Migration is slowing, which is likely to put further pressure on house prices. New Zealand had seasonally adjusted net migration of zero in December 2012. 01-02-2013 more >>
Something that both the Green and Labour housing affordability policies have in common is that they are great for those in a position to buy houses through them. They are less good for everyone else. 29-01-2013 more >>
National residential property values are up 1.9% over the past three months, 5.7% up on the same time last year, and 1.5% higher than the last market peak, according to QV. 25-01-2013 more >>
The Green Party’s proposals to get low-income earners into housing have been panned by the New Zealand Property Investors Federation. 25-01-2013 more >>
Warrants of fitness for rentals and restrictions on rent hikes are high on the Green Party list of priorities in its new housing policy, released today. 24-01-2013 more >>
Auckland’s council says signs of increasing activity in the city’s construction sector indicate more sustained economic growth ahead for the region. 22-01-2013 more >>
New Zealand’s Government is expecting another house price boom but won’t be intervening with measures such as rent control or public housing schemes, Finance Minister Bill English says. 21-01-2013 more >>
More than half of New Zealanders support the introduction of a capital gains tax on residential investment properties, a new poll has shown. 21-01-2013 more >>
Mortgage approval rates are back at levels not seen for more than three-and-a-half years, Reserve Bank data reveals. In the week before Christmas, there were more than 8000 home loans approved. 18-01-2013 more >>
Lifestyle properties near the main centres are in solid demand, says the Real Estate Institute, and sales are at levels not seen since 2007. 17-01-2013 more >>
The Salvation Army says Housing New Zealand is referring clients to it because of the rising cost of buying and renting homes in Auckland. 16-01-2013 more >>
New Zealand’s median house price reached a new record of $389,000 in December, up almost 10% on December 2011, the Real Estate Institute says. 15-01-2013 more >>
It’s not good news for landlords right across New Zealand in the latest Trade Me Property analysis. Head of Trade Me Property Brendon Skipper said the national scenario in the last quarter of 2012 was similar to that of the September quarter. 14-01-2013 more >>
