? Continue →
Property Trends
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Latest Census data from Stats NZ suggests 10% (191,646) of New Zealand dwellings are unoccupied – a figure which includes bach ownership The regions around the country with the greatest proportion of unoccupied dwellings are those with large numbers of holiday homes, including Great Barrier Island 51%, Waiheke 36%, Thames-Coromandel 49%, Taupo 32%, Ruapehu 33%, MacKenzie District 42% and Queenstown-Lakes 28%. Continue →
Property Trends
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Home-owners who use a real estate agent to sell their home can expect to get on average 15% more for the property than they would by selling it privately, an REINZ analysis reveals This is the highest level of premium we’ve seen in 18 years, with the premium having slowly increased over the last few years from 8% back in 2015, lifting to 11% in 2016, 12% in 2017, dropped to 5% in 2018, 6% in 2019 and has now risen to 15% in 2020 highlighting the true value an agent can bring to the process of selling your property. Continue →
Housing
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The Government has suggested it will focus on retaining or even increasing house prices, something that was not signalled prior to the election, says Infrastructure New Zealand Policy Director Hamish Glenn Government prioritisation of house prices above the supply, quality and affordability of housing would be a serious concern and would lock in intergenerational inequality, poor productivity and low incomes. Continue →
Construction
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Asite has launched a new research report on how the construction industry can mitigate carbon emissions through the smart retrofitting of built assets The report responds to the construction industry’s role in the Paris Agreement and focuses on the decarbonization of existing buildings, both residential and commercial. Continue →
Property Trends
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The property market is one of the most talked about topics right now and the latest affordability measures from CoreLogic shows us why The centre point of much of the market commentary is the Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) and their role or otherwise in minimising financial stability risks related to the property market. Continue →
Construction
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New Zealand’s building and construction industry can lift its poor productivity by establishing a digital database on building products, a BRANZ funded report from GS1 New Zealand finds This opportunity is explored in “Digital Product Data for Lifting Productivity” – a major new report from GS1 New Zealand on how such a digital database, or repository, would support the building and construction industry and on feasible steps for its establishment. Continue →
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