Prices remain high in the Auckland region but new data from two real estate websites indicates the market has shifted to favour buyers.

Affordability constraints are applying the brakes to value growth nationwide but QV’s new data proves values are not plummeting at the rate of those across the Tasman.

Questions about what the professional responsibilities of advisers in a consumer protection regime are lie at the heart of the Financial Advisory Disciplinary Council (FADC)’s first non-disclosure case.

New mortgage registrations for investors have continued to slide over the past year, according to the latest Property Institute/Valocity Regional Insights Report.

Is migration into New Zealand going up or down? Stats NZ’s new migration measuring system is making it hard to tell.

Confidence in the market remains solid among both residential and commercial property owners – despite the threat of a capital gains tax.

Values continue to bubble up in New Zealand’s more affordable regions but the latest QV data shows just how much heat has come out of the broader market.

New dwelling consents are now at the highest level since 1975 but economists say that it’s likely they have reached their peak.

Government assurances that they are not bound by the Tax Working Group’s recommendations are increasing concerns that a capital gains tax will be applied to rental properties alone.

Parts of the Government’s new Healthy Homes minimum standards are not cost-effective and that will impact on tenants, according to investor advocates.

Introducing a capital gains tax on rental properties will have a detrimental effect on both the rental market and house prices in the long-term, property investors warn.

The Tax Working Group (TWG) has recommended that income from capital gains – especially those made on residential rental properties – should be taxed more.

An anti-capital gains tax campaign was launched by ACT on Tuesday – even though the Tax Working Group’s final report is not due to be made public till Thursday.

The City of Sails’ median price has fallen to its lowest point in over three years although there are still pockets of price growth around the region.

New data from QV leaves little doubt that property value growth is slowing around the country, but that doesn’t mean a major decline is coming.

This year’s Squirrel property investors’ survey reveals that uncertainty over government policy changes reigns supreme and that’s impacting on how investors go about their business.