PropertyTide's out on capital gainMany coastal areas were not included in our QV tables because sales volumes were so low, explains Bruce Morris.12 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLeaky-homes bill due to get first readingThe bill setting up the framework for the Govt's $1bn leaky homes package gets its first reading in Parliament today.08 Dec 09:37 PM
Official Cash Rate<i>Bernard Hickey - </i> Bollard bets on end to housing love affairI worry that the banks are trying to unleash those animal spirits in the housing markets again.08 Dec 09:00 PM
EconomyQV property stats out - is the slump over?NZ property values are beginning to stabilise, but are still 5.6 per cent below the market peak in 2007.06 Dec 11:15 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Housing habits hard to shakeThe housing market has started to simmer again.04 Dec 04:30 PM
InvestmentHouse listings up but glut remainsThere was 7.3pc increase in house listings last month, but a big glut of unsold real estate is still weighing heavily on the market.30 Nov 08:30 PM
Interest ratesKiwibank cuts rates to spark quiet property marketKiwibank has cut its 2 year fixed mortgage rate to 6.59pc, to try and spice up housing demand.18 Nov 11:18 PM
ConstructionReal estate agent fined for dodgy sales techniqueA real estate agent must pay $1500 and undergo ethics training after replacing a private 'for sale' sign with one of his own.18 Nov 01:30 AM
New ZealandHighway threatens rural homesAdri Noom has been told the proposed Puhoi-to-Wellsford highway route runs right through his house near Warkworth.17 Nov 04:30 PM
InvestmentScam victim left $600k in debtA real estate agent who bought a $1.27 million home with a complete stranger was a victim of an elaborate property scam and has been left with a $600,000 debt. 11 Nov 04:30 PM
InvestmentEx-agent found guilty of $13m property fraudA former Auckland Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent has been found guilty of mortgage fraud totalling $13 million.11 Nov 01:10 AM
InvestmentRecord low house sales in October - REINZREINZ has reported 3903 properties were sold last month - the lowest October total since its records started in 1992.10 Nov 11:35 PM