New property listings in February were up 58% from January and the national average asking price hit $426,575 - a 3% rise on the same time last year, according to Realestate.co.nz. 01-03-2012 more >>
There has been quite a bit of media attention on increasing rental prices recently. This is a common occurrence at this time of the year, as many people are change their circumstances in the new year and University Students are coming back at the start of the new academic year. But does that mean we can all put our prices up? 01-03-2012 more >>
The number of new home approvals rose in January 2012 compared to the year earlier, with apartments accounting for almost half of the increase. 29-02-2012 more >>
Nationwide residential property values have continued to rise with Auckland leading the charge, according to the latest QV monthly index. 14-02-2012 more >>
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 >>
The gulf between the Auckland housing market and the rest of the country appears to be widening according to the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey. 13-02-2012 more >>
Property investors have been spurred back into action by stories of rising rents and accommodation shortages and are back in the market, according to the first 10-02-2012 more >>
Property investors and landlords may be legally required to ensure their properties meet Government standards for heating and energy efficiency if a Bill proposed by Green MP Gareth Hughes becomes law. 07-02-2012 more >>
The Auckland property market saw its strongest January in four years with prices reaching the highest average ever for the month, according to Barfoot & Thompson. 03-02-2012 more >>
More property investors are set to return to Auckland and will eventually branch out to other centres, according to BNZ economist Tony Alexander. 03-02-2012 more >>
The housing market recovery is likely to be underpinned by a turn-around in net migration from the second half of this year and into next.
The Department of Labour is predicting annual net migration will go from a net inflow of just below 4,000 people in the year ended June last year to an outflow of about 4,000 in the near term before turning back to a net inflow of about 6,000 in mid to late 2012 and early 2013. 02-02-2012 more >>
The New Zealand Productivity Commission as an independent Crown Entity established by the Government in December 2010. The Commissions purpose is to help the Government improve laws and regulations that guide and incentivise how individuals, businesses and other organisations make their decisions. 01-02-2012 more >>
Property finders - and the real estate agents that work with them - are to be targeted over the coming year for legal action by the Real Estate Agents Authority (REAA). 27-01-2012 more >>
Property finder Dorien Forster has broken her silence over her court battle with the Real Estate Agents Authority (REAA), questioning the role of lawyers in the transaction that led her to the High Court. 27-01-2012 more >>
Blue Chip liquidators have gone to court claiming more than $40 million from former directors and auditors of the failed property investment scheme. 24-01-2012 more >>
Auckland sees strongest December sales since 2006, Wellington numbers down on November and December 2010 and Manawatu/Wanganui sees a 45% year-on-year sales rise. 18-01-2012 more >>
Auckland has overtaken Central Otago Lakes as the least affordable place to buy a house, according to the latest Massey University home affordability report. 12-01-2012 more >>
The Auckland housing market had a strong finish to 2011 with the average selling price up $5,500 on November to $573,071 - the second highest average for the year. 11-01-2012 more >>
Last year ended with Auckland property values at their highest ever level, 1.4% above the 2007 market peak. Wellington values struggled to just 0.4% above 2010 and there were mixed results for the rest of the country. 10-01-2012 more >>
Nationwide property values rose 2.4% over 2011 and are now 3.5% above the 2007 market peak, though the year was also characterised by lower than normal sales volumes. 10-01-2012 more >>
