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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
The outcome of a recent drug case has set the legal bar for landlords to deal with drugs being manufactured by tenants, or friends of tenants, in their rental properties. 16-04-2009 more >>
A leading corporate lawyer says a recovery might occur quite quickly once business and building owners become realistic about the value of their assets. 14-04-2009 more >>
Home buyers - including expats with an eye for a bargain - have returned to the market in strength, hunting both high end and investment property 13-04-2009 more >>
New Zealand property values fell 9.3% last month, led by declines in Auckland City and Manukau, as rising unemployment and waning job security counters the benefits of lower borrowing costs. 09-04-2009 more >>
The residential property market is picking up, but values are still dropping, according to the latest numbers released by QV Valuations. Find out how the main centres are faring below. 09-04-2009 more >>
