The commercial property sector is deeply concerned about Labour and National policies to remove depreciation for commercial and industrial buildings.

Optimism there will be OCR and interest rate cuts next year could be misplaced.

In a bold plan, the Dunedin City Council has started early discussions with Treasury about Government help as it investigates a $132 million five-year voluntary property acquisition scheme to adapt to climate change.

More houses were sold by Barfoot & Thompson, Auckland biggest residential agency, last month than in the March last year.

Resimac New Zealand general manager Luke Jackson doesn’t think there will be a big influx of foreign buyers snapping up the country’s higher priced houses if National wins October’s general election.

There is still a discernible economic chill in the air as Kiwis clamp shut their wallets and cut discretionary spending, Kim Mundy, ASB senior economist says.

A seven month run of indications that bank lending is becoming more readily available for home buyers has been tempered by test interest rates.

House prices in New Zealand are among the most unaffordable in the world.

New and interesting figures have been released by the Reserve Bank on the reasons behind new residential mortgage lending.

Finding good tenants has become far easier since the end of last year, property investors have revealed in the latest Tony Alexander/Crockers Property Management Investor Insights survey.

CoFi has to go, says National’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesman Andrew Bayly.

The floor for the property market seems to have arrived more or less with migration, but it is patchy.

Although the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) rules can be changed, it might be more difficult to transform the culture within banks, says National’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesman Andrew Bayly.

The key message in the OCR is that the door is open to another interest rate hike, Kiwibank says.

A National-led government will make significant changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA).

While the temptation to sell residential investment property during a market downturn or close to a general political party election may be strong, taking a patient and long-term approach can prove more beneficial.