New Zealand’s housing market has been on the boil this year, but ASB predicts it is set to cool to a simmer in the year to come.

Rare consensus reigns on the OCR forecast front with economists across the board expecting the Reserve Bank to cut the OCR next week.

New Tenancy Tribunal rule means it must be established that a tenant deliberately damaged their rental property for landlords to get compensation.

Smaller, cheaper apartments will be part of Auckland’s future, under the Unitary Plan, but experts say banks apartment lending criteria could be a problem.

Mitigation of bank risks, rather than dramatic house price correction, is the likely outcome of the Reserve Bank’s new LVRs, financial experts say.

Smaller, cheaper apartments will be part of Auckland’s future, under the Unitary Plan, but experts say banks apartment lending criteria could be a problem.

Strong indications that Auckland’s housing market is cooling down can be found in Barfoot & Thompson’s latest data – but commentators say it's not that simple.

Reports of waning interest in the Auckland market – due to sky-high prices and increased investor restrictions – may be premature with the latest QV data showing ongoing price rises in the SuperCity.

Decline in national average asking price on Realestate.co.nz could indicate the market is starting to correct itself, suggests the website’s spokesperson.

Foreign buyers continue to account for around three percent of property sales in New Zealand, the latest Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) data reveals.

Steep increases in house prices around the country have led the government to boost the income and house price caps in the KiwiSaver HomeStart scheme.

Housing supply pipeline gets a boost as new data reveals the highest level of new dwelling consents nationwide in over a decade.

Cash flow should always be king for self-employed borrowers and advisers need to remember that, according to an ANZ business expert

Next wave of Government’s state house sales gets underway with market sounding meetings in the Horowhenua and Kapiti region this week.

Extensive rezoning to allow 422,000 new dwellings has been recommended for Auckland's Unitary Plan - and that could be good for investors.

Drop in new mortgage lending in June’s Reserve Bank data suggests slowing demand – and it occurred before last week’s announcement that further LVR restrictions are coming.