Auckland see an almost 30% surge in sales and a new all time price high, sales up in Wellington but prices slip and Taranaki sees strongest sales rise for five years. 12-06-2012 more >>
House prices around the country are now almost back to their peak, according to both Quotable Value and the Real Estate Institute (REINZ). 12-06-2012 more >>
Alan Bollard won’t be raising the official cash rate this Thursday, according to a poll of Landlords.co.nz and Property Investor magazine readers. 11-06-2012 more >>
Auckland house prices rose to a new high of $582,285 in May as sales hit their highest level since 2005, according to Barfoot & Thompson. 06-06-2012 more >>
A decline in residential activity led a 0.4 per cent drop in building work in the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand has revealed. 06-06-2012 more >>
Realestate.co.nz will promote environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient properties in a new deal with home environmental rating system Homestar. 06-06-2012 more >>
An article in the Herald on Sunday at the weekend about some of the country’s cheapest houses has generated a bit of a stir. Would-be landlords have been emailing, asking for information on how they can find – and buy – these houses that are on the market for less than $50,000. 05-06-2012 more >>
There are many indicators pointing to an improving property market. The economy is doing well, affordability is back to levels last seen 10 years ago, Interest rates are predicted to stay low for longer, demand is increasing yet new building consents are still quite low. 01-06-2012 more >>
Labour says a reduction in the accommodation supplement handed out by Work and Income may lower the amount landlords are able to charge in rent. 01-06-2012 more >>
There are signs that the apartment market may experiencing a resurgence. Apartment listings were up by more than a quarter in May compared to the year before and building consent figures show a big increase in the number being constructed. 01-06-2012 more >>
New property listings surged 16% in May to the highest monthly total since July 2010, according to the Realestate.co.nz NZ Property Report. 01-06-2012 more >>
Housing consent numbers suffered an April fall after a large jump in March, but remain 33% above April 2011, according to Statistics New Zealand. 30-05-2012 more >>
House prices that are as high as they have ever been in some areas should not be seen as a sign that another property boom is looming, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says. 29-05-2012 more >>
They have made no secret of their desire to move New Zealanders' investment from property into other vehicles but a third of our members of parliament are property investors themselves. 28-05-2012 more >>
Holiday home-owners who only rent their baches out for a few nights a year will feel the sting of changes announced in this year's Budget. 28-05-2012 more >>
Low interest rates, poor returns from other investments and improving housing market sentiment have created a psychological ‘go' trigger in the minds of property investors, according to BNZ economist Tony Alexander. 28-05-2012 more >>
Property investment is forecast to pick up in 2013, although a large pickup in prices is not anticipated, according to the economic outlook included in this year’s Budget. 25-05-2012 more >>
For the first time in two years rental property is the investment most New Zealanders believe offers the best returns, according to the latest ASB Investor Confidence Survey. 22-05-2012 more >>
Auckland house price rises continued to outpace the rest of the country in the year to April, but at a slower rate than last month, according to the latest Crockers Auckland sales price table. 21-05-2012 more >>
