Westpac has acted early and stopped taking any applications for investor loans with less than 40% equity.

New Reserve Bank rules to limit lending to property investors will stop young people becoming landlords, but won’t do anything to stop those who have been in the market a while, it has been claimed.

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is asking the Government to consider removing the Reserve Bank’s ability to influence housing policy in light of what he describes as ‘a politically motivated response to house price inflation’.

Anybody feeling discouraged about getting on the property ladder should take heart from the story of Rachel Ward.

The squeeze is going on the market as the number of properties for sale drops quickly, new data from the Real Estate Institute shows.

Investors are snapping up units and smaller houses around the country, new data from Trade Me Property shows.

There is no exact science to picking future property hotspots, but there are ways and means to help establish areas with good growth potential.

Real estate agencies in court over Trade Me agreements.

Credit and debt risks associated with the hot housing market are becoming problematic, according to a new report from ANZ.

As the Auckland housing market forges ahead like an unstoppable freight train, it is becoming harder and harder for investors to achieve consistently good yields from their rental properties.

New Zealand’s workplace health and safety legislation has been rejigged – and the changes impact on property investors.

ASB has joined Westpac, BNZ and ANZ in making it tougher for overseas purchasers to get a home loan.

Hunting down good deals has seen one young property trader get over 200 property transactions under his belt - but it’s been a steep learning curve.

[UPDATED] BNZ, Westpac and ANZ are clamping down on loans for foreign property buyers.

Interest rates are historically low, so how can investors make the most of them?

It’s official. Hawke’s Bay property is hot.