The slight fall in mortgage lending activity in recent months has not yet translated to a meaningful improvement in turnaround times, according to advisers.

Queenstown and Wānaka property hasn’t suffered as badly as other sectors in these tourist towns, writes Sally Lindsay.

Boarding house landlords have been reminded by the Tenancy Tribunal they have to meet the next lot of Healthy Homes standards by July 1.

The Government has released a discussion document on what type of properties qualify as a new build and will be exempt from the bright-line extension to 10 years and the four-year phased removal of investors’ ability to reduce their tax bills by deducting mortgage interest payments against their rental income.

The AIA NZ team let their feet do the talking on Wednesday as they ran to raise funds for the people of India devastated by Covid-19 as part of the global Relief Run initiative.

Professional indemnity insurance costs are set to rise for those using the Financial Advice New Zealand liability programme over the next 12 months.

While the number of residential building consents issued continues to break records there are not enough houses for sale and consequently new rentals coming to the market.

FSCL chief executive Susan Taylor has expressed her surprise at soaring professional indemnity insurance costs under the FSLAA regime.

AIA NZ is offering customers affected by flooding in the Canterbury region a one-month premium relief on life and health insurance policies.

For the first time since July last year the Quotable Value House Price Index has fallen in quarterly value growth.

New Zealand's biggest lenders continue to cut short term fixed rates despite the growing prospect of a higher official cash rate in 2022.