The Real Estate Agents Authority (REAA) has announced the appointment of Kevin Lampen-Smith as its new chief executive and registrar. 13-12-2011 more >>
QV's regional focus sees investors and first time buyers active and driving prices up in Auckland, though it's a mixed picture of ups and downs across the rest of the county. 08-12-2011 more >>
Two distinct groups of property investors are back in the Auckland market, according to the latest QV residential property index for November. 08-12-2011 more >>
North Shore City has overtaken Wellington and the Hutt Valley as the region with the most investor buying activity, according to the latest BNZ-REINZ Residential Market Survey. 07-12-2011 more >>
Interest in the Auckland housing market surged in November with a sharp increase in sales numbers and average prices hitting a new November high, according to Barfoot & Thompson. 05-12-2011 more >>
Interest in buying or renting property from new immigrants outstripped inquiries from people intending to leave New Zealand, according to First National.
02-12-2011 more >>
A mass mortgagee auction of nine rental properties formerly owned by real estate agent and mentor Don Ha was successful, with all the properties selling. 30-11-2011 more >>
The number of mortgagee sales has increased over the last quarter - and this time it's mum and dad owners being hit rather than over-stretched property investors. 29-11-2011 more >>
Massive Action property mentor Dean Letfus has declared himself bankrupt following the collapse of his business and property investment empire. 28-11-2011 more >>
Expectations that house prices will rise have fallen over the October quarter, and less people believe now is a good time to buy a house. 24-11-2011 more >>
A portfolio of 10 properties – eight of them with tenancies in place – will be auctioned by Bayleys in what the estate agent has described as one of Auckland’s biggest residential portfolio sales. 16-11-2011 more >>
Bursting the housing bubble – and making homes more affordable – will not be achieved by a capital gains tax, claimed ACT leader Don Brash. 15-11-2011 more >>
The national median house price rose by $9,000 in October and sales were up almost 30% on the year earlier, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) report. 11-11-2011 more >>
Wellington and the Hutt Valley have again topped the BNZ-REINZ Residential Market Survey for investor activity, with 37.9% of real estate agents reporting investors active in the market. 10-11-2011 more >>
The popularity of rental property among investors has hit an almost 10-year low, according to the latest ASB Investor Confidence survey. 09-11-2011 more >>
National property values continued to gradually rise across the country and are above 20007 peak levels in parts of Auckland, according to the QV residential property index for October. 09-11-2011 more >>
The arrival of spring has seen a modest increase in interest in the Auckland housing market with more homes listed, the average price edging up though the number of sales fell slightly. 04-11-2011 more >>
Property sales rose in October despite the Rugby World Cup, school holidays and confidence issues negatively affecting buyer enquiry levels, according to First National’s monthly residential property survey. 03-11-2011 more >>
Rent isn’t the only money to be made from rental property, as the growth in investment property seminars and mentoring shows, and for Property Investors Federation president Andrew King, it’s a concern. 02-11-2011 more >>
