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Leaky-homes bill due to get first reading
The bill setting up the framework for the Govt's $1bn leaky homes package gets its first reading in Parliament today.
<i>Bernard Hickey - </i> Bollard bets on end to housing love affair
I worry that the banks are trying to unleash those animal spirits in the housing markets again.
QV property stats out - is the slump over?
NZ property values are beginning to stabilise, but are still 5.6 per cent below the market peak in 2007.
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Housing habits hard to shake
The housing market has started to simmer again.
House listings up but glut remains
There was 7.3pc increase in house listings last month, but a big glut of unsold real estate is still weighing heavily on the market.
Kiwibank cuts rates to spark quiet property market
Kiwibank has cut its 2 year fixed mortgage rate to 6.59pc, to try and spice up housing demand.
Real estate agent fined for dodgy sales technique
A real estate agent must pay $1500 and undergo ethics training after replacing a private 'for sale' sign with one of his own.
Highway threatens rural homes
Adri Noom has been told the proposed Puhoi-to-Wellsford highway route runs right through his house near Warkworth.
Scam victim left $600k in debt
A real estate agent who bought a $1.27 million home with a complete stranger was a victim of an elaborate property scam and has been left with a $600,000 debt.
Ex-agent found guilty of $13m property fraud
A former Auckland Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent has been found guilty of mortgage fraud totalling $13 million.
Record low house sales in October - REINZ
REINZ has reported 3903 properties were sold last month - the lowest October total since its records started in 1992.