New Zealand property values fell 9.2% last month, a slight improvement from the previous month's 9.3% decline, suggesting the recession-induced slide is abating. 11-05-2009 more >>
Values throughout the country fell in March but many are better results than seen over the past couple of months. Find out what has happened in the region near you. 10-05-2009 more >>
Mortgage applications in March 2009 were up 38% compared with the same month last year, and were the highest monthly total since November 2007, according to Veda Advantage Bureau data. 06-05-2009 more >>
Data from the latest NZ Property Report from realestate.co.nz suggests the housing market may be turning from a buyers’ to a sellers’ market. 01-05-2009 more >>
UNIT TITLES BILL – Submissions closed
Written submissions to the Social Services Committee Select Committee investigating the Unit Titles Bill closed last week on 24 April.
30-04-2009 more >>
New Zealand home-building approvals dipped in March to a 17-year low, and may have reached their nadir, amid signs the housing market has picked up from its trough last year. 30-04-2009 more >>
The Commerce Commission has cleared home loan break fees charged by National Bank, ASB, SBS Bank and Bank of New Zealand, saying they’re likely to comply with consumer finance law. 30-04-2009 more >>
Landlords across the country are slashing rents to avoid having their properties stand empty as tenants find themselves in the best position for a decade. 27-04-2009 more >>
Drugs in rental properties.
Responsibility for Outgoings.
Submission on the Unit Titles Bill.
Changes to Associated Persons rules.
Monthly reports from Thomas Chin.
HERS and NZBCD proposal.
23-04-2009 more >>
The inter-market debate over whether real estate agencies should be charging a flat sale fee has arisen again, after Auckland-based firm Property Wizards was banned from advertising in the Property Press. 23-04-2009 more >>
All the recent thinking and commentary on what to do with your home loan may be turned on its head after next week’s official cash rate announcement from the Reserve Bank. 23-04-2009 more >>
Like a hungry man falling on a morse of food, some commentators and interest groups are in full cry over the improvement in the property market 19-04-2009 more >>
The issue of who pays for what in a rental property has caused many problems over the years. With a move towards user-pays for many household outgoings, there is likley to be a higher number of problems occurring in the future. 17-04-2009 more >>