Latest FromResidential Property
![Coronavirus: 128 cranes on big building sites stand idle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus: 128 cranes on big building sites stand idle
Contractors could suffer severe financial hardship.
![How rich and famous live in the lockdown - enjoying homes usually only seen in the dark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
How rich and famous live in the lockdown - enjoying homes usually only seen in the dark
"Stay home, save lives" - Harry Hart
![Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering
Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.
![Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers
Airbnb wants to match medical workers tackling coronavirus with safe places to stay.
![Simon Wilson: Beach Haven and the future of social housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Simon Wilson: Beach Haven and the future of social housing
COMMENT: What's the point of solving a supply crisis if you risk creating a slum crisis?
![Metlifecare claims $1.49b takeover deal still on, even with termination rights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Metlifecare claims $1.49b takeover deal still on, even with termination rights
"APVG has termination rights" - Metlifecare on takeover deal.
![Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police
There is confusion over whether tenants and house sellers and buyers can move homes.
![Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay
Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.
![Fletcher Building cancels dividend, buyback, guidance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fletcher Building cancels dividend, buyback, guidance
Fletcher is the latest company to can its dividend.
![House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?
Settlements and house moving likely to be deferred but no official decision has been made.
![Landlords, agents back rent freeze for 1.5m tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Landlords, agents back rent freeze for 1.5m tenants
Landlords have been advised to talk to their banks early.
![Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market
New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.
![Coronavirus: Emergency help for 1.5m tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus: Emergency help for 1.5m tenants
Emergency tenancy measures "during this difficult time".
![First case citing coronavirus before Tenancy Tribunal, lawyer expects big changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
First case citing coronavirus before Tenancy Tribunal, lawyer expects big changes
Landlord unable to return from China: coronavirus travel restrictions
![Rents frozen: Government to prevent landlords raising residential rents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rents frozen: Government to prevent landlords raising residential rents
Kiwi renters will get relief from any increases in rent during the immediate crisis.
![Retirement village posts security guards at gates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Retirement village posts security guards at gates
Summerset has ramped up security around its retirement villages.
![How coronavirus will hit the real estate industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
How coronavirus will hit the real estate industry
Potential long- and short-term scenarios revealed.
![Six foundation areas probed at NZ's tallest apartment tower](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Six foundation areas probed at NZ's tallest apartment tower
"We would expect signoff on the foundations around mid-year." - council chief.
![ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.
![Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff
Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.
![Retirement village residents in coronavirus lockdown, visitors asked to stay away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Retirement village residents in coronavirus lockdown, visitors asked to stay away
"We have seen the impact on older people overseas" - Ryman's David King.
![Landlord pulls self-isolation ads after being slammed by public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Landlord pulls self-isolation ads after being slammed by public
Rental properties offered for self-isolation purposes.
![New rules for auctions, open homes amid coronavirus fears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New rules for auctions, open homes amid coronavirus fears
There are concerns about whether the measures go far enough.
![Coronavirus: 43,000 NZ retirement village residents 'at high risk'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus: 43,000 NZ retirement village residents 'at high risk'
What future five NZX listed retirement stocks?
![Economist: OCR cut won't save NZ from economic strife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Economist: OCR cut won't save NZ from economic strife
Shamubeel Eaqub says NZ faces a long recession caused by coronavirus.
![Coronavirus: Fears banks could tighten home loan lending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus: Fears banks could tighten home loan lending
Buyers employed in tourism may soon face a battle securing home loans due to coronavirus.
![Outrageous! Classic Kiwi TV house faces uncertain future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Outrageous! Classic Kiwi TV house faces uncertain future
TV house sits on land zoned for intensification.
![KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.
![Coronavirus: Auckland Council staff work from home in one-day test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus: Auckland Council staff work from home in one-day test
Two key issued faced those who worked from home.