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Property Insider: $244k bill for Gulf Harbour Country Club’s owner; Here comes Santa Claus
It's the most wonderful time of the year, especially when Precinct goes tree generous.

City hall 'squeeze' on developers; Winton contractor driving piles; half-year results season - Property Insider
'Developers are a good target for a council under financial pressure.' - Steve Evans

Property Insider: ‘Smelly, noisy, rickety’ claim at Vic Park; Precinct plans notified
The courtyard was an underutilised space where homeless people went: landlord

Property Insider: SkyCity's forest panels illuminated; Mormon temple opening; Metlifecare in Remuera
A tower of this size would be a big ask.

Property Insider: Largest new retirement village opening; Auckland cladding inspection failures
Auckland Council's building inspection boss reveals shocking numbers on cladding failures.

Stonewood Key’s John Chow on house building; Du Val-managed apartments suffer setbacks
'Our current focus is on finishing our existing projects': John Chow, Stonewood Key

Fourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairs
An owner of a two-bedroom unit wanted only $179,000: faced a massive $446,000 repair bill.

Property Insider: 'Terrific time to look at NZ' for $1.6b investor
Big investor says New Zealand has compelling opportunities.

Property Insider: Seascape adjudication decision awards $33m; Carrie Bradshaw index
Developer to pay builder China Construction New Zealand $33m.

Property Insider: Fletcher Construction ‘restructures’ teams, Williams Corporation boss on investor returns
'Investors with us for years, they get paid quarterly. We’ve never missed a payment.'

'What I learned': Why Ben Wilson converted offices to apartments
Several CBD office buildings in Auckland have been converted into apartments, hotels.

Property Insider: Auckland a Yimby city; art in new hotel; Mt Roskill's Soho Hotel opens
'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says.

Property Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office garden
Michael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.

Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%
One company is offering eligible buyers money for deposits so they can afford a house.

Property Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7m
A modular housing project has a big financial fallout, liquidators picking up the pieces.

Property Insider: Graeme Hart’s businesses move; why sell a valuable Pak’nSave?
Graeme Hart companies are doing a switcheroo: moving from one building to another.

Property company helped pay for invite-only Council cocktail party
Prominent developer says event celebrated 'overdue' CBD work kicked off by commission.

Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming
At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.

Lowe & Co's Emma Young talks Wellington property
Emma Young was one of four people who founded real estate company Lowe & Co in 2015.

New 295-apartment build-to-rent project opened at Sylvia Park
Resido was built by Naylor Love and is owned by NZX listed landlord Kiwi Property Group. Christopher Luxon and Chris Bishop opened it this morning on June 11, 2024.

Property Insider: Quay Park leasehold fee spiral fear; Precinct Properties’ apartment push
CBD leasehold, Seascape, apartments, Mt Eden and Ikea: all covered in today's column.