A “buyers’ pack” offered to would-be property purchasers would speed things up for investors, says the Auckland Property Investors Association president, David Whitburn.

The number of private sales listed on Trade Me has declined slightly on this time last year.

Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens says there are only “limited downsides” to fixing a mortgage now.

Migration out of New Zealand looks to have started to slow but BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says it’s too soon to gauge its impact on house prices yet.

Mortgage approvals were worth almost 50% more in the May 2012 quarter than they were a year earlier, according to ANZ’s property focus.

Homeowners are being reminded banks are not required to cut them a deal.

Almost 25 per cent more properties sold in May this year compared to the same time a year ago, data from realestate.co.nz shows.

Investors are taking too myopic a view if they think now is a good time to buy residential property, says adviser Martin Hawes.

Owners of heritage buildings are being warned they may find it hard to get insurance - and if they do, it will come with a high pricetag.

Property prices are likely to rise considerably further in New Zealand's main centres, says property investment specialist Olly Newland.

New Zealand’s real estate market appears to be favouring sellers for the first time in years, according to the latest BNZ/REINZ residential market survey.

Auckland’s property market provides the perfect conditions for sales by auction, says Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O’Sullivan.

Reports that Terralink's data on increasing mortgagee sales is at odds with the information from realestate.co.nz are inaccurate, says realestate.co.nz chief executive Alistair Helm.

House prices around the country are now almost back to their peak, according to both Quotable Value and the Real Estate Institute (REINZ).

Properties going under the hammer at mortgagee sales are selling for about 25% below their market value.

Alan Bollard won’t be raising the official cash rate this Thursday, according to a poll of Landlords.co.nz and Property Investor magazine readers.