Today, Friday 24 April

24th April 2026 By Staff Reporter | news@propertyticker.co.nz | @propertyticker

The Ticker’s daily roundup of national and international property industry news, views and analysis.

National

Listed landlords weather hybrid working – AI is a harder question
BD

$100m worth of Woolworths-owned shopping properties bought by Aussies
Post

Aucklanders who saved a South Island icon now selling for over $15.5m
OR

Kawakawa social housing planned for known flood zone ‘beyond belief’, some residents say
RNZ

Another major bank increases some home loan rates
1News

Te Kaha review: Christchurch’s new stadium delivers for its city
RNZ

Flooding leaves Island Bay hospitality businesses counting the cost
Post

Aka, set to open in Auckland in early May, will be the largest outdoor rooftop dining space in Australasia
R&C

International

CBRE CEO on data centers: ‘It’s become a prominent part of our business’
CNBC

Blue-chip building firm condemns firebombing of CEO’s Sydney home
AFR

Citadel pushes back on New York tax plan
CoStar

Hong Kong developers clear stock amid strong demand and shrinking supply
SCMP

Barossa Valley hits the dregs in vineyard price ranking
AFR

How the Iran war is hitting U.S. homebuilders
CNBC

Lincoln MGT secures £115m Fiera loan for 280,000sqft UK office building
IPE

7-Eleven to remodel over 7,000 stores in North America through 2030
FD

M&G European Property Fund acquires Barcelona hotel for €50m
IPE

Accor first-quarter revenue slightly below expectations
Reuters

Accor Launches ‘Profit Protection Plan’ to Counter Uncertainty
Skift

Hotels risk invisibility as AI reshapes travel discovery
PhocusWire

This wooden 10-story office building wiggles to withstand earthquakes
Fast Company