New Zealand's housing market could trigger interest rate rises before the end of 2004, Deutsche Bank said Friday in a quarterly outlook for the country's economy.

The New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association is concerned that the current housing boom is pushing home ownership out of reach of first home-buyers.

As residential property prices continue to climb, the 100% or deposit-free mortgage is reappearing in New Zealand.

The volume of residential property sales recorded by Barfoot & Thompson in September was a new high for the company, up 7.8% on September last year.

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Deadbeat tenants who do a runner leaving rent unpaid could be more difficult to weed out if the Privacy Commissioner restricts access to credit checks.

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Housing costs will rise by $10 billion during the next two decades as a result of proposed building code changes, says an Auckland quantity surveyor.

A complaints body independent of the Real Estate Institute could be established to handle real estate problems if the Ministry of Justice heeds submissions.

New Zealand has just gone through an investment "sweet spot", with shares, investment and residential property showing strong returns.

New Zealand households have unknowingly become risky investors during the current period of low interest rates, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said last night.

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The Reserve Bank is unlikely to touch interest rates if September quarter inflation hits 0.8 per cent, as widely expected.

The government is taking another look at tax treatment of investment flowing both in and out of New Zealand.

New Zealand is considering giving foreigners and returning New Zealanders absent for at least 10 years a tax holiday on overseas income, Revenue Minister Michael Cullen has said.