Prime Minister says rents too low The Prime Minister and REINZ Chief Executive, Helen O'Sullivan were on 3 News talking sense on housing affordability. It is an excellent video to watch. 04-08-2014 more >>
Lifestyle property market steady New Zealand’s lifestyle property market isn’t firing up to the same extent as the residential market, according to the latest REINZ rural statistics. 13-09-2012 more >>
'Trial by media' totally unfair: REINZ A complaint from a would-be buyer who said a real estate agent snapped up his dream home should never have been made public before it had been properly dealt with, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says. 07-08-2012 more >>
New purchase agreement tackles building reports The days of property purchasers enlisting the help of a knowledgeable relative to do a "building inspection" on a house they are thinking about buying are numbered. 06-08-2012 more >>
Prices and sales slip in April House prices retreated from March's record high in April and sales volumes also took a dip, though both remain above year-earlier levels. 10-05-2012 more >>
House prices march to new heights Nationwide and Auckland house prices both high new record median highs last month at $370,000 and $495,200 respectively, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) data. 16-04-2012 more >>
February sales hit four-year high Figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) revealed there were 6,168 unconditional sales in February 2012, up 37% or 1,666 sales compared to the same month last year. 13-03-2012 more >>
Sales soar 25% in January January 2012 saw a 25.2% rise in house sales making it the best January for sales volumes since 2008, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ). 14-02-2012 more >>
Strong December with sales up 20% National house sales were up 20% in December 2011 on the year earlier, the best December sales figures since 2007. 18-01-2012 more >>
House prices up $9,000 in October The national median house price rose by $9,000 in October and sales were up almost 30% on the year earlier, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) report. 11-11-2011 more >>
Sales volumes up, prices down in September This September saw a 21.1% rise in sales on the year earlier, but just 43 extra sales than August 2011, “a modest result given the lift usually expected during spring.†12-10-2011 more >>
Can't afford to buy in Ak? Look south One of NZ's property hot spots is one of its coldest, with one expert predicting big things for Invercargill next year. 24-12-2007 more >>