Changes to the Unit Titles Act haven’t had the consequences that were expected, says Denise Marsden, partner at legal firm Alexander Dorrington. 17-07-2012 more >>
Property investors who hire unlicensed practitioners to carry out renovation work on their properties could be putting themselves in danger. 17-07-2012 more >>
Government help for commercial property owners needing to do earthquake-strengthening work should be taxation-based, says Auckland Property Investors Association president David Whitburn. 16-07-2012 more >>
Some of the 8000 Christchurch homeowners forced out of their houses by last year’s earthquake could save themselves $50,000 each on the cost of a section if they pooled their resources, says Geoff Butcher, of Co-Operative Sections. 13-07-2012 more >>
Property seminar provider Steve Goodey has won a $396,000 High Court judgement against fellow property guru Phil Jones of Richmastery fame but he may have difficulty collecting. 13-07-2012 more >>
Disclosure rules for people selling properties with defective cladding are not tight enough, says Auckland Property Investors Association president David Whitburn. 12-07-2012 more >>
More potential house buyers are attending open homes and real estate agents rate it a sellers' market, according to the Bank of New Zealand's latest survey of more than 10,000 agents. 12-07-2012 more >>
Landlords’ concerns about the timeliness of the formal tenancy dispute resolution process through the Department of Building and Housing and the Tenancy Tribunal are being heard, Housing Minister Phil Heatley says. 11-07-2012 more >>
House prices are likely to rise further all year but the strength will only last until mortgage rates start rising, according to Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens. 11-07-2012 more >>
The housing market is buzzing, if not quite on fire. But it's the Auckland and quake-affected Christchurch markets which are to blame while markets in the rest of the country remain subdued. 10-07-2012 more >>
Hundreds of commercial landlords and their tenants in Christchurch have been forced to reach for their dictionaries since the city’s earthquakes. 09-07-2012 more >>
Christchurch’s rental market is soaring ahead of the rest of the country, according to Trade Me Property’s analysis for the April to June quarter. 06-07-2012 more >>
Owners of un-reinforced masonry commercial buildings in Southland have been issue with land information memorandum (LIM) notices identifying their buildings as earthquake-prone. 05-07-2012 more >>
Housing Minister Phil Heatley says landlords should notice an improvement in the tenancy resolution services offered now that the Department of Building and Housing has been absorbed into the new super ministry. 05-07-2012 more >>
Labour’s Housing spokeswoman Annette King is working through Treasury reports relating to policy work on the accommodation supplement. 04-07-2012 more >>
More Auckland homes sold in June than in any June for the past five years, taking listings to a seven-year low, Barfoot and Thompson says. 04-07-2012 more >>
There aren’t enough houses being built to satisfy rental demand, says First National. The results of its latest quarterly property management survey have been released and show rents are rising and tenants are struggling to find anywhere to live. 04-07-2012 more >>
The Real Estate Agents Authority is threatening legal action against any licensees who offer properties to property finding services. 03-07-2012 more >>
The number of homes offered for sale nationwide has dropped to the lowest level since 2008, turning the market firmly in sellers' favour. 02-07-2012 more >>
It’s a great time to be a property investor, according to the results of the latest landlords.co.nz and Mike Pero Mortgages survey. 02-07-2012 more >>
Property investors should be very wary about Government moves to ring-fence losses on holiday homes, says Andrew King, president of the New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation. 02-07-2012 more >>
Presidents Report: The latest quarterly investor confidence survey from ASB Bank confirmed that rental property is again the top investment that people felt would give them the best return. This is the first time that rental property has been at the top of the list for over two years.
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