Investors have a critical role to play in resolving Auckland’s housing problems and that means landlord bashing doesn’t help anyone, says the woman behind the Auckland Housing Summit.

Regions around the Upper North Island have seen dramatic year-on-year falls in new property listings in, the latest Realestate.co.nz data reveals.

Regions around the Upper North Island have seen dramatic year-on-year falls in new property listings in, the latest Realestate.co.nz data reveals.

Mortgage adviser of the year David Windler says that, due to availability of funding, now is the time for LVRs to be lifted for first home buyers.

Pick up in Auckland sales activity and prices seen in new Barfoot & Thompson data indicates that it’s not all doom and gloom for the Super City market.

A recent Tenancy Tribunal decision which made a Dunedin landlord refund $10,000 to a former tenant on a legal technicality has been described as landlord bashing and unfair.

Labour’s newly announced rental market plans could scare existing landlords out of the market and will lead to increased costs for tenants, industry experts say.

Drop-off in investor activity is highlighted in new QV data which shows annual value growth nationwide has dropped under 5% for the first time in five years.

More leaky building owners now have the chance to join a class action against building materials company James Hardie following a new Court of Appeal ruling.

Discriminatory Airbnb ad is a timely reminder that landlords need to be careful with their wording when advertising their rental properties.

A Hawkes Bay programme which aims to ensure that novice tenants are “ready to rent” has won the backing of landlord advocates.

Spread of low annual property value growth means investors should be wary of capital gain promises in the regions, according to CoreLogic.

Flatlining consent trend means the current building boom is not producing enough dwellings to address major supply shortages in parts of New Zealand.

Landlords – be prepared: insurance costs for some buildings could rise by more than 50% in the months ahead, insurance brokers are warning,

A mandatory warrant of fitness (WOF) for rental properties is a step too far, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce is warning.

It is investors, not first home buyers, who are bearing the brunt of the LVRs and retreating from the borrowing arena, new Reserve Bank data shows.