Three-bedroom houses are most popular with buyers and renters but four-bedroom homes are the most commonly built because they return the most profit to developers, says research from Colliers. 03-01-2013 more >>
The Waikato Property Investors’ Association and indeed the New Zealand rental industry lost a real asset with the passing of Brian Hancock shortly after the Waikato Conference last year. 01-01-2013 more >>
Sales of houses described as "a renovator's dream" look set for a boost: The four couples chosen for the first season of The Block NZ have been named. 27-06-2012 more >>
Hubble and trouble, is there really a housing bubble? If I had my way, the term "housing bubble" would be expunged from the Kiwi lexicon says Philip Macalister. 26-06-2012 more >>
An organisation set up to fight for the rights of the owners of leaky homes says the Consumer Law Reform Bill is a welcome step for property investors and home buyers. 26-06-2012 more >>
A “buyers’ pack†offered to would-be property purchasers would speed things up for investors, says the Auckland Property Investors Association president, David Whitburn. 26-06-2012 more >>
Migration out of New Zealand looks to have started to slow but BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says it’s too soon to gauge its impact on house prices yet. 22-06-2012 more >>
Mortgage approvals were worth almost 50% more in the May 2012 quarter than they were a year earlier, according to ANZ’s property focus. 22-06-2012 more >>
Owners of heritage buildings are being warned they may find it hard to get insurance - and if they do, it will come with a high pricetag. 18-06-2012 more >>
Property prices are likely to rise considerably further in New Zealand's main centres, says property investment specialist Olly Newland. 18-06-2012 more >>
Most Auckland landlords are increasing the rents they charge much more quickly than the rest of New Zealand, according to the latest Crockers Auckland rental price table. 15-06-2012 more >>
New Zealand’s real estate market appears to be favouring sellers for the first time in years, according to the latest BNZ/REINZ residential market survey. 15-06-2012 more >>
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard's latest monetary policy statement suggests mortgage rates aren't going up any time soon although the likelihood they might fall further remains an outside chance. 14-06-2012 more >>
Reports that Terralink's data on increasing mortgagee sales is at odds with the information from realestate.co.nz are inaccurate, says realestate.co.nz chief executive Alistair Helm. 13-06-2012 more >>
