2021 property and construction industry honours
2021 marked the beginning of Auckland’s “medium-density era”. During the year, New Zealand’s Chinese property and construction sector maintained strong momentum and recorded notable achievements.
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Should you buy or sell a home in 2022?
2021 was a challenging year for New Zealand’s property market, with rising house prices and differing regional lockdown levels and restrictions creating numerous difficulties for transactions.
An interview with Chinese architect Paul Huang: “My most satisfying design is the next one”
Paul holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Harbin Institute of Technology and a Master of Architecture from the University of Auckland, and has nearly 20 years of design experience. He has worked on more than 500 commercial, residential and public-sector projects of varying scale and complexity, including luxury homes, boutique hotels, premium apartments, offices, well-known retirement villages and healthcare centres. His designs typically blend Eastern and Western cultures, with an emphasis on creativity and a strong sense of presence. He is one of New Zealand’s accomplished architectural designers.
What major changes are coming to New Zealand’s immigration policies in 2022?
The lasting impression of New Zealand immigration in 2021 can be summed up in one word: “amnesty”.
New property listings hit another record, who exactly is selling?
YIJU’s article of 2 February (click to read) reported that new listings on property website realestate.co.nz have continued to increase: in January, realestate.co.nz received 7912 new listings, just 136 fewer than the 8048 received in January 2021.
Seriously, why live in Remuera?
Just 4 kilometres from central Auckland and neighbouring the city’s largest shopping centre, Westfield Newmarket, this suburb has a rich history and cultural heritage while also attracting the newly affluent. It offers numerous beautiful parks, some of the best-known schools and leading medical facilities close at hand. Together, these amenities and community strengths offer residents an ideal lifestyle.
Trouble ahead! The property market is already slowing as the year begins,2022: can house prices still roar higher in the Year of the Tiger?
The latest New Zealand housing market data from property website realestate.co.nz shows that 19897 residential properties were for sale at the end of January this year, a striking 29% increase on the same time last year.
Expert spotlight on finance: funding difficult, expensive and frustrating for smaller developers? The key to a breakthrough is…
As another wave of widespread interest in property development gathers pace and the Medium Density Residential Standards become law, demand for loan finance among small and medium-sized developers continues to grow. Securing sufficient funding is one of the earliest and most difficult steps in the entire development and construction process, and one where experience matters most.
The big debate: will 2022 be the year aspiring first-home buyers in New Zealand get on the property ladder?
In previous years, first-home buyers have always faced too many buyers chasing too few homes. This year, that housing shortage could undergo a fundamental shift, with more homes to choose from and substantially lower prices. For first-home buyers, 2022 may be the year their dream of home ownership comes true.
Are you ready for Omicron? A guide to business relief measures
Omicron has arrived at last. With community transmission in Auckland and Nelson and signs of a possible widespread outbreak, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday that all of New Zealand would move to Red under the traffic light protection framework from the early hours of today.
The big debate: will the New Zealand city with last year’s strongest house price growth remain the best place to invest this year?
Which part of New Zealand recorded the strongest house price growth in 2021? Auckland? Wellington? Tauranga? Queenstown?
Where should we put our wealth amid global stagflation?
The most significant economic effects of the global pandemic are the simultaneous blows to supply and demand, and uncertainty.