Housing minister Chris Carter says more than 3000 people have accessed the government’s Welcome Home Loan scheme.

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After recent positive signs in rentals, indications are that slowing property sales have seen a halt in rental increases as well.

Property investors can't expect to generate easy equity from rising house prices in the current market.

House sales may be sagging but house prices held firm during the September quarter, particularly in Auckland, according to a property market gauge.

Waitakere City Council has launched a campaign to attract more business to the city, with more business land becoming available.

The official cash rate (OCR) will remain unchanged at 8.25%.

With the government looking at introducing compulsory third party insurance for car drivers, New Zealand Property Investors Federation lobbyist Thomas Chin says tenants should get the same treatment.

The government has confirmed tenancy law reforms will make tenants liable to pay the equivalent of four weeks rent to cover any damage caused to property.

Only 22.9% of landlords presently use a property manager – and property managers need to take a hard look at how they are running their businesses if they want a bigger slice of this pie.

An affordable housing Bill empowering local councils to promote affordable housing development is being prepared.

Licensed property managers can now access residential rental statistics that are significantly more specifically defined and accurate than what has previously been available.

Tenancy Tribunal orders are now available free of charge on the Internet, Courts Minister Rick Barker has announced.

Responding to the government’s plans to make landlords insulate their properties, the NZ Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) president Martin Evans says the federation is opposed to any compulsory measures.

The housing market will not feel relief from high interest rates any time soon, the ANZ bank warns in its latest Property Focus report.

The latest survey of investor confidence shows people have lost some faith in investments in the past three months, however they are still feeling positive towards rental property.