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Fletcher Building report highlights key costs of residential development

Residential land is the largest cost contributor to new housing development and the cost is highly variable between New Zealand and Australian cities, a new report by Deloitte Access Economics […]

MBIE announces revision of engineering assessment guidelines

On 1 July 2017, the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act came into force. The EPB methodology is the part of the system that specifies how potentially earthquake-prone buildings are to […]

Leonie Freeman appointed as new Property Council CEO

Property Council New Zealand is pleased to announce that Leonie Freeman has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, effective from early December 2018. “We’re delighted that after an extensive search, […]

OPINION: Why infrastructure is important to your business

Commercial property and development only works if good infrastructure supports it.  Infrastructure is needed to bring people to and from home, work, shop and provide the utilities essential to business […]