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New survey: How residential landlords are feeling about the property market
So how are landlords feeling? The answer, in a nutshell, seems to be: a little gloomier
Property industry blindsided by commercial lease changes
Landlords face arbitration if they cannot agree 'fair proportion' of rent with tenants.
Ten-year home leases? Build to rent pioneer proposal
Land availability and prices, rising construction costs, poor infrastructure are barriers
Government studying build to rent sector: Woods
'Lack of rental supply to meet growing demand is a key problem for the housing sector.'
Apartment developer in strife: Lost $35m, owes another $17m
Apart from the $35m loss, West Village owes unsecured non-preferential creditors $17m.
Kiwi Property questioned over $442m plans - but not on Ikea
Some property insiders think Kiwi wants to bring New Zealand's first Ikea to Sylvia Park.
'Properties available for sale will decrease': REINZ chief
An extension couldn't come at a worse time, with spring a traditionally busy period.
Retail leader named to head NZ retirement giant
Umbers is now based in Melbourne but starts later next month
Wrong gender: Students denied rentals for being male
Property owner tells students the rental was available only to 'six studious females'.
Lockdown blues: Buyer risks losing $120k deposit because seller won't delay settlement
New buyer can't complete final sale paper work during lockdown. But seller won't budge.
Second Auckland landlord giving hundreds of tenants rent breaks
Masfen Group is assisting hundreds of tenants struggling with the impact of Covid.
Auckland Council again delays CV revaluation due to Covid
Council expects to release city CVs in December after they were originally due last year.
No rent rise freezes, mortgage deferrals 'at this stage'
No sign yet of the mortgage holidays and rent freezes of 2020's lockdown.
Robertson and Orr see house prices becoming more 'sustainable'
"There's a shared view that house price growth has been unsustainable," Robertson said.
First-home buyers face needing an extra $90k after Reserve Bank clampdown
Analyst estimates how much extra it could take to secure a mortgage.
Apartment boom: New builds hit record in Auckland
There are enough to house the entire Queenstown population.
Crime in the City: Auckland's businesses implore Govt to act
Crime in Auckland's CBD has jumped and businesses are feeling the pinch.
Housing agency under fire for $30k spend on carving
But Kāinga Ora has defended the spend, saying it has been received well by the community.
New house values: Property market 'clearly cooling' - QV
National house price growth slowed last month.
Retirement village apartment licences set $3m-$4m price records
Peddlethorp designed the buildings with Stewart Harris doing interior design.
Victopia high-rise apartment block repairs balloon to $54.9m
The committee says the cost increase can't be avoided and all owners must pay.
Auckland house prices: Find out your suburb's likely valuation
Auckland Council will reveal its council valuations in October. Get an early peek here.
Car collector at wheel for Summerset
"If I'm not here at Summerset, I'll be at a race track somewhere in New Zealand."
Renting in retirement: 'Worst thing I ever did was sell the house'
Divorce, loans to family and illness are leaving more older Kiwis as renters.
Revealed: The cheapest and most expensive places to rent in NZ
The average weekly rent in the cheapest region is $251.
Editorial: Property prices ease - what's next?
EDITORIAL: Headwinds face the property market and these may accelerate the slowdown.
National accuses Govt of 'pumped-up' housing numbers
Only half of the 'new' public housing supply added by the Government is actually new.
Comment | What Covid-19 has taught me about the housing crisis in New Zealand
Covid-19 has shown us that we can do hard things when they're needed. So why don't we?
Dream on Auckland: Check out what a few million buys in Christchurch
$2m gets you rundown, toilet-less villa in Auckland. Money goes a lot further down south.
Are Aucklanders ready for apartment living to fix the housing shortage?
Heritage groups worry high rises are coming inner Auckland. Developers say get used to it.
Landlord fined $8900 over substandard sleepout, unexpected visits
Sleepout was powered by extension cords from the main house.
House sales fall, prices rise less than 1% in Auckland
Volumes and prices often drop during the cooler months - or is this different?