Some houses are selling for as much as 50 percent above their rating valuation as prices continue to climb in the Nelson region, the latest QV Valuations statistics show.

Builders may have to be registered to give home owners more protection from leaks and other building defects.

The prospect of buying a property in Manawatu, Rangitikei or Wanganui could prove to be an attractive option for home buyers as the region is now the third most affordable in New Zealand behind Southland and Taranaki for home buyers.

International student demand will help keep apartment prices up following the America's Cup loss, Auckland real estate agents say.

South Canterbury's economic health has many people investing in property around the region, with homes being snapped up in rural centres and some houses sold almost the moment they are listed.

The Reserve Bank has decided to leave the Official Cash Rate at 5.75%

Speaking at the release of the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Statement Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said "On 23 January 2003, we stated that `If the exchange rate remains at around present levels or appreciates further, and if the evidence points to reduced pressures on resources and medium-term inflation,

A booming South Island housing market has seen record median prices set in 27 of the country's 130 real estate districts. ..

A couple are desperately upset and anxious for the welfare of their children, after Nelson's rental housing shortage forced them to move into a friend's garage...

The New Zealand Property Investors Federation today welcomed the announcement late last week by Nigel Bickle, National Manager Tenancy Services, that there was to be a change of policy regarding beneficiaries having their rent deducted at source.

The NZ Mortgage Brokers Associotion has taken exception to a Consumers' Institute story about how to save money on your mortgage.

The median price of an Auckland house rose by $125 a day in the past year, according to figures based on January sales and released by one of the city's largest agencies, Barfoot & Thompson.

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The market in bank deposit rates is reasonably efficient - usually there is not much difference between the big players unless one has a specific need for funds of a certain maturity.

The Government is considering plans for a multimillion-dollar insurance fund to protect the building industry from leaky home lawsuits...

Anyone trawling through the latest statistics for hints on where the housing market is going would have to conclude that there’s no end in sight to the cycle’s current upswing.

HOUSE prices have risen about 4 percent over the past three months in the bustling Mount Maunganui and Papamoa property market.