Sighs of relief should be the order of the day for Coromandel holiday home owners following the release of the region’s much-debated District Plan.

Rising house prices and the minimum rental standards debate have left investors under heavy fire – and all eyes on the Reserve Bank’s upcoming Financial Stability Review (FSR).

Failure to disclose all the required information to mortgage borrowers could cost lenders, the Commerce Commission has warned.

Minimum standards for rental properties are set to remain on the public agenda after Labour’s Healthy Homes Bill progresses to Select Committee stage.

Rocketing house values in Hamilton and Tauranga overshadow Auckland’s renewed growth in values, the latest QV data reveals.

Activity in Auckland’s ever-contrary housing market in April was more subdued than expected, two new sets of data suggest.

Focus on demand side measures is just tinkering and obscures the real, more complex, issue of supply, experts say.

Another bid to enforce minimum insulation and heating standards on all rental properties is set to hit Parliament this week.

Concerns over Auckland’s supply problem are highlighted by new data showing an easing trend in new dwelling consents.

Rental price growth is now strongest in outerlying Auckland suburbs, data from the city’s leading real estate agency reveals.

Leaving the OCR on hold today was the right decision, but there will be further cuts down the track, economists say.

More evidence of the surging strength of the housing market comes in new data showing mortgage lending, including to investors, is up across the board.

Leaving the OCR on hold today was the right decision, but there will be further cuts down the track, economists say.

Debate over a land tax rages on, but some say more details are necessary to establish the pros and cons of the suggestion.

Capital gains tax talk has hit the headlines again, but industry experts doubt it would cool demand or have an impact on property flipping.

Stamp duty or a new build restriction would be more effective than introducing a land tax for non-resident buyers, property experts say.