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Mortgaged investors strong again in March, but the game has changed

March was the third month in a row that mortgaged investors had a market share of 29%, or in other words it has been a sustained ‘record’ peak for their property purchasing activity.

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Property market firmly in political spotlight

The NZ property market is one of the most talked about topics right now. Open letters, debate, finger pointing, helpful suggestions – there’s no shortage of any of these things. And the latest CoreLogic House Price Index (HPI) is likely to only add fuel to the fire.

Mortgage lending strong and deferrals are rapidly winding down

Mortgage lending flows remained very strong in October, with low-deposit investors again a key feature – reaffirming why the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has jumped early with their plan to reinstate the loan to value ratio rules.

Evidence mounts for NZ property market rebound: CoreLogic report shows strengthening property resale performance

Our Q3 2020 Pain and Gain Report provides more evidence of a strong bounce-back in the residential property market, with profit-making resales increasing nationally to 96.8 per cent or a median national resale gain of $229,000.

Some thoughts on investors, first home buyers, and LVRs

It’s definitely been an interesting few weeks in the age-old debate about investors vs first home buyers and who might be preventing who from entering the property market.

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They're first home buyers - but not as we know them

Inaugural report reveals first home buyers don’t always start at the bottom of the property ladder

Queenstown’s values probably insulated by high demand vs supply

Once you adjust population growth for the average size of a household, the change in the dwelling stock in both Selwyn and Christchurch over the past five years has been pretty much in line with what has been required.

Strong mortgage lending flows are raising question marks about investor LVR rules

Mortgage lending flows remained very strong in September, with the figure of $7.3bn almost $2bn higher than the same month last year.

Latest Property Market & Economic Update highlights remarkable turnaround for the housing market in Q3

The last time we produced this report, uncertainty about how the property market would emerge from lockdown was still high. Roll forward three months, and it’s been striking how quickly the situation has turned more positive.

Property market values accelerating into summer

The CoreLogic House Price Index (HPI) for October has found nationwide property value growth accelerated over the month, increasing 1.3% after already beginning to lift in September (0.8%).

Banks had another busy month in September

There was no let-up in mortgage lending flows last month, with another $7.3bn of activity taking place – almost $2bn more than the same month last year.

How has the property market tracked since the latest move back up (and down) the alert levels?

A fair period of time has now passed since we all went back up the alert levels to different degrees in mid-August, and the incoming data shows that the property market has largely carried on unaffected.

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Commercial Market Update - Wellington Cityscope October 2020

The latest research from Wellington Cityscope shows that commercial property sales volume has decreased significantly in total sales value from the last quarter.

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First home buyers take a record share of purchases in Q3

More than half of property purchases in the third quarter of the year were made by either mortgaged investors or first home buyers (FHBs), with existing owner-occupiers still pretty quiet. In fact, the share going to FHBs of 25% was their highest figure on record.

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The Legal Back Office Supporting Our National Obsession

For all the talk of property boom and bust, of Auckland’s housing crises, of the ‘provincial pull’ as city dwellers opt for a more affordable lifestyle - there’s one critical group that’s never in the limelight. Yet without them, none of NZ’s property transactions could happen - because someone has to verify...

CoreLogic NZ Proudly Announces A Large-Scale New Zealand Imagery Data Update

Head of Geospatial Solutions, Matt Lythe comments: “This imagery update covers over 1million NZ properties - that’s approximately 45% of NZ. It’s part of an ongoing programme, demonstrating CoreLogic’s commitment to provide the best available data to our clients”.

Address Accuracy. How Hard Can It Be?

Surely every property has a letterbox assigned to an officially recognised street, suburb, city and postcode? Getting your promotional offers, customer communications or actual products and services to the correct home should be a straight forward process, right?

Securing Your RPNZ Account - New Login Page Coming Soon

There are some changes coming to the way you login to RPNZ. In mid-May, we're rolling out a new Login page which may impact the way you login to our site.

Property Pro Update: Enhanced Search Filters And Map View

The latest Property Pro release for iOS makes it even easier to search for properties and filter results. Please note, these updates are available currently on iOS, with a release to Android in the works.

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Know The Numbers, Be The Expert. Introducing Market Trends For Property Pro

Download Property Pro for iOS or Android now! Check out our PDF release notes for this update. Giving you Market Insights at your fingertips, you now have front row seats to navigate the property market with unprecedented ease of access to the power of CoreLogic’s Market Trends.

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Property Pro App Now Available For Android Devices

We’re really pleased to announce that Property Pro for Android has just been released and is now available from the Google Play Store. Download a walkthrough of Property Pro's features. Following in the footsteps of our much-loved iOS app, Property Pro delivers data and market insights.

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CoreLogic Launches Next Generation Property Valuation Model In NZ

CoreLogic has launched major enhancements to its Automated Valuation Model (AVM) that improves accuracy by greater than 6% signalling the company’s ongoing commitment to NZ’s real estate industry.

New Zealand’s Digital Addressing Twin

A digital twin is a digital companion to a physical asset or network of assets. Conceptually a digital twin is an up-to-date and accurate copy of a physical object's properties and states, including shape, position, status and motion.

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Press Release: Vero Insurance Implements Ground Breaking Symbility Solutions Claims Platform

Vero Insurance, part of Suncorp New Zealand, has partnered with CoreLogic to implement Symbility Solutions, a platform that will automate the claims process, and improve the claims experience for customers.

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Spatial Professional Of the Year Finalist – Chris Weir, CoreLogic NZ

CoreLogic is celebrating the well-deserved recognition of Chris Weir - Principal Architect, who has been named as a finalist in the ‘Professional Of The Year’ category at the 2017 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards (NZSEA).

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CoreLogic Launches Next Generation Property Valuation Model In NZ

CoreLogic has launched major enhancements to its Automated Valuation Model (AVM) that improves accuracy by greater than 6% signalling the company’s ongoing commitment to NZ’s real estate industry.

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CoreLogic Announces The Passing Of President And CEO Anand Nallathambi

March 03, 2017, Irvine, Calif. – CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, announced today that President and CEO, Anand Nallathambi, passed away on March 2, 2017, after a brief illness. “On behalf of the CoreLogic Board of...

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CoreLogic Location Intelligence Set To Roll Out Across Asia-Pacific

CoreLogic NZ Ltd is delighted to have recently received accreditation to the New Zealand Partnerships for International Development Fund (Partnerships Fund) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

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CoreLogic Named As NZ Spatial Excellence Awards 2016 Finalist

We’re delighted to announce that CoreLogic has been named as a finalist in two categories of the New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards 2016.

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Auto & General To Launch Home Claims System From CoreLogic & Symbility

Auto & General is the first Australian insurance provider to implement an advanced home insurance claim workflow and estimating system, in partnership with data and analytics company CoreLogic and cloud-based software group Symbility Solutions.

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CoreLogic Named Among FinTech Top 100 Companies

CoreLogic are pleased to be named in IDC Financial Insights FinTech Top 100 companies for a fourth consecutive year, coming in at number 17 for 2014.

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CoreLogic Named As Finalist In NZ Spatial Excellence Awards

CoreLogic have been recognised as a finalist in the 2014 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards in the Innovation and Commercialisation category. This comes on the back of our power line height clearance and risk analysis work through Street Cam 3D that we have done for a client in Auckland.

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CoreLogic's Jonno Ingerson On National Radio

Jonno Ingerson, CoreLogic's Director of Research, spoke on National Radio this morning about the state of the property market, especially in reference to Auckland.

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New Physical Address For CoreLogic

CoreLogic have moved and have a new physical address. We ask that you please update your records accordingly. Our new address is: CoreLogic NZ Limited Level 2275 Cuba Street Te Aro Wellington 6011. All other contact details remain unchanged including PO Box 4072, Wellington 6140.

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CoreLogic NZ Appoints New Country Manager

Stephen Mitchell has been appointed as Country Manager to CoreLogic NZ, a property information, analytics and geospatial services provider in New Zealand.

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PropertyIQ And Terralink Officially Merge

On 1 January 2014, PropertyIQ NZ Limited and Terralink International limited officially came together as CoreLogic NZ Limited. This comes after the Commerce Commission cleared the merger between the two businesses in November 2013.