Today, Wednesday 29 October

29th October 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

Here’s what a capital gains tax means for commercial property
Post

What you need to know: Seven questions about a capital gains tax
RNZ

The Labour Party’s politically-palatable capital gains tax attracts criticism from across the spectrum
Interest

A 28% tax on investment property transactions after 2027 will fund free GP visits; ‘the most progressive change to New Zealand’s tax system in a generation’
Interest

PMG launches $25m equity raise, doubles down on ECE
NBR

Mitre 10 CEO Andrea Scown outlines trade growth and Auckland store push
NZH

Whitford Manor developer owes $32m as receivers await council consent
Post

$1b Queenstown subdivision with 1250 homes could be fast-tracked
Press

Boarding house landlord fails to pay agreed $240k penalty by deadline
1News

International

Singapore’s Lighthouse Canton to invest over $1.5 bln in India; eyes private credit, real estate
Reuters

Taxes on foreign property buyers choking off $8b in investment: report
AFR

HSBC books 15% profit drop, deeper Hong Kong real estate losses
Nikkei

Rents Hit 18-Year High in Tokyo as Japan’s Office Market Defies Gravity
WPJ

Goodman buys into Silicon Valley to cash in on data centre demand
Australian

Warehouse hunt heats up across Australia
RealCommercial

Australia’s Monash University to build $650m campus in Malaysia
Nikkei

Regency Centers lifts annual FFO forecast on steady demand for retail space
Reuters

Saudi’s New Murabba plans investment opportunities in technology, real estate, CEO says
Reuters

Thailand’s ‘new Chinatowns’ bring in the wrong type of investment
Nikkei