Lowering the OCR risks further fuelling house price growth but the Reserve Bank believes it has been a necessary trade-off to prevent a decline in inflation expectations.

It is Waikato landlords who are seeing the biggest rental price results as New Zealand’s rental market continues to move at a lacklustre pace, according to new Trade Me Property data.

The Reserve Bank’s new investor-targeted LVR rules come into effect on 1 October, but there are solutions to the restrictions for investors willing to think laterally.

BNZ has formally delayed the timing of the two further OCR cuts it is expecting the Reserve Bank to make, it was announced today.

Rental yields have fallen to a record low nationwide and there’s unlikely to be a turnaround anytime soon, according to a new analysis.

Auckland woman, Eli Devoy, was sentenced to five years in prison in the Auckland District Court today for involvement in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme.

Applause and relief has greeted news of the Unitary Plan’s adoption, but commentators are questioning whether it will be possible to meet the Plan’s allotted capacity.

Growing numbers of people around the country think that now is a bad time to buy a house, a new ASB survey shows.

It’s taken four long years, but the SuperCity will be getting a new planning rule book after the Auckland Council’s Governing Body voted to adopt the controversial Unitary Plan.

Rent collected by property managers for landlords should never be mingled with the property manager’s own business funds, an industry veteran has warned.

Providing properties that cater to New Zealand’s ageing population is a financially sensible proposition for investors, a design certification advocate says.

Landlords could be discouraged from providing rental properties by the Green Party’s Residential Tenancies (Safe and Secure Rentals) Amendment Bill, investor advocates say.

The movement to boost tenants’ rights, along with rental property standards, has stepped firmly back into the legislative spotlight this week.

Reserve Bank expects this morning’s OCR cut to be passed on to, but that's unlikely to happen. ANZ has already said it is only passing on one fifth of the central bank's cut to its customers.

Lack of surprise greeted the Reserve Bank’s OCR cut today and economists say further cuts have now been clearly signposted.

Lack of surprise greeted the Reserve Bank’s OCR cut today and economists say further cuts have now been clearly signposted.