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House values up - new QV stats out
QV has released latest house value data showing big rises nationally and in Auckland but growth rates are slowing.
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Auckland house prices slump
Auckland house sale volumes and average sale prices have slumped in August - so what's behind the slight cooling off of the market?
![Investment project to create landlords](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Investment project to create landlords
A specialist apartment real estate agency boss is starting up a new business to encourage people to become landlords by finding, buying and managing Auckland residential properties.
![Landlords complain about bank loan tactics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Landlords complain about bank loan tactics
Landlords are complaining about banks calling in loans from one property when another is sold.
![Auckland Airport's land bank value soars to $2.6b](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland Airport's land bank value soars to $2.6b
Auckland International Airport's vast Mangere land bank rose in value by $734 million between June 2011 and June 2014.
![Fletcher in $40m HQ makeover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fletcher in $40m HQ makeover
New Zealand's biggest builder is about to start a $40 million makeover at its own global headquarters, after buying its headquarters back from Tauranga's Carrus Corporation.
![Assignee drops Peters bankruptcy bid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Assignee drops Peters bankruptcy bid
Authorities are giving up the fight to put former property developer Jamie Peters back into bankruptcy and will withdraw their case against him from the Court of Appeal.
![Buyers fork out $65.5m for three towers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Buyers fork out $65.5m for three towers
A wealthy Hong Kong family have bought three office towers in Auckland's CBD for $65.5 million in one of the biggest property deals of the year.
![Summerset first-half profit growth slows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Summerset first-half profit growth slows
New Zealand's third-largest retirement village operator, increased first-half profit at a slower pace as it focuses on developing villages for future growth.
![Ryman adds to growing landbank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ryman adds to growing landbank
New Zealand's biggest retirement owner/operator Ryman Healthcare confirmed its acquisition of the former Kingsgate Hotel site on Campbell Rd, Auckland.
![Property values up, but at a slower pace - QV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Property values up, but at a slower pace - QV
Rising interest rates, LVR restrictions and the onset of winter have taken the heat out of the housing market, according to just released QV figures.
![Auckland house sales fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland house sales fall
Auckland's biggest real estate agency, Barfoot & Thompson, said their house sale volumes fell in July, blaming winter and the election.
![Andrew Bruce: Property investors are tax disadvantaged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Andrew Bruce: Property investors are tax disadvantaged
Andrew Bruce says property investment is now at a tax disadvantage when compared to other investment classes such as companies.
![Kiwis join $140m Fiji resort plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwis join $140m Fiji resort plan
Four New Zealand businessmen have joined Americans to develop Vunabaka, a new $140 million Fiji resort, where the first stage of construction is nearly finished.
![Andrew Bruce: Why are house prices so high?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Andrew Bruce: Why are house prices so high?
What's behind Auckland's rapidly rising house prices - and should the finger of blame be pointed at investors? Andrew Bruce says 'no'.
![The truth about house prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The truth about house prices
House prices are up, home ownership is down. We all know the story, but what's really going on in real estate?
![Ex-wife bids to revive million dollar case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ex-wife bids to revive million dollar case
The ex-wife of a former bankrupt property developer has gone back to court in an attempt to revive her multi-million dollar claim over relationship assets.
![$740k scrap heading to court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$740k scrap heading to court
A judge has refused to place a court order over a 9000sq m property in a picturesque Queenstown settlement as a liquidator chases $740k used to buy the land.
![Former rich-lister pleads not guilty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Former rich-lister pleads not guilty
A former rich-lister charged with misleading authorities and concealing property has pleaded not guilty.
![House sales, prices, fall in June](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
House sales, prices, fall in June
House sales fell in June from a year earlier, led by properties of $400k or less, indicating the LVR restrictions are curbing demand at the cheaper end of the market.
!['Warrant of fitness' scheme for rentals winning wide support from politicians](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Warrant of fitness' scheme for rentals winning wide support from politicians
A "warrant of fitness" scheme for all rental housing may be on the agenda whoever wins the election in September, a new survey has found.
![Auckland's $369 a day house price rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland's $369 a day house price rise
Auckland house sales data for June is out, showing a slight decline in sales volumes but average sale prices up $11,088 - that's a daily price rise of $369.60.