House prices are only likely to rise around three per cent in the next 12 months, although the number of sales will probably pick up by 10 to 15 per cent over the same period.

The public's confidence is under fire, with the property market's usual spring pick-up just not happening.

Calls are intensifying for interest rates to be left alone at the next Official Cash Rate review.

Floating mortgages are looking comfortable at current levels after the Reserve Bank decided to leave its interest rates unchanged.

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Residential property investors in Wellington are currently more gung-ho than their Auckland counterparts.

Banks that helped customers cope with fluctuating break costs on fixed rate loans have won praise from Banking Ombudsman Liz Brown.

Fixed interest rates have risen sharply across the board recently, the Real Estate Institute says.

The spurt of increased house sales has clearly ended and the home building industry will soon face some months of decline.

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Increasing enthusiasm for investing in residential rental properties could prove to be ill-founded.

House prices should firm around five per cent next year, according to the latest ASB Bank Quarterly Housing Report out today.

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Terrace housing, new Viaduct Basin developments and the America's Cup are all helping to boost the country's largest real estate region.

Heavy breathing from the Reserve Bank today means it's even more likely that floating mortgage rates will start rising again before the end of the year.

Interest rates for fixed mortgages are continuing to firm, with some three-year rates now close to eight per cent and five-year loans hitting the 8.5 per cent mark.