July 17, 2025
Operating Assets

Property resellers pocket $280k average profit in first three months of 2025 despite soft market

Kelvin Davidson, chief property economist for Cotality NZ, said the figures for the March quarter tell a story of resilience. “Despite house prices still sitting about 16% below their early 2022 peak, most property owners are continuing to sell for a profit – especially those with longer ownership periods.” The median resale loss decreased slightly

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Fixed Assets

China’s retail sales, investment pick up pace

China”s economy continued to recover in the first two months this year as consumption and investment showed improvement, official data showed on Monday, making a steady start for 2025. Retail sales, a key measurement of consumer spending, surged 4 percent year-on-year over the January-February period, after the 3.7 percent rise in December.  China’s value-added industrial

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