UPDATED: Ongoing risks posed by the housing market mean the Reserve Bank is set to start consulting on the addition of debt-to-income ratios (DTIs) to its policy toolkit.

Augusta Capital’s shift away from an investment model of direct ownership has made for a 42% drop in total profit this year, the company’s end of year results show.

Attempts to boost housing supply, particularly in Auckland, have suffered another blow with new data recording a decline in building consents in April.

New Zealand’s housing market could see a 10% drop from its current peak, if it follows the pattern of previous cycles, according to a major property valuer.

Increasing the Accommodation Supplement could lead to higher rents, Treasury has previously advised, the Green Party says.

Protests over the intensification of New Zealand’s bigger cities continue but the march of apartments is unstoppable – and that opens up opportunities for investors.

Tenants are set to benefit from increases to the accommodation supplement in the government’s 2017 Budget which was announced today.

Restraints on the housing market are still doing their job with new residential mortgage lending down again in April, according to the Reserve Bank’s latest lending data.

Investors beware! Tax proposals in the Australian federal Budget are likely to impact on New Zealand-based investors with properties across the ditch.

Landlords could soon have better protection in cases of tenant damage if a new Bill passes into law – but an investor advocate argues it doesn’t go far enough.

Migration into New Zealand eased in April but it’s unlikely that easing will translate into an ongoing trend – or a let up in housing pressure – anytime soon.

The Crown Building Project got off to a flying start today with the announcement of a new development but there are questions about whether the project can achieve its aims.

Sensational claims that New Zealand’s housing market is facing a price "bust" are exaggerated, according to one commentator.

Auckland’s supply-straitened housing market is set to be the beneficiary of an ambitious new Government building programme announced today.

Andrew Little's newly announced policy on negative gearing demonstrates a lack of understanding of how the housing market works and will hurt the people it is trying to help, experts say.

Price growth expectations nationwide are now at the lowest level in five years, ASB’s latest Housing Confidence Survey has found.