House prices starting to rise but recovery is slow going   The stagnation in the New Zealand real estate market is expected to come to an end with signs of recovery on the horizon. According to the latest report from CoreLogic, the Housing Price Index (HPI) rose by 0.4% in October, marking a 0.1% increase…

Sales of farms and lifestyle blocks continued their downward slide in September   The rural property slump deepened in September with farm and lifestyle block sales both continuing their downward trajectory. According to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ), just 151 farms were sold over the three months to the end of September….

Auction with $1 reserve attracts 43 bidders to Thames waterfront property   A slip knocked this red-stickered house off its foundations – the skew is not the camera – but that didn’t stop it being a very hot property over the weekend. The house, in a prime waterfront position in Thornton Bay on the Thames…

New Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Markets of New Zealand and Australia   The commercial real estate (CRE) lending markets in New Zealand and Australia are experiencing growth, highlighting alternative investment opportunities. Over the past decade, the CRE lending market of major banks has grown at an average annual rate of 3.8%, while the alternative…