Summer Roundup: Friday 23 January

23rd January 2026 By Staff Reporter | news@propertyticker.co.nz | @propertyticker

The Ticker is back and resumes full coverage, including our daily newsletter The Yield, on Monday 26 January.

National

Auckland has 541 new, unsold apartments – 20% of stock built in last three years: CBRE’s Tamba Carleton
NZH

Construction of apartment complex to begin
ODT

McDonald’s gets consent for 24-hour restaurant in Wānaka
RNZ

Whanganui District Council receives multiple expressions of interest for hotel project
WC

Farewell Fletcher Construction: 11 of the company’s biggest builds
Spinoff

Fletcher Building’s construction sell-off caps decades of costly missteps
BD

Rent drops for first time in a decade, data shows
RNZ

Confidence returning to property market, REINZ says
RNZ

Local splashes $10.25m on sub-penthouse; $16m pad above still up for grabs
OneRoof

International

Industrial, retail and office: which commercial sector will be the standout this year?
API

Silver lining for property stocks amid uncertain outlook for rates
AFR

Australian unlisted property performance improves in 2025 as Retail Outperforms
Commo

Wall Street analysts expect 2026 to be ‘less bad’ for hotel companies
CoStar

Mamdani Bans Hidden Hotel Fees and Credit Card Holds in NYC
Skift

Central London office take-up rises in Q4, driven by big lettings
PW

Poll: AI tools widely adopted in workplace, with impact on office demand viewed as modestly negative
CoStar

Royal London submits plans for major Enfield leisure park redevelopment
PW

‘The time is right’: Billionaire Lederer opens up funds platform
AFR

Panasonic device renders 3D building maps with just a walkthrough
Nikkei