The Green Party is looking to impose more costs on landlords by having minimum standards for insulation and heating in rental properties. 24-07-2010 more >>
The Inland Revenue Department's focus on the property market has not let up due to the recession. The department's latest annual Compliance Focus publication, released today, shows, if anything, an increased focus on getting more tax out of the property investment sector. 23-07-2010 more >>
The Serious Fraud Office is to investigate allegations against an employee of the failed property investment group, Blue Chip, for alleged misinformation to investors and altering loan documents to induce financiers to lend. 22-07-2010 more >>
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act was passed by Parliament yesterday, with no last-minute changes to what was previously on the table. 22-07-2010 more >>
Only a third of a portfolio of 20 investment properties put up for sale in Christchurch have been sold, reflecting the difficult market conditions. 19-07-2010 more >>
Economists are predicting the housing market will stay soft for the rest of the year after Real Estate Institute data showed sales volumes stayed under pressure last month. 15-07-2010 more >>
Toughening existing tax rules about when the capital gain on a property can be taxed were still under consideration by ministers until relatively late before this year’s Budget, papers released by the Treasury show. 14-07-2010 more >>
Residential house prices firmed last month, according to the Real Estate Institute (REINZ). Find out what is happening in the main residential areas throughout the country. 14-07-2010 more >>
Residential sales volumes sank to the second-lowest volume in a June month in the past decade as the property market remains mired in the doldrums, according to Real Estate Institute data. 14-07-2010 more >>
A survey of property investors by Quotable Value has confirmed results of an earlier survey run by Landlords.co.nz. Both surveys show that few landlords intend to sell their investment properties because of changes introduced by the government in this year’s Budget. 13-07-2010 more >>
Property investors are still "sitting on their hands" in the wake of the government's Budget, as values continued to ease last month. 12-07-2010 more >>
Property values have fallen nationally, although Hamilton and Tauranga seem to be bucking the trend. Find out what has been happening in the main urban areas throughout the country. 12-07-2010 more >>
Landlords would be unwise to consider raising rents just yet, unless there is absolute room to do so, according to Barfoot & Thompson. 08-07-2010 more >>
Sellers remain confident in the residential housing market and appear resolved to focus on attracting what little buyer interest there is rather than on achieving the highest price, according to Realestate.co.nz. 07-07-2010 more >>
Landlords should be checking for winter maintenance issues now to ensure the health and life of their properties, according to the Department of Building and Housing (DBH). 02-07-2010 more >>
House prices will fall gently for the next two years before levelling out, but rents will rise because property investment is now returning less because of the October personal tax cuts, says Westpac in its latest housing market update. 02-07-2010 more >>
Economic forecasts for robust housing market activity to appear in tandem with rising interest rates over the next two years are “off with the fairies,†according to Rodney Dickens. 30-06-2010 more >>
New Zealand's commercial property sector stayed in the doldrums last month with permits for new construction down to a five-month low, while consents for new homes, excluding apartments, slid to their weakest level since January. 29-06-2010 more >>
New residential housing construction has already picked up over the first half of 2010 and is predicted to lift by 23% in 2011 as New Zealand's housing shortage continues, according to Westpac. 25-06-2010 more >>
All of the major banks have now lifted their short term mortgage rates with Westpac and BNZ the last two to make changes following the Official Cash Rate (OCR) hike of 25 basis points to 2.75% earlier this month. 23-06-2010 more >>
