The majority of the Canterbury housing market appears to be returning to normal after the September 4 earthquake, according to QV.

Home building construction looks to have passed the cycle's low point and fundamentals for an upswing for the remainder of 2010 and 2011 are still in place, according to the Department of Building and Housing.

Canterbury landlords are being warned not to raise rents excessively due to the increased demand for rental properties after the earthquake.

Christchurch property managers are getting calls from tenants to deal with mundane management problems like broken washing machines while in the midst of dealing with earthquake-stricken properties and shaken tenants.

The residential property market remains constrained, although is being buoyed somewhat by fixed mortgage rate cuts, according to the ANZ's August Property Focus.

The Canterbury earthquake will put pressure on the city's residential rental sector, as the pool of available homes shrinks and home owners whose properties have been condemned look for short to medium-term accommodation.

The residential property market looks to have travelled back to 2008, minus "the sky is falling" sentiment and values only easing backwards rather than racing.

Sellers are heeding the advice of agents in the current market when setting a sales price, says Realestate.co.nz chief Alistair Helm.

House prices look set to continue falling, with Westpac predicting they could fall around 4.7%, while rents look set to rise.

Economic forecasts for robust housing market activity to appear in tandem with rising interest rates over the next two years are “off with the fairies,” according to Rodney Dickens.

House prices don't look set to rise any time soon, according to the latest ANZ Property Focus.

The Auckland residential property market has come into line with the rest of the country after being ahead in terms of momentum, according to the latest Mike Pero Mortgages-Infometrics Property Cycle Indicator (PCI).

The residential property market is a mixed bag in terms of activity but looks set to "potter along" for the next while, according to QV.

An increase in GST will have a significant impact on property investors with substantial portfolios.

Optimism in the housing market is waning and the direction for house prices is downward, according to ASB's latest Housing Confidence Survey.

Conditions look set for rents to rise over the coming year, despite overall downward pressure on house prices, according to ANZ’s Property Gauges.