Significant drop in auction rates set alarm bells ringing for major Australian housing markets
05 November, 2018
Australia’s once red-hot housing markets including Sydney and Melbourne are witnessing a slump as a major decrease...
Drop in housing prices in Australia attributed to stricter lending standards
02 October, 2018
Home prices in Australia have been falling for the past 11 months. Sydney reported a drop of...
New Zealand's house prices are rising again
14 September, 2018
Trend: house prices up 4.3% y-o-y in Q2 2018 New Zealand's house prices are rising again, after falling...
Foreigners barred from buying existing homes in New Zealand
18 August, 2018
The New Zealand government has banned most foreigners from buying existing homes in New Zealand. The idea...
Will foreign investment in the Australian housing market fall?
05 June, 2018
Australia reported a drop of 67% in residential real estate approvals last financial year, according to the...
Stricter lending restrictions threaten housing markets in Australia
11 May, 2018
Stricter lending restrictions could reduce borrowing power of Australian home buyers by as much as 35% -...
Houses priced at more than $1 million now common in Australia
18 April, 2018
About 23.8% of all houses and 11.6% of all units sold were priced in excess of AU$1...
New Zealand to ban property managers from making tenants pay letting fee
15 April, 2018
New Zealand will ban property managers from charging letting fees to tenants. Letting agents and solicitors currently...
New Zealand to hit property speculators with taxes on capital gains
06 March, 2018
The New Zealand government is introducing a law to tax profits from residential investment properties if they...
New Zealand home owners cashing out of housing market, selling properties at a loss
08 February, 2018
Cities including Christchurch, Tauranga and Auckland that not long ago used to report a steady, steep increase...
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