Rider Hunt’s NZIER survey picks non-residential slowdown to mid-2007, costs...
Published 30 July 2006 Investment in non-residential buildings is forecast to decline from the March 2006 quarter until the first half of 2007, and costs should start to rise again from mid-2008, Rider...
View ArticleBIS Shrapnel forecasts 2 years of consent declines then a rebound
Published 14 February 2007 Melbourne-based independent industry analyst & forecaster BIS Shrapnel said today it expected total building consents in New Zealand to decline by 3% in 2006-07 and...
View ArticleBIS Shrapnel forecasts subdued 18 months then housing & office recovery for NZ
Published 13 February 2008 Property industry analyst & forecaster BIS Shrapnel Pty Ltd expects overall building activity in New Zealand to remain subdued over the next 18 months, before a moderate...
View ArticleBIS Shrapnel picks 20% NZ contraction to March, 5-year under-build in Auckland
Published 10 February 2009 Australian property industry analyst & forecaster BIS Shrapnel Pty Ltd expects the New Zealand building sector to have contracted by 20% by the end of the March 2009...
View ArticleBIS Shrapnel sees NZ $10 billion/year consents level through to 2015
Australian industry analyst & economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel expects New Zealand building consents over the next 5 years to be worth more than the historically high level reached during the...
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Caveats ignored as construction forecast report raises boomtime speculation
A construction forecast released yesterday opened up talk of a boom around the nation, but especially in Auckland housebuilding. There are 2 things wrong with the boom assumption. The post Caveats...
View ArticleIntensification forecast to take bigger housing share despite greenfield...
Forecasting in the third National construction pipeline report is for a steady growth of multi-unit housing’s share of the residential market in Auckland over the next 5 years, even though developers...
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$200 billion construction pipeline forecast for next 6 years
The annual National Construction Pipeline Report, out yesterday, is forecasting $200 billion of construction around the country over the next 6 years. The post $200 billion construction pipeline...
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Construction pipeline report continues to show high optimism bias
The annual national construction pipeline report acknowledges an optimism bias in forecasting, then doesn’t seem to take it into account. The post Construction pipeline report continues to show high...
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More moderate but sustained construction growth forecast, but new records...
The National Construction Pipeline Report 2018, out on Monday, forecasts a continuing rise instead of a tailing off in housing construction, a less optimistic future for non-residential &...
View ArticleBIS Shrapnel picks NZ non-residential peak in mid-2005 then moderate fall & rise
Published: 1 February 2005 BIS Shrapnel Pty Ltd expects the annual consent value of the New Zealand building sector to peak this financial year, ending the longest upturn in more than 15 years. The...
View ArticleNZIER/Rider Hunt forecast is for faster non-residential growth
Published: 3 February 2005 Consent value data indicates non-residential construction growth will quicken in 2005, construction & property cost management consultancy Rider Hunt Group said today in...
View ArticleForecast has non-residential costs rising another 12 months
Published: 30 July 2005 Non-residential building costs should continue to rise over the next 12 months, Rider Hunt said in its July quarterly forecast, compiled by NZIER (the NZ Institute of Economic...
View ArticleRider Hunt forecasts more escalation for next 9 months
Published 30 October 2005 Cost escalation in the non-residential building sector is predicted to remain high for at least the next 9 months, Rider Hunt says in its latest quarterly Forecast report....
View ArticleChinese developer says NZ Government needs to support post-peak construction...
NZ Chinese Building Industry Association president Frank Xu has called for the Government to apply part of its surplus to funding construction work when the construction peak has passed, forecast for...
View ArticleBayleys chief sees 4 trends to shape commercial property this year
“Looking ahead, it’s tempting to picture endless blue sky for commercial & industrial property,” Bayleys Real Estate managing director Mike Bayley says in a thinkpiece on the year ahead.
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