Big influx of apartments on to Auckland market contributed to a drop in the region’s average asking price in June, the latest Realestate.co.nz data suggests.

The number of building consents issued rose in May and the trend is recovering, according to the latest Statistics New Zealand data.

Auckland’s market is underperforming compared to hot regional markets and ANZ economists say this situation will persist if this property cycle plays out like the last cycle did.

Unfair bank practices designed to undermine advisers have incurred the wrath of the Professional Advisers Association (PAA) and prompted it to go into bat for its members.

It’s been a long time coming but the much anticipated new meth testing and decontamination standard is finally here – and it's good news for landlords.

Safety should come first in apartment buildings but a lack of funding could see owners avoiding crucial building inspections, a body corporate watchdog group is warning.

Insulation grants are being extended to low-income homeowners – which should prompt investors to get in quick before the scheme ends.

Investors’ share of new mortgage lending dropped again in May although the amounts loaned were up, new Reserve Bank lending data reveals.

Not currently in a position to add to your portfolio? Never fear – here are six ways to maximise the value of existing properties and boost the worth of a portfolio.

Clarification of whether homeowners can look to their insurers, rather than the Earthquake Commission (EQC), to manage natural disaster claims should be in new EQC reforms.

More new dwellings are desperately needed in cities around New Zealand, particularly Auckland, but new data shows that building costs are on the rise.

Watchful caution is guiding the Reserve Bank’s policy so it will need strong evidence before it makes any change to the OCR, economists say in response to this morning’s OCR call.

Watchful caution is guiding the Reserve Bank’s policy so it will need strong evidence before it makes any change to the OCR, economists say in response to this morning’s OCR call.

Annual net migration just hit a new record high - which means there’s no let-up in sight for the population growth driving the housing market.

Property owners should brace for higher mortgage rates following the credit ratings downgrade of New Zealand’s four biggest banks by international ratings agency Moody's Investors Service.

Landlords with properties in the Bay of Plenty or Northland should be counting their blessings as new data reveals both those markets are seeing double-digit growth in rents.