Christchurch landlords are turfing tenants out of flats in a money-making move that dodges rental laws, a tenants' protection group claims.

New dwelling consents rose to a seasonally adjusted 2954 in January, up 11.1 per cent from December, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) said today.

Housing New Zealand still wants to hear from private home owners with properties available to rent for use by flood victims.

New Zealand has experienced its highest annual growth in the 13 years since the House Price Index was introduced, Quotable Value (QV) announced today. New Zealand’s overall QV House Price Index shows a growth of 21.9 percent in property values for the year ending December 2003.

A newspaper advertisement promoting investment seminars run by the Entrepreneurs Success Centre has been criticised for not telling the truth.

A new $232 million property entity has emerged from Wellington's St Laurence Group after widespread acceptance of its syndicate offer.

Investor and developer Calan Healthcare Properties Trust has lifted its performance, but its unitholders will not get any more money.

A parking space located behind the exclusive London store Harrods has gone on sale with a price tag of £100,000 ($277,085), according to a BBC report.

The average household is $25,000 better off than a year ago, according to a new survey.

Prices of existing houses showed further weakness in January, but that reflects more sales of lower valued properties and a marked slowdown in sales of higher valued properties.

Banks are competing fiercely for home loan business by chopping their two-year fixed rates to levels well below other fixed rates.

A recent court case highlights the dangers of not using a corporate trustee.

Lenders are justified in refusing to finance wrap loans, according to New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association chairman Brian Berry.

All that glitters is not gold. That's what North Shore ratepayers need to know.

Thousands of holidaymakers flocking to the Coromandel Peninsula have made this summer the busiest ever.

House prices and rents continue to send Nelsonians south for new opportunities, West Coast real estate agents say.