Residential mortgage lending edged up again in August – despite the cooler market and election uncertainty – but investors’ share of that lending is still well down.

Uncertainty is set to continue while coalition talks take place but one industry commentator thinks the impact of the election on the property market can be largely predicted.

Welcome news for advisers comes in latest Reserve Bank data which shows residential mortgage lending edged up again in August – despite the cooler market and election uncertainty.

Uncertainty is bubbling beneath the surface of monetary policy but, despite this, economists expect the Reserve Bank to leave the OCR on hold at 1.75% this week.

Wellington’s approach to housing development will get a major shake up after the city council unanimously voted in favour of proposed changes today.

The inflow of migration into New Zealand slowed in August with the annual net total down on previous months, according to the latest Statistics New Zealand data.

It’s been a dramatic election campaign this year, with National and Labour now racing neck and neck to the finish line this Saturday. So here’s our guide to what the parties are promising on the housing front.

It’s been a dramatic election campaign this year, with National and Labour now racing neck and neck to the finish line this Saturday. So here’s our guide to what the parties are promising on the housing front.

Property sales nationwide were down by 20% year-on-year in August, new data shows – but some say there are renewed signs of life in the market.

Nearly three quarters of landlords would increase the rents they charge if Labour is elected and enacts its rental market proposals, a new survey reveals.

There is no case for the Reserve Bank to relax the LVRs as the housing market remains a risk to New Zealand’s banking system, according to Standard & Poors.

Landlords are being warned not to overlook lodging bonds as a new Tenancy Tribunal ruling shows that failure to do so can cost tens of thousands.

Finance companies generated the most complaints on the lending front in 2016/17, a new Commerce Commission report reveals.

Subdividing Auckland properties was supposed to become all the rage once the city’s Unitary Plan came in to force – but, to date, that has not been the case.

High house prices and affordability issues remain a key public concern, but New Zealand’s housing market has slipped in global price growth rankings.

There are growing calls for Labour to come clean on its tax plans – particularly on the potential introduction of a capital gains tax – as the election draws closer.