Today, Friday 8 May

8th May 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

Fast track laws sought to re-zone former Christchurch stadium land for housing
Post

Industrial project fast-tracked near Christchurch Airport despite opposition could bring in $250m
Press

Retirement village residents petition council for traffic restrictions
1News

Rents down, but take care before you ask your landlord for a drop, Realestate.co.nz says
RNZ

Average rents flattening in Auckland, still declining in Wellington, Realestate.co.nz says
Interest

First-home buyers remain strong as lower interest rates save thousands in repayments
NZH

Napier council plans to sell-off three villages as vacant, 66 residents to leave
HBT

‘Covid killed us’: Historic furniture firm shutting up shop
ODT

Promisia Healthcare’s portfolio value surges 17.1%
BD

Louis Vuitton NZ profits rise despite revenue dip
BD

International

DeepSeek and Alibaba rescue China’s office landlords
Economist

How startup Propy is deploying $100 million to put real estate deals on the blockchain
CNBC

Tories pledge to fight Oxford Street pedestrianisation as they take control of Westminster
PW

Saudi Arabia is scaling back some lofty development plans, but hotel investors remain all-in
CoStar

Cushman looks ahead to AI leasing surge
EG

Can Spain’s proposed sovereign wealth fund crowd in institutional capital to housing?
IPE

IHG posts first-quarter global growth at start of 80th anniversary
CoStar

Western Sydney Airport business park calls O’Brien as 17,000sqm tenant
AFR

Melia hotel group expects strong sales in Spain as Iran war redirects tourism
Reuters

Offices at New York’s Hudson Yards, biggest project of its kind, declared fully occupied
CoStar