The residential property sector remained soft in September, measured by building consents, with the effects of the Canterbury earthquake adding to the woes of the struggling residential construction sector. 29-10-2010 more >>
The decision to leave the official cash rate at 3% today came as no surprise. The interesting part of the statement from Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard was his comments around monetary policy tightening, in other words, when will the OCR and home loan rates start rising. 28-10-2010 more >>
The Commerce Commission is to launch an education campaign to target anti-competitive practices construction sector, after research found non-residential builders in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington engaging in "cover pricing". 19-10-2010 more >>
Fletcher Building expects the residential property market to pick-up next year when rebuilding begins in Canterbury and the government's response to ‘leaky homes' comes into effect. 15-10-2010 more >>
REINZ released its latest data on the housing market today. Here we summarise what three economists think is happening in the housing market. 14-10-2010 more >>
House sales in Canterbury/Westland were dramatically affected by the September earthquake. Find out how other regions fared in September as well. 14-10-2010 more >>
The residential housing market remained relatively steady in September, although sales showed a slight improvement from the previous month, according to the Real Estate Institute (REINZ). 14-10-2010 more >>
Withers Tsang property tax specialist Mark Withers says Monday's release from Revenue Minister Peter Dunne was ambiguous and confusing, as it appeared the government was planning to ring fence losses within qualifying companies. 13-10-2010 more >>
Changes to qualifying company regimes are definitely on their way - despite details still pending - which means investors need to thoroughly review their structures. 12-10-2010 more >>
The Government will be introducing new rules preventing loss attributing qualifying companies (LAQCs) from passing losses on to their shareholders said Minister of Revenue, Peter Dunne today. 11-10-2010 more >>
The latest mortgagee sales figures show embattled homeowners are continuing to lose homes at rates unthinkable before the recession. 10-10-2010 more >>
QV's Residential Price Index for September shows that property values in the Auckland region are relatively stable, having dropped by only 0.9% since March this year. In contrast, values increased by 5.3% in the seven months up to March. 07-10-2010 more >>
Auckland house sales failed to blossom in September's sunnier weather, with fewer than 700 sales for the fourth straight month, although prices rebounded after falling a month earlier. 05-10-2010 more >>
Home building construction looks to have passed the cycle's low point and fundamentals for an upswing for the remainder of 2010 and 2011 are still in place, according to the Department of Building and Housing. 04-10-2010 more >>
Successful property investment portfolios improve with age… as long as the assets in that portfolio are well situated and soundly constructed in the first place. It’s for these reasons that Generation Homes house and land packages perform so profitably in the domestic rental market.
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Rents are on the rise nationally, says auction site TradeMe, as the supply of rental properties continues to decline and residential property investors chase cash flow rather than capital gains. 01-10-2010 more >>
How often have you heard it said (or said it yourself) that... “4 weeks’ bond just isn’t enough†or “ the legislation is too light†or “the bond system is geared towards tenantsâ€. SmartBond is the perfect solution. 30-09-2010 more >>
Scott Family Winemakers is a major sponsor of the 2010 NZPIF Conference. An offer of a selection of their wines is being made to Conference delegates and to other property investors. 30-09-2010 more >>
The earthquake in Canterbury has been good for vacancy levels in the Christchurch rental market. "Vacancies are as low as they have ever been," Harcourts chief executive Hayden Duncan says. 28-09-2010 more >>
