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 >>
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 >>