Today, Monday 1 December

1st December 2025 By Staff Reporter | news@propertyticker.co.nz | @propertyticker

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

National

Housing market confidence rises: ‘It’s very much a buyer’s market’
RNZ

Kainga Ora boss: no more magic money tree
NBR

What the Du Val saga can teach us about investing – The Prosperity Project
NZH

‘The Fall of the House of Du Val’ – a new podcast reveals fresh details
NZH

Podcast: Former Du Val employee describes ‘hard sell’ tactics
BD

The Warehouse Albany and Silverdale could be first in line for store revamp
BD

NZ set to run short of retirement village units, report warns
Post

New era for abandoned Waiwera hot springs as $50m plan revealed
RNZ

International

The warehouse real estate sector is seeing a rebalance. Here’s what to watch for
CNBC

Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, more arrests made
Reuters

Hong Kong apartment fire: Why it spread and how it affects politics
Nikkei

Japanese property giants deepen their push into a booming Indian market
Reuters

Amazon, Prologis make Okayama their western Japan logistics hub
Nikkei

Hong Kong’s battered prime office market poised for better year ahead, analysts say
SCMP

Opinion | A vacancy tax could bring back Hong Kong’s commercial buzz
SCMP

Regional commercial property pulls ahead as metro yields stall
API

Premier Inn owner Whitbread warns on impact of UK property tax
Reuters

Italy drops plans to scrap a tax break for short-term rentals
Reuters

Will Infinity Planet succeed where other theme parks have failed?
ABC

Caravan park boom pits private investors against major corporates
AFR