Colliers stories
Wellington landlords face higher vacancy and weaker rents as Budget 2026 triggers a public sector office shake-up and slower growth.
Private wealth is still chasing secure commercial assets as a steadier market and more aligned pricing set the stage for recovery.
Lower rates and a firmer economy are set to lift leasing, sales and rents across New Zealand commercial property in 2026.
Lower borrowing costs and expiring term deposits could lift demand for commercial and residential property as investors hunt better returns.
Lower interest rates are reviving property investor confidence, with national sentiment turning positive after the Reserve Bank’s OCR cuts.
New legislation could unlock thousands more build-to-rent homes as New Zealand opens its largest such development in Auckland.
Lower interest rates and firmer buyer-seller pricing are expected to lift commercial property sales after a weak 2022-23.
Vacancy constraints and rising rents have kept industrial property firm, but higher rates and a cooling economy are now testing demand.
A $24.8 billion roads and public transport plan could give builders more certainty and lift jobs, commerce and regional growth.
New building consents are set to fall to their lowest since the Global Financial Crisis as higher rates, costs and tighter lending squeeze projects.
The sale could draw strong investor interest, as the landmark Queen Street site brings in GBP £2.68 million a year and is fully leased.
Property investors may see yields stabilise soon, as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand signals its Official Cash Rate has peaked and cuts loom.
Vacancy remains near record lows as demand keeps industrial property attractive to investors, even as rising costs slow new development.
Vacancy and redevelopment plans have cut Skyworld’s annual income to GBP £2.3 million, but the site could be reshaped into a major mixed-use precinct.
Government demand and a flight to quality have left Wellington’s CBD with the lowest office vacancy among major Australasian markets at 5.4%.
Uncertainty over tax and housing policy could briefly slow residential sales, though commercial activity is likely to stay driven by rates and inflation.
Vacancies are at multi-year lows nationwide as booming logistics demand and tight land supply push industrial rents and values higher.
Prime office shortages are squeezing Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, even as higher costs and hybrid work test new projects.
Canada's booming data centre sector is straining power grids, driving off-grid generation and a shift to greener, lower-cost provinces.
Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has appointed Niall Hannigan as Group CFO, effective 3rd June 2024, to bolster the company's global growth in the digital economy.
