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Home affordability improves, market remains subdued

NZ needs 10,000 new houses - report

About 10,000 new homes need to be built in NZ to keep pace with population growth and ease the current housing squeeze, a new report shows.

Just how super can this city be without vision?

Property title transfer system 'safer than paper'

New Zealand's property title transfer system is secure and changes have improved it, a Government official says.

Mortgage rates hike - all the banks now up

All the major trading banks have now lifted their mortgage rates, with BNZ becoming the last to move following the recent OCR hike.

Is the property passion dead or just mellowing?

Is our property passion dead?

Kiwis set to reap big RWC dividend

Next year thousands of cashed-up rugby-going foreigners will invade NZ shores.But how much will they be prepared to pay for a comfy bed and their own kitchen during the World Cup?

Hefty charge for visitors

Big business threatens to kill dream lifestyle

House sales running hot despite cooling weather

Property market weak, prices fall 1.4pc in May

House prices fell 1.4 per cent across New Zealand in May, according to the latest REINZ Monthly Housing Price Index, released this morning.

Colours codes for protected property

Air base sites may be too pricey for first-home buyers

Villagers feel glimmer of hope over evictions

Next top retreat sale?

Bayleys may list

No landlord exodus from Budget, finds survey

Fears of a mass investor exodus from the property market as a result of Budget tax changes have failed to materialise, but many landlords are ready to put up rents.

Allied Farmers does deal to sell Five Mile

Allied Farmers says it has has conditional agreement to sell the second stage of the Five Mile property development in Queenstown.