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Covid property rerating hits Precinct earnings
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Covid property rerating hits Precinct earnings

Pandemic related devaluations of its Auckland CBD portfolio have hit the financial health of Precinct Properties, with net profit down 81.6 percent at $35.1 million for the year ended June , from $190.4 million last year. But income was up for the inner-city A-grade office spe...

Brent Melville 13 Aug 2020
Property sales and auctions 'still firing' despite covid constraints
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Property sales and auctions 'still firing' despite covid constraints

Barfoot & Thompson's auction houses had 35 auctions slated for today, 22 of those scheduled to go ahead this afternoon under strict virtual bidding conditions.

Brent Melville 12 Aug 2020
ANALYSIS: Fletcher running at near pre-covid levels but expects deterioration
Property

ANALYSIS: Fletcher running at near pre-covid levels but expects deterioration

Fletcher Building had a "solid" July and is currently operating at 90 percent to 95 percent of pre-covid levels. But trading is likely to deteriorate as government subsidies roll off and job losses mount, chief executive Ross Taylor said. "We expect that to worsen through t...

Jenny Ruth 12 Aug 2020
Office vacancies more pronounced at 'fringe' - JLL
Property

Office vacancies more pronounced at 'fringe' - JLL

Rising vacancies and lower rental levels among 'fringe' CBD buildings shows the greater impact of the covid-19 pandemic on smaller tenants.

Brent Melville 11 Aug 2020


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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