Southland is tops for investors
It seems you can’t just beat Southland for high performing investment properties, with the region coming up trumps yet again in a new REINZ report.
What the Reserve Bank's latest move means for housing
The Reserve Bank’s programme to lend directly to retail banks could be ready soon. If it is, that’s likely to mean lower interest rates on loans – and more support for the housing market.
New renters' guide for tenants
Far too many tenants are not aware of their obligations around their rental property so a new guide aims to spell out what they need to know and do.
Growth halts for Capital rents
Wellington rents – which have long seen the strongest growth in the country – stalled in August for the first time in five years, new Trade Me Property data reveals.
Call for rent caps after freeze ends
Rents are set to go up for many as the Covid-19 prompted freeze on rent increases comes to an end later this week, but tenant advocates are now calling for rents to be capped.
High demand keeps pushing prices up
Treasury might be expecting house prices to fall - but market data suggests otherwise, with Trade Me Property’s August data the latest to show rising prices and high demand.
COMMENT: Never a right time to invest – why buyers need to act now
New Zealanders who are apprehensive about buying property should be spurred on to take the jump as record low mortgage rates and a lesson from the current world backdrop settle in, argues iConsult’s Satyan Mehra*.
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Southland is tops for investors
It seems you can’t just beat Southland for high performing investment properties, with the region coming up trumps yet again in a new REINZ report.
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What the Reserve Bank's latest move means for housing
The Reserve Bank’s programme to lend directly to retail banks could be ready soon. If it is, that’s likely to mean lower interest rates on loans – and more support for the housing market.
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New renters' guide for tenants
Far too many tenants are not aware of their obligations around their rental property so a new guide aims to spell out what they need to know and do.
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Growth halts for Capital rents
Wellington rents – which have long seen the strongest growth in the country – stalled in August for the first time in five years, new Trade Me Property data reveals.
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Call for rent caps after freeze ends
Rents are set to go up for many as the Covid-19 prompted freeze on rent increases comes to an end later this week, but tenant advocates are now calling for rents to be capped.
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High demand keeps pushing prices up
Treasury might be expecting house prices to fall - but market data suggests otherwise, with Trade Me Property’s August data the latest to show rising prices and high demand.
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COMMENT: Never a right time to invest – why buyers need to act now
New Zealanders who are apprehensive about buying property should be spurred on to take the jump as record low mortgage rates and a lesson from the current world backdrop settle in, argues iConsult’s Satyan Mehra*.
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Ex-partner’s behaviour not a tenancy breach
Tenant responsibility for the behaviour of other people on the premises can have limits depending on the circumstances, a new Tenancy Tribunal ruling indicates.
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Expect house prices to keep rising - Westpac
House prices are set to keep going up rather than down, one of the big banks now says – after reversing its earlier predictions of price declines.
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Covid be damned – the market is booming
Those who were anticipating a Covid-prompted housing market collapse got it wrong with the latest REINZ data revealing strong growth in prices and sales.
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Real estate price-fixing saga ends with big penalty
Price-fixing is in the spotlight, once again, after the Auckland High Court ordered two Hamilton real estate agencies to pay $4 million for engaging in it.
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Interest rates not bargains driving investors
Investors’ hopes of picking up a property bargain in the post-Covid market are fading, the latest joint survey from REINZ and economist Tony Alexander reveals.
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COMMENT: Furore over Healthy Homes story misleading
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. It’s a tried and tested adage – and it’s one the NZ Property Investors Federation president felt the brunt of yesterday, muses NZ Property Investor editor Miriam Bell.
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Where are properties selling most above CVs?
Auckland’s residential property prices might be on the rise again, but it’s actually the region where properties are currently selling closest to their CV*.
