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Insolvencies rise despite economic optimism
Supply Chain

Insolvencies rise despite economic optimism

Quarterly business failures climbed to 777, signalling pressure from debt and tight credit even as confidence improves across the economy.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
Investor residency changes leave everyone a winner
Data centers

Investor residency changes leave everyone a winner

More foreign buyers could soon lift New Zealand’s high-end housing and rental markets as visa rules loosen and rates keep falling.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Housies lets Kiwis invest in property from just NZD $100
Property Market

Housies lets Kiwis invest in property from just NZD $100

New Zealand startup Housies lets Kiwis invest in property from just NZD $100, offering a new path to homeownership with shared equity options.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025
Buy the right school zone to boost property value
Property Market

Buy the right school zone to boost property value

Buyers in top school zones are paying up to 89 percent more, with Auckland's Epsom Girls' Grammar leading the premium, data shows.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Oct 2025
Commercial and industrial lead the recovery
Bank of New Zealand

Commercial and industrial lead the recovery

Offshore capital is helping New Zealand’s investment property market regain stability as larger commercial deals draw foreign buyers back in.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Lessons from over the ditch
Data Analytics

Lessons from over the ditch

The guarantee aims to unlock stalled apartment projects in New South Wales, where more than 13,000 approved homes have not yet broken ground.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025
Luxury rental shortage in New Zealand costs economy thousands weekly
Property Market

Luxury rental shortage in New Zealand costs economy thousands weekly

New Zealand faces a shortage of luxury rental homes, losing thousands weekly as high-net-worth visitors struggle to find premium stays, harming the economy.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025

Global Stories

Property Market stories

WayScape unifies Australian real estate with AI-driven platform
Customer Experience

WayScape unifies Australian real estate with AI-driven platform

WayScape launches AI-driven platform uniting Australian real estate agents, managers and buyers, streamlining data, communication and transactions.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Property Market stories

AI identity fraud fears surging among UK homebuyers
Data Protection

AI identity fraud fears surging among UK homebuyers

UK homebuyers fear AI-fuelled ID fraud as two-thirds worry about fake documents yet still share sensitive data via email and messaging apps.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
QuoteCheck launches AI tool to cut insurers' repair bills
Software-as-a-Service

QuoteCheck launches AI tool to cut insurers' repair bills

QuoteCheck unveils AI-driven platform using live local building rates to help Australian insurers curb soaring home repair costs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
PEXA boosts property exchange resilience with AWS tech
Disaster Recovery

PEXA boosts property exchange resilience with AWS tech

PEXA slashes recovery time for its Australian digital property exchange to under four hours with AWS multi-region and AI-powered upgrades.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
UK anti-corruption plan blasted for sidelining fraud
Risk & Compliance

UK anti-corruption plan blasted for sidelining fraud

UK unveils GBP £15 million anti-corruption drive, but experts warn sidelined fraud strategy leaves main source of dirty money unchecked.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Thirdfort adds iProov biometrics to fight UK ID fraud
Data Protection

Thirdfort adds iProov biometrics to fight UK ID fraud

Thirdfort adopts iProov biometrics to streamline UK property ID checks and combat AI-driven fraud in deals worth billions of GBP £1.6bn+.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Young landlords turn to TikTok for advice amid regulatory risks
Power / Energy

Young landlords turn to TikTok for advice amid regulatory risks

Millennials and Gen Z now make up 60% of new landlords in England and Wales, turning to TikTok for advice despite risks of unregulated guidance.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
There's nothing artificial about AI's impact on the real estate market
Customer Experience

There's nothing artificial about AI's impact on the real estate market

Artificial intelligence is transforming UK real estate by automating tasks, improving valuations, and personalising buyer experiences with smarter technology.

By Johann Aguirre • 5 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Warehouse vacancy rises as tenant focus shifts to custom builds
Supply Chain

Warehouse vacancy rises as tenant focus shifts to custom builds

Warehouse vacancy in Australia's east coast hits 2.35 million sqm amid a shift towards custom builds, pressuring rents and boosting tenant incentives in 2025.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Credas launches Compliance Wallet to streamline property checks
Risk & Compliance

Credas launches Compliance Wallet to streamline property checks

Credas has launched its Compliance Wallet to reduce duplication and speed up property sector compliance checks with 15 million wallets available at launch.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025