The New Zealand Exchange has made a big splash of launching new exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Wellington-based listed Capital Properties has confirmed its place as the leading provider of office buildings to government departments following the recent deal to build the new Defence headquarters.

Work will begin immediately on Stage 1 of Hamilton’s largest retail shopping centre development now that final resource consents have been granted by Hamilton City Council.

House prices rose in July, but sales volumes fell, according to figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

Developers are angry about a new city council levy, which has prompted Mike Gepp to leave town after it added an unexpected $350,000 to his latest Monaco development.

Palmerston North has recorded the biggest jump in new building consents in 15 years.

Scenic Circle Hotels has appealed against the decision allowing a new building zone north of Franz Josef Glacier village – 3km from the group's hotel.

The Waimate District Council looks to have missed out on securing the former Waimate Hospital site.

Australian and New Zealand property firms provided the highest total investment return in July from a global index of listed real estate companies, according to a report. The benchmark index from Amsterdam-based Global Property Research (GPR), is based on returns from both capital gains and dividends for the top 250 most liquid property companies worldwide. GPR said returns for its Oceania index, which includes Australia and New Zealand, were 2.3 percent in July with most of this performance coming from Australian property stocks. The researchers said the recent stream of property trust mergers in Australia had boosted property stock values. The rash of mergers began with Westfield's decision earlier this year to merge three of its property trusts. Now the giant Lend Lease Corporation has made an offer for General Property Trust, Centro Properties has agreed to acquire Prime Retail Group, Macquarie Office Trust and Principal America Office Trust have agreed to merge and Deutsche is merging three of its trusts.

Developers are queuing up with offers for a prime piece of Takapuna land worth millions of dollars that may soon be on the market.

Waitara residents turned out yesterday to witness the future of the town's leasehold land debated in court.

English language school rolls have dropped by more than 20,000 in the past year, according to new figures.

Wealthy foreigners aren't to blame for rocketing coastal property prices - real estate agents say it's the fault of Aucklanders and other well-heeled Kiwis scrambling to buy their quarter-acre "pavlova paradise".

Realtors' dishonest tactics, tricks, incompetence and cover-ups will be revealed at a series of seminars later this month, an Australian crusader says.

Hawke's Bay has turned into a renters' nightmare as a housing boom and an influx of professionals and families put a tight clamp on the property market.

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