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Australasia

1st March 2016 Australasia

Prices in Australian cities up 0.5% in February, but growth is moderating

Property prices in Australia’s capital cities increased by 0.5% in February and by 1.4% over the last three months, according to the latest... Read more

24th February 2016 Australasia

Christchurch housing market well on way to recovery following earthquakes five years ago

Five years after earthquakes devastate the New Zealand city of Christchurch it has been announced that housing is now on track for a full... Read more

22nd February 2016 Australasia

High property land prices in Australian capital cities bringing sales down

There is strong evidence of intensifying supply constraints in the residential land market in Australia, especially in the country’s state... Read more

13th February 2016 Australasia

New home sales and lending in Australia ended 2015 strongly

Seasonally adjusted new home sales in Australia finished last year strongly, recording a 6% increase in December, according to the latest data from... Read more

8th February 2016 Australasia

Residential rents flat in Australian capital cities over last 12 months

Residential rents in Australian capital cities were flat in 2015 and growth is now at its lowest level on record according to the latest rental... Read more

3rd February 2016 Australasia

New home building in Australia saw strongest ever year in 2015

New home building approvals in Australia recorded their strongest ever year during 2015, up 13.7% compared to 2014, according to the latest data... Read more

1st February 2016 Australasia

Rebound in property prices in Sydney and Melbourne in first month of 2016

Property values across Australia’s capital cities were 0.9% higher in January driven partially by a rebound in Sydney and Melbourne, the... Read more

22nd January 2016 Australasia

New home building in Australia reaches new high

New home building starts reached a new high in Australia in the third quarter of last year which is being hailed as good news for the... Read more

14th January 2016 Australasia

Rents in Australian capital cities up just 0.3% in 2015

Last year was lackluster for residential property rental growth in cities in Australia with rents increasing by just 0.3%, the latest index data... Read more

11th January 2016 Australasia

Property tax having a detrimental effect in Australia, says analysis report

Few things have as detrimental an impact as property stamp duty on household finances in Australia, according to the Housing Industry Association,... Read more

7th January 2016 Australasia

Property sales in Auckland, New Zealand, see steep fall at end of 2015

Property prices in Auckland, New Zealand, remained stable last month but there was a significant fall in the number of sales compared to those in... Read more

5th January 2016 Australasia

Home values in Australian capital cities flat, latest index data shows

Residential property values were flat in capital cities in Australia last month with Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide seeing price... Read more

24th December 2015 Australasia

Property price growth in Sydney and Melbourne to slow in 2016

Property price growth in Sydney and Melbourne is expected to slow in 2016 as prices have peaked, according to an outlook report from the Housing... Read more

17th December 2015 Australasia

Auckland sees residential construction work double in four years

The value of construction in most regions in New Zealand increased in the third quarter of 2015 with Auckland seeing a new high of $943 million... Read more