Landlords feel the pinch
Renters are, on average, $1400 better off per year than they were this time last year as national weekly rental prices continue to trend down. Continue →
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The recent flurry around the release of CV values for Auckland based on data more than 12-months old appears to have prompted leading information provider Cotality to join the fray of up to the minute value suppliers with an interactive tool Mapping the Market . Continue →
Tired of council consent delays
The country’s first accredited independent building consents provider has set ambitious performance targets for itself, including a 10 day or less timeframe for consents when applications meet requirements – far quicker than many current processes. Continue →
Clarification sought on “salvage rights”
A nearly five-year-old liquidation process is now before the High Court in a collective action lawyers say could be precedent-setting for the construction and subcontractor industry. Continue →
A building surveyor can help cut the number of applications while councils request further information
Utilising third-party quality assurance and design review services to tackle significant building consent application delays could be the answer to ‘stopping the clock’ on processing work. Continue →
An inclusive workforce
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) and Altogether Autism joined forces to encourage Autistic people to consider a career in the construction industry. Continue →
Domestic Real Estate
Do property prices really double in a decade?
Between the beginning of 2015 and the end of 2024, average asking prices more than doubled in nine of New Zealand’s 19 regions, while nearly all others saw increases of at least 50%. Continue →
AI DISRUPTS AUSTRALASIAN CONSTRUCTION SECTORS
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are disrupting Australia’s construction industry “faster than most of us expected”. Continue →
Self-certification is putting the cart before the horse
Institute of Building Surveyors president David Clifton told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking that self-certification is something that can be worked towards, but the sector’s education processes need to be up to scratch first. Continue →
Trends in the Christchurch industrial real estate market
By Elliot Jones and Julian Sinke
The refrain among business owners as 2024 has elapsed has been “survive ‘til ‘25”, and in the Christchurch industrial market, the decision-making has reflected a realistic mindset. Continue →
A new dawn with Clipsal Solis™
PDL says the newly launched Clipsal Solis™ Collection is a unique range of light switches and sockets that sets a new benchmark in the electrical category and partners perfectly with exceptional architecture and residential design projects. Continue →