The OCR has troughed and the risks are now skewed to OCR hikes from the middle of next year, according to one major bank.

Migration set new records in November and the flow doesn’t look like stopping – which is more bad news for Auckland’s housing supply problem.

Landlords can end the year happy with news from Trade Me Property that median weekly rents around the country continue to rise.

Untrue assumptions about taxes and property have resulted in recent tax proposals which unfairly target property investors, according to one tax specialist.

New dwelling consents might be up – slightly – in Auckland, but the number being issued is still well below the level the city needs.

A Hamilton real estate agency has been handed down a hefty penalty for its part in the Commerce Commission’s price-fixing case.

Higher mortgage rates will have a more sustained impact on the housing market than the LVR restrictions have, according to Westpac.

Misleading sales techniques have earned insurance firm Youi NZ Pty Limited a $320,000 fine in the Auckland District Court today.

Perceptions towards apartments are said to be changing for the better but new data reveals this is not yet translating to an actual shift in housing choices for Aucklanders.

Mortgage rates are set to continue on their slow upward trajectory – after getting added impetus from the first US Federal Reserve rate increase in a year.

Clarification on the testing and remediation of meth contaminated properties is inching closer with the release of the draft new standard for comment.

Apartments are a hot topic for Auckland but new data suggests prices are cooling in the city’s apartment market – despite strong price growth in other markets round the country.

Prospective debt-to-income ratios (DTIs) have hit a stumbling block on the road to their arrival due to Finance Minister Bill English’s ascension to Prime Minister.

Blaming property investors for problems related to the heated housing market ignores the real problem of limited supply, a property investors’ advocate has warned.

The impact of the new LVRs is wearing off as the latest REINZ data shows a lift in median prices and sales volumes around most of the country.

New Zealand’s runaway housing market may have slowed, but a new global study shows the country is poised to become the world leader in house price growth.