Relief is in sight for landlords wanting to access public records to track down tenants who have done a "midnight flit" with their rent in arrears.

First there was Queenstown, then Wanaka, now the former gold mining settlement of St Bathans has been caught up in the real estate boom hitting parts of the South Island.

Weak business confidence and fresh evidence that the housing market is coming off the boil reinforce expectations that Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard will cut interest rates next Thursday...

When West Aucklander Terrie Beadle found the house she loved on Titirangi's Scenic Drive, she just had to have it.

The property market may be booming, but making a living from real estate is as tough as it's ever been. Geoff Collett reports.

So when did Aucklands Property Boom really begin?

The Government announced proposed changes to building laws today which it said would add about 3 per cent to the cost of a new house.

The latest Quotable Value figures provide further proof of just how buoyant the housing market is.

Investment advisers tell you never to put all your eggs in one basket. But there are many good reasons why a homeowner with a bit of spare cash would be wise to consider the residential property market over other forms of investment.

You’d be hard-pressed to read much of a slowdown into the latest housing market figures....

In what has been described as an exciting and significant move, the Dunedin City Council's property department plans to sell about 70 per cent of its leasehold land.

This Act, which came into effect in February 2002, extends property sharing principles to apply on death, as well as the breakdown of a relationship.

April sees new records for residential real estate market - Real Estate Institute The New Zealand residential property market hit new highs in April despite lower turnover, according to the Real Estate Institutes’ National President, Mr. Graeme Woodley.

The Tenancy Tribunal has ruled that extra payments be returned to an Auckland family caught up in a "rent to buy" scheme.

New Zealanders' infamous appetite for property investment looks set to find a new outlet.

Interest rates will likely fall with a thump next month, dropping half a per cent to 5 per cent, according to Deutsche Bank.