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Australasia

5th December 2016 Asia-Pacific, Australasia

Slowdown in Auckland property market confirmed by latest figures

After seven years of constantly rising prices the housing market in Auckland, New Zealand, has seen the rate of price rises slowing, according to the... Read more

2nd December 2016 Asia-Pacific, Australasia

All capital cities in Australia see property prices rise in November bar Melbourne

Residential property values increased in every capital city in Australia apart from Melbourne in November, according to the latest real estate index... Read more

30th November 2016 Asia-Pacific, Australasia

New home sales and approvals falling in Australia

New home sales in Australia fell by 8.5% in October to a two year low but the slum is not unexpected as the housing market is coming to the end of... Read more

25th November 2016 Asia-Pacific, Australasia

New home building set to slow in Australia after unprecedented growth

New home building in Australia will slow for the next two years but will bottom out at what will still be a historically healthy level of activity,... Read more

17th November 2016 Australasia

Tighter lending and high prices slows Auckland property market

A combination of tighter mortgage lending restrictions and perceptions that residential property is fully priced continues to slow activity in... Read more

14th November 2016 Australasia

Property sales fall across New Zealand but prices up in most locations

Residential property sales in New Zealand fell by 9% month on month in October and are now 14% below where they were a year ago according to the... Read more

3rd November 2016 Australasia

Prices in Australian capital cities set new record highs in October

Property prices in key cities in Australia reached new record highs in October, up 7.5% year on year to an average of $585,000, according to the... Read more

28th October 2016 Australasia

New homes sales up for second month in a row in Australia

New home sales in Australia increased in September 2016 for a consecutive month, up 3.8%, a further increase on the 2.9% recorded the previous month,... Read more

18th October 2016 Australasia

House prices reach new record highs in New Zealand

House prices in New Zealand reached record highs in September but sales are down while more first time buyers want new build homes, the latest index... Read more

13th October 2016 Australasia

House approvals in Australia slowing considerably in some locations

New home approvals in Australia remain at historically high levels but the latest data suggests they are slowing down, especially for houses. The... Read more

11th October 2016 Australasia

Auckland property market subdued by tougher lending conditions

The combination of tighter mortgage lending restrictions and perceptions that residential property is fully priced continues to slow Auckland housing... Read more

4th October 2016 Australasia

Property prices in key Australian cities up almost 3% quarter on quarter

Residential property prices in cities in Australia increased by 2.9% in the third quarter of 2016 and by 41.3% in the current cycle from June 2012,... Read more

27th September 2016 Australasia

Housing approvals strong in Australian cities despite over supply concerns

Despite repeated warnings around apartment oversupply and settlement risk, the number of dwellings being approved for construction across the capital... Read more