Tag: buyers and sellers
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How Home Buyers and Sellers Are Being Enlisted to Fight Crime in Australia’s Property Market
Overview: A Market Under Scrutiny Australia’s booming property market, valued at about $12 trillion, has long attracted investment, foreign and domestic alike. But the same scale that drives growth also creates opportunities for money laundering and other criminal activity. In response, regulators are turning to the very participants of real estate transactions—home buyers and sellers—to…
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REINZ: December Housing Market Shows Firmer Sales, Slightly Softer Prices Across New Zealand
NZ December Housing Market: Sales Strength Meets Price Softening The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has released its December market data, painting a picture of a housing market that remains lively on the demand side while confronting modest price adjustments. Nationally, 6,644 residential properties were sold in December, signaling firmer sales activity compared…
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New Zealand’s Housing Market Edges Toward a Quiet Christmas
Overview: A soggy finish to 2025 The New Zealand housing market looks set for a soggy end to 2025, with November figures painting a picture of slower activity and prices moving in a narrow range. The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows that sales cooled as buyers paused and…