Lenders in New Zealand are watching developments in the United States anxiously as conditions in credit markets deteriorate.

Property investors should fix their mortgages for no longer than a year, as interest rates extend their downward slide, according to ANZ Bank’s Property Focus.

New Zealand home-building approvals fell to a 22-year low last month, reflecting an economy that may not climb out of recession until the final quarter of the year.

Icon Group has recently launched a tenancy check service to help landlords vet prospective tenants for both residential and commercial properties.

Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will have to be dealt with by the next Parliament.

Kiwibank has upped the ante in the home loan market dropping its two-year rate in anticipation that another official cash rate cut is coming.

Property Investor Jim Lowe is following the Housing New Zealand (HNZ) test case closely, saying the outcome may help compensate landlords who pay thousands of dollars out of their own pocket to clean up meth-lab affected properties.

Now that interest rates have started along their downward path the recommended borrowing strategy is to go short. By short we are talking six months or one year.

This updated and revised edition of the bestselling The Complete Guide to Residential Property Investment in New Zealand is a crucial read for all property investors.

The Auckland District Court has ordered the Tenancy Tribunal to rehear Housing New Zealand's case against the tenancy at 39 Rangeview Road, Mt Albert, Auckland.

The Reserve Bank today reduced the official cash rate (OCR) by 50 basis points from 8.0% to 7.5%.

A National-led Government will re-look at amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act and try to redress the balance of both tenants’ and landlords’ needs.

Property investors are looking for bargains and raising rents, according to the inaugural landlords.co.nz quarterly survey. The results show 20% of those polled intend buying a rental property before the end of the year and 52% aim to increase their portfolio by Christmas 2009.

New Zealand house sales sunk to a 26-year low in August and the average price fell almost 3%, suggesting a deepening slump in the property market as the economy slows.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand's August statistics are out now. Find out what's happening in your area.

New Zealand property investors are raising rents and seeking new houses to buy, suggesting optimism may return as the market climbs out of its slump.