Property
Explore the latest property news by BusinessDesk.
Coronavirus
NZSA to 'reluctantly' vote in favour of Metlifecare litigation
The New Zealand Shareholders' Association is going to vote in favour of Metlifecare's litigation aimed at forcing Sweden's EQT to proceed with its $1.5 billion takeover offer, even though it has "reservations" about the action. EQT and its Asia Pacific Village Group unit annou...
Analysts upgrade Stride on developed management strategy
Analysts reacted to Stride Property Group's annual results, post-balance date developments and flagging share price by upgrading their recommendations to various euphemisms of "buy." On the day the results were released last week, Stride's stapled securities were trading at $1...
Commercial yield gap widens over bonds
The return on commercial property relative to New Zealand government bonds has never been higher on the back of record-low interest rates, the result of a decade of loose monetary policy and recent emergency rate reductions. Auckland’s office yield and its spread is the highes...
Election 2020
Free
ELECTION 2020: Should the foreign buyer ban be eased?
Whether you believe Labour’s foreign buyer ban worked or not, the new covid world raises another question, should it now be eased? The foreign buyer ban has been in force since October 2018, and in the 19 months since then national median house prices rose 7 percent, Real Esta...
Prev
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.
Followers will be emailed
articles by Oliver