Many foreigners will be banned from buying homes in New Zealand from Monday, unless they are newly built apartments, reports The Sydney Morning Herald (22 October 2018). Chinese buyer inquiries for houses in New Zealand rose by 59 per cent in the third quarter, according to Chinese real estate portal Juwai.com. "The data clearly shows buyers from China have been anxious to complete their transactions in advance of the rules," said Carrie Law, CEO and Director of Juwai.com,