The housing market continued to weaken in October, with the ANZ Property Focus reporting the lowest number of sales for any month of October since the series began in 1992. 23-11-2010 more >>
Housing market sales during October are down by as much as 46% on the year earlier in some parts of the country, according to the latest Harcourts MarketWatch figures. 22-11-2010 more >>
A gradual slowing of the decline of commercial property capital values market is helping deliver improved investment returns, according to the Investment Property Databank. 19-11-2010 more >>
The traditional springtime rise in residential property sales has failed to materialise so far this year, though the national median price is holding firm at $350,000 according to the latest REINZ monthly house price index. 11-11-2010 more >>
Housing market activity has weakened ‘considerably’ over the past year and house prices could decline further, according to the Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Report. 10-11-2010 more >>
Property investors have given a lukewarm welcome to the launch of the Homestar property ratings scheme, citing costs and the possibility of compulsory accreditation as problematic. 10-11-2010 more >>
Falling investor confidence has prompted a flight towards the safety of term deposits at the expense of property investment, according to the latest ASB Investor Confidence Survey. 09-11-2010 more >>
Property values continue to gradually decline and are now 5.5% below the market peak of late 2007, according to the latest QV residential property report. However the news is not all bad. 08-11-2010 more >>
Monthly home sales in New Zealand's biggest city have fallen to their lowest level in 20 months as the lingering effects of the stalled economic recovery continue to weigh on households. 03-11-2010 more >>
Property investors are eager to reduce debt and increase savings, mirroring the financial changes many New Zealanders are making, according to the latest ANZ Property Investment Survey. 02-11-2010 more >>
There is a shortage of four-bedroom rental properties across the country, demand for all types of rental accommodation in Auckland and a small overall increase in rents, according to First National’s latest quarterly residential property management survey. 01-11-2010 more >>
The housing market remains weak, with sales and average selling prices falling further in September according to the latest ANZ Property Focus, which described a housing market “lost at sea and struggling to keep its head above water.†01-11-2010 more >>
The residential property sector remained soft in September, measured by building consents, with the effects of the Canterbury earthquake adding to the woes of the struggling residential construction sector. 29-10-2010 more >>
The decision to leave the official cash rate at 3% today came as no surprise. The interesting part of the statement from Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard was his comments around monetary policy tightening, in other words, when will the OCR and home loan rates start rising. 28-10-2010 more >>
The Commerce Commission is to launch an education campaign to target anti-competitive practices construction sector, after research found non-residential builders in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington engaging in "cover pricing". 19-10-2010 more >>
Fletcher Building expects the residential property market to pick-up next year when rebuilding begins in Canterbury and the government's response to ‘leaky homes' comes into effect. 15-10-2010 more >>
REINZ released its latest data on the housing market today. Here we summarise what three economists think is happening in the housing market. 14-10-2010 more >>
House sales in Canterbury/Westland were dramatically affected by the September earthquake. Find out how other regions fared in September as well. 14-10-2010 more >>
