Housing stories
Former British Gas MD Ian Peters named Chairman of Sagacity
Wed, 24th Jan 2024
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Former British Gas MD, Ian Peters, appointed as Chairman of London-based data consultancy Sagacity, ahead of a predicted period of substantial growth in 2024.
Bristol's Symmetry targets growth in 2024 through machine learning
Tue, 16th Jan 2024
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Symmetry, a Bristol-based cloud accounting software provider, plans to accelerate growth in 2024 by targeting new business sectors and expanding its use of machine learning.
New report uncovers India's evolving digital search trends
Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
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digitisation
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digital engagement
Justdial's How India Searched report reveals search activities in small towns overtook large cities as digitalisation bridges India's urban-rural divide.
Adopt AI to unlock 1.3 million affordable dwellings: PointData
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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Analysis by PointData has identified 870,000 profitable new affordable homes and 425,000 new social housing dwellings across mainland Australia.
IoT technology set to help provide safer community housing
Mon, 24th Jan 2022
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Tether's IoT tech is helping Auckland housing provider CORT deliver healthier homes to its tenants by monitoring building health factors.
SeekShelter: Matching emergency accommodation with those in need
Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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New Zealand's housing crisis is putting pressure on emergency accommodation. SeekShelter offers real-time management of shelter occupancy to help those in need.
NZ house prices rise 8% in March, led by a 13% jump in Auckland
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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New Zealand residential property prices rose in March, led by Auckland where housing supply isn't meeting demand, putting pressure on the market.
Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Auckland house sales volume and average prices rose to a record last month, with buyers undeterred by soaring prices in the face of relatively low bor.
NZ property values rise at fastest pace in 9 months in March: QV
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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New Zealand residential property values climbed at the fastest pace in nine months in March, led by strong demand in Auckland.
NZ Dollar Outlook: Traders split on kiwi direction amid volatility
Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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japan
The New Zealand dollar has recently been at the mercy of US dollar volatility and analysts are split on what direction it may take this week.
NZ house prices rise 3.6% in February, led by a 14% jump in Auckland prices
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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New Zealand residential property prices rose in February, led by Auckland where an under-supply of housing is putting pressure on the market.
Auckland houses prices fall in February as volume, listings pick up
Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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Auckland house prices fell in February, as listings rose and the number of properties sold reached its second-highest level in seven years for that mo.
Finance Minister says calls for densification in Auckland as popular as Ebola
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Calls for more densification in Auckland's housing have been compared to Ebola by Finance Minister Bill English.
Auckland inner-city height restrictions weighing on supply, RBNZ's Wheeler says
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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New Zealand's government has taken a number of good steps to improve housing supply in Auckland, where prices have soared on a lack of new stock, but.
NZ govt's social housing plans aim to alleviate poverty, PM Key says
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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The government's plan to increase the private provision of state-housing is part of a wider goal to alleviate the country's most vulnerable by putt.