The feature article in the February 15 ANZ Property Focus says that the rising supply of sections and apartments on the market relative to total stock of houses is one sign of unease. 29-02-2008 more >>
Parliament resumed for the year on 12 February.
The Federation (on 21st February) was invited by the Commerce Select committee to present its oral testimony to the inquiry into housing affordability. 29-02-2008 more >>
The Commerce Commission is investigating several alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act by Blue Chip which may have broken a string of laws. 26-02-2008 more >>
Urgent notices are being issued to investors who bought properties from real estate businesses associated with Blue Chip telling them to terminate their lease deals 19-02-2008 more >>
First the LivingSpace brand was a new kind of accommodation, now it is behind a new type of investment, writes Liz McDonald of The Press 11-02-2008 more >>
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard today signalled no relief for mortagage holders in the near future as he held interest rates steady at 8.25 percent 24-01-2008 more >>
Up until recently there have been no changes to rates since late last year, however in the past two weeks there have been wholesale changes across the board, and big ones at that. 18-01-2008 more >>
The Federation has been invited by the Commerce Select Committee to appear before it and present oral testimony on its written submission on 21 February 2008. 10-01-2008 more >>
The NZ Property Investor reports Westpac economists are predicting that rents are set to rise 6% per annum driven mainly by three economic fundamentals. 09-01-2008 more >>
Anne Gibson reports that Auckland house owners got much richer last year, despite a levelling off in the super-heated property market. 08-01-2008 more >>
Thomas Chin looks at the areas of critical importance in terms of how the regulatory and political environment will unfold in the next 12 months 02-01-2008 more >>
Residential property values have slowed just gradually enough this year to avoid eroding values the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) says. 30-12-2007 more >>
Given that the Reserve Bank held the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 8.25% following its final rate review of the year last week, it is not surprising that there have been few movements in home loan rates since then. 14-12-2007 more >>
