House values are climbing back towards last year's levels but the rise may be just temporary, one valuation company says.

A former ASB investment adviser was involved in a $3.5 million luxury property buy-up before he was fired.

Landlords are hitting back at property managers after paying thousands of dollars in fees only to have their houses trashed by tenants.

Auckland has enjoyed a huge boom in real estate sales over the past 12 months, says Barfoot & Thompson.

A new property report says that a shortage of listings means sellers will soon have the upper hand in any Spring market upturn.

As the property market shows signs of rejuvenation, banks are loosening the purse strings.

The biggest problem the tax system faces is that in a globalised era we are taxing all the wrong things.

Market conditions are constraining prospects for rental growth in Kiwi Income Property Trust's (KIPT) retail portfolio.

Auckland house prices will rise by almost 30pc in the next three years putting the city ahead of every other region, a study predicts.

House prices will rise by 24pc over the next three years due to low interest rates and a shortage of new housing, report predicts.