Today, Thursday 16 April

16th 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

Three Auckland Ray White agencies go into liquidation owing $5.3m to creditors including IRD
NZH

Clock ticking for bidders wanting to take on Chateau Tongariro
WT

Regulator prepares for more investment in unlisted assets
RNZ

Seascape ‘ghost tower’ shedding white debris, neighbour complains to Auckland Council
NZH

Clarke Group touts billion dollar portfolio after $100m deal
NBR

Airport to Botany busway: 630 Auckland properties in acquisition zone after route confirmed
NZH

Three Queenstown sections sold in $100 million deal
ODT

What the construction sector can tell us about the economy
RNZ

REINZ March House Price Index: Market treads water amid war jitters
NZH

ANZ has raised their two year fixed mortgage rate by +20 bps, most others by +10 bps, resulting in the most expensive rate card in the home loan market at present
Interest

Country’s biggest bank raises interest rates
RNZ

International

Both lifeline and looming threat: How AI is changing the office market
CoStar

Big banks say delinquent property loans are withstanding war, inflation, consumer fears
CoStar

£2.5bn Coventry Airport gigafactory project set for take-off
PW

Wylie’s Tanarra invests in fast-growing proptech Landchecker
AFR

Dubai’s landmark Burj Al Arab hotel will shut for 18-month refurb amid tourism decline
Reuters

Spain and Portugal flight and hotel bookings jump as tourists avoid Middle East
Reuters

CoreLogic rival says it started losing customers when hacking began
AFR

Covivio, Invest acquire four hotels in Milan for €217 million
CoStar

DBS Hong Kong acquires six floors at The Center in US$334 million deal
SCMP

Hoteliers feel pressure to transform as technology evolves
PhocusWire

How this Los Angeles hotel owner preps its properties for the 2028 Olympics
CoStar