The offer of a so-called “super-salary” to a former Diversified Investment Strategies’ director was not intended to justify a lower sale price for the business, the purchaser has told the High Court.

Asking rents are catching up with rising asking prices in regional markets around New Zealand, the latest rental data from Trade Me Property shows.

Three suburbs break the mould of the tempered trend in SuperCity rent increases, new Barfoot & Thompson rental data reveals.

The sale of Diversified Investment Strategies Ltd (DISL) occurred for lower than the market rate and with greater risk for the vendors, according to an industry expert.

Housing affordability remains at the forefront of public consciousness, but Massey University’s new affordability data shows there has been a year-on-year improvement.

Fractitious break down of Diversified Investment Strategies ends up in High Court, amid allegations of non-disclosure and breach of duty.

Labour’s new property tax proposals target rental property owners not traders and speculators, the NZ Property Investors Federation says.

Frantic investor buying and increased squeeze on the rental market could be the end-result of further LVRs, investor advocates are warning.

Persistently subdued inflation means a further OCR cut looks likely, but economists are suggesting that the tide may have turned on multiple cuts.

Investors look set to face tighter lending restrictions by the end of the year, the Reserve Bank indicated today.

Fires in rental properties have increased over the last five years and the Fire Service is urging landlords to do their bit to improve fire safety.

Further targeting investors with tougher lending restrictions, as suggested by the Prime Minister, is misguided, according to an investor advocate.

All eyes might be on Auckland, but the latest Quotable Values (QV) data shows it is Hamilton’s value growth that is now streaking ahead of the rest of the country.

More confirmation SuperCity prices continue to go up is in Barfoot & Thompson’s June data – and a former Reserve Bank chief economist is advocating “crashing” the market to halt the rise.

Last minute adjustment means that landlords will be represented on the committee working on a meth testing standard after all.

Private sector needs to step up on the housing front following the government’s $1 billion infrastructure fund announcement, the Property Institute warns.