A rampant increase of new housing supply in Auckland could well fuel house prices rather than temper them, a property academic has warned.

Mortgage lending was up again in May and nearly half of it was in interest only loans, the Reserve Bank’s new, more detailed lending data reveals.

It’s early days yet but economists agree that Brexit has upped the odds for the Reserve Bank to cut the OCR in August.

Building quality and dwelling performance needs to be a crucial part of the value assessments of houses, a reality TV building expert has urged.

Law changes addressing the issue of meth contaminated houses could be on the way – if a new members Bill is selected from the Parliamentary ballot.

Auckland’s average weekly rents might be the highest, but new data reveals rental growth in other parts of the country is far stronger.

New Zealand’s record-breaking migration flow is starting to ease off, economists say as new data shows a declining monthly trend.

New Zealand’s high level of mortgage lending has been in the spotlight recently and commentators are warning that’s for good reason.

Property owners should follow up on building contracts where possible, the Commerce Commission has urged.

Auckland landlords with empty houses, land and commercial properties may face extra rates if one mayoral candidate wins in October.

Apartment investors have been bigger beneficiaries of Auckland’s booming market than investors who own houses, according to a new property data service.

Auckland’s housing market slowed for the second consecutive month in May – in stark contrast to many regional markets, new REINZ data reveals.

Data indicating investors’ account for a high share of Auckland property sales doesn’t mean they are to blame for the city’s housing crisis, experts suggest.

More evidence that the “Auckland effect” is fuelling supercharged growth in some regional markets arrived today in new Trade Me Property data.

New lending restrictions targeting investors are likely to be introduced before debt-to-income ratios, the Reserve Bank has said.

The Reserve Bank may have left the OCR unchanged – due to a more upbeat economic assessment - this morning, but economists continue to expect a further cut to come.