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Pilots: Fees now sky high: Dangerous house torn down: Farmers' Market gets new riverside home: Helicopter house fast taking shape

Tahunanui and Motueka lead house price growth: Tiny home project proposed in Nelson: 'Genuine need' for pensioner housing: New library may cost $3.7m: REINZ Press Release

The 2017 year to date has seen a decrease in the total number of sales compared with the same periods in 2016 and 2015. The average time to sell in August was 29 days with the average for the last 3 months also 29 days. The 12-month average is 28 days. This indicates the pace of the market has remained constant and in a state of equilibrium.

Dam costs rise under new model: Mitre10 Fundraiser house takes shape: Emergency housing shortage: 90 years of Riverside Pool

Brook poison drop runs 'smoothly': Days Track reopens: Takaka subdivision divides: $10 million loan for Waimea dam: New hospice site gets blessing: Wairoa Gorge park gets a new lease of life: Land purchase connects Abel Tasman and Kahurangi national parks: Harakeke development changes hands: Landowners settle over dam land acquisition.

Media Release: Government irrigation announcement benefits Dam

Bay SHA in 'wrong' location: Brook holiday park set for summer: First cuts for charity house: House prices keep tenants in rentals: Property demand driving prices up: Spike in million dollar homes: Bark Bay bach barged off to its new home

Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith announced government approval of 20 new Special Housing Areas. These developments will total approximately $800 million. Most of these new homes, being approximately 1050, are to be built in Richmond West area.

New market planned for Nelson CBD: Farewell Spit eco-sanctuary partnership: SHAs put pressure on schools: Nelson's rental crisis reaching 'critical' point

The local commercial property market has maintained a steady level of sales activity since 2012. Declining yields were noted for well located, securely leased properties with a high seismic rating on the back of historically low interest rates. Analysis is now showing a stabilisation of yields across all sectors. Financiers and investors remain keenly interested in weighted average lease terms and seismic rating in considering the risk profile of any property.