Barfoot & Thompson reports a 15% reduction in the volume of residential sales in Auckland during August, but the prices achieved by vendors still held up strongly.

Auckland residential house prices in July didn’t budge from the previous month, with the median remaining at $445,000.

The September issue of The NZ Property Magazine is now available. In this issue we interview landlords who are fed up with delays in the Tenancy Tribunal hearing system.

Taranaki offers landlords a broad pool of renters, and cheaper property than many other parts of the country as Karen Clark discovers.

Find, use and rate Kiwi businesses, Diana Clement continues our series on software and technology aids for property investors.

Councils consider there are a number of barriers to their involvement in increasing the supply of affordable housing.

Home loans became New Zealand’s newest online auction items when online mortgage marketplace fundit.co.nz launched this week.

Lincon Pacific Ltd are proud to present for sale their brand new luxury freehold apartment development in desirable Mt Maunganui.

ANZ bank economists say most of the country is now shifting to a position of excess housing supply.

Overseas interest in New Zealand commercial property shows no sign of abating, with foreign buyers having ploughed a record $1.1 billion into the market in the first seven months of 2007.

Pressure is mounting for property developers and owners to incorporate green initiatives into new office buildings.

The issue of industrial land availability and affordability in Auckland is fast coming to a head after a 300% escalation in average industrial land prices during the past five years.

The Centre for Housing Research (CHRANZ) has released today research that provides an analysis of housing market trends based on the 2006 Census.

Landlords are being encouraged to understand the rules for collecting and lodging bonds.

There are “clear signs” that the property market is slowing, with feedback of fewer listings and buyers, resulting in fewer sales, says QV spokesperson Blue Hancock.

Enhancements to the SuburbWatch.co.nz website have been made recently, says creator Kieran Trass of Hybrid Group.