Regional highlights: REINZ

Find out what's happening in your region.
12-05-2009 more >>

Residential market shows signs of stabilising: REINZ

A degree of confidence has returned to the residential real estate market as indicated by April sales figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
12-05-2009 more >>

Property values show hint of stablisation: QV

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 >>

Regional snapshot: QV

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 >>

Postive cash flow properties

Now is a good time for investors. QV Insider updates their information to May 09
10-05-2009 more >>

Mortgage applications hit 16 month high underlining renewed interest in the housing market

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 >>

No signs of surge in activity slowing

Auckland’s residential housing market showed no signs of slowing from the surge in activity seen in February and March.
05-05-2009 more >>

MPIA E-Newsletter Apr 09

May meeting details, future events, and recent news.
01-05-2009 more >>

Is the buyers’ market about to end?

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 >>

May '09 Issue

When times are tough, what you need is to be inspired and encouraged. We do exactly that in the May issue, with an exclusive interview with the very inspirational Robert Kiyosaki. He is the reason many people started investing in the first place.
01-05-2009 more >>

POLITICAL & REGULATORY REPORT for APRIL 2009

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 >>

Homeowners advised not to rush to fix rates

Homeowners are being advised not to hurry to fix their mortgage interest rates by a leading economist.
30-04-2009 more >>

Home-building approvals dip to 17-year low

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 >>

National Bank, ASB, SBS, BNZ break fees cleared by regulator

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 >>

RBNZ cuts OCR to record low 2.5%

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard cut the official cash rate 50 basis points to 2.5%.
30-04-2009 more >>

Tenants enjoying 'lowest rents in a decade'.

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 >>

President's April Report

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 >>

Flat fee companies being discriminated against?

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 >>

Turning rate thinking on its head

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 >>

Sales activity returning

Harcourts’ latest report is signalling a jump in sales activity, with last month's figures up 52% when compared with March 2008.
22-04-2009 more >>

Floating rates on a high

Lower interest rates are prompting Kiwis to abandon their preference for fixed over floating - rate home loans
21-04-2009 more >>

Unit Titles Bill - NZPIF submission

The Federation supports a number of proposals in this bill.
20-04-2009 more >>

Olly Newland: Beware of false dawns

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 >>

Positive cash flow properties becoming more and more common

The current conditions are creating a market where positive cash flow properties are now becoming more common says QV Insider.
17-04-2009 more >>

The continuing saga of rental property outgoings

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 >>