Investors in $453 million listed landlord Urbus Properties have been told next year’s earnings will be down because of a temporary rental loss while a West Auckland project is finished.

Multiplex Group, whose shares plunged to a record low on Wednesday, said speculation its banks forced the sale of its stake in London's White City shopping mall project was unfounded.

Dairy farm prices continued to rise in April, according to data out today from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

Studio apartments in Auckland's CBD are being fitted with space-saving furniture so units designed for one person can squeeze in three.

The value of Ports of Auckland's blue-chip waterfront investment land, on the western reclamation, could nearly double overnight when it is rezoned from industrial to commercial and residential.

The economic forecasts contained in this month’s Budget make pessimistic reading, even though they are hedged with a number of caveats.

The battle between Kiwi Income Property and Capital Properties appears to have lulled, with the two agreeing over the future sale of management rights.

Some of the fizz left the residential property market in April with house prices easing 3% during the month and sales dropping "significantly" according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Reinz).

The housing market's "second wind" ran out of puff in April. Fresh sales figures show prices fell sharply in central Wellington and volumes in the traditionally soft autumn month slumped to their lowest level in four years.

Buying real estate off the plan can end in catastrophe when the property developer defaults. Kristina Greene investigates the Robsons' story.

Listed property trusts have outperformed various popular unlisted investments, including residential property investments, over the previous 10 years, according to the latest ASX Investments Report released yesterday.

While New Zealand's financial system is overall well placed to cope with a looming downturn, higher household debt and riskier lending by banks pose risks, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said.

After weaker than expected employment and retail sales numbers were released last week there is a view emerging that the Reserve Bank won't increase its official cash rate on June 9.

Kiwi Income Property Trust's profit grew 7.3% to $52.7 million in the year to March.

Andrew Tingate wanted to extend his Queenstown home and give his two youngest children, Georgia and Charlotte, the luxury of a bedroom each.

Many property investors do not know their partnership from their LAQC, or their trust from their company, residential property experts say.