March saw rising house prices and stronger sales volumes nationwide the latest REINZ data reveals – but REINZ's new House Price Index also shows the jump is not what it seems.

Flatter house prices are on the cards this year, but any decline in prices will have broader economic consequences, Infometrics is predicting.

New research shows that investment in affordable housing leads to social and economic gains – just as the Labour Party ramps up its calls for more houses to be built.

Concerns over the activities of brokers at Brilliant Finance Ltd have led Mortgage Express to cut their ties with them and go to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

Australia’s interest-only loan crackdown could lead to a tightening up on the rules in New Zealand.

Property Brokers Limited and its director have been ordered to pay penalties of $1.5 million, for their part in a Manawatu price fixing scandal, by the High Court.

Most mortgage holders expect interest rates to rise this year – but they aren’t planning to do anything about it, new BNZ research reveals.

Confusion over the difference between speculators and investors must be addressed before rental property providers are scared out of the market, a property investor advocate says.

Interest rate decisions could soon be made somewhat differently after both National and Labour suggest changes for the Reserve Bank are on the cards.

Landlords beware: the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s new investigations team has warned that it is cracking down on poor landlord and property management company behaviour.

Pressures in Auckland’s housing market are set to intensify as the city continues to struggle to deal with the consequences of its past underbuilding, Westpac is cautioning.

Think Auckland has the most unaffordable housing in New Zealand? Think again. It’s now the Central Otago Lakes region.

Recent increases in mortgage rates are set to continue, but this will help ease the risks house price inflation poses to New Zealand banks, Standard & Poors says.

Growing recognition of the dire need for apartments to house Auckland’s booming population means the city’s apartment market now looks very different to that of 20 years ago.

Sales and prices were both up in March in Barfoot & Thompson’s data but the agency is warning that the market has changed.

LVRs might have a shallower impact than expected despite plateauing values in many markets around the country, according to QV.