Does our company, which will be renting houses on a rent-to-own scheme, have to be GST-registered?

Housing sales slowed slightly in September but are still robust, according to the latest Real Estate Institute figures.

10 October 2002 Media Statement

Two factors are making property investment in New Zealand look very attractive at the moment; debt is relatively cheap and the yield gap between property returns and those available from bank deposits is sizeable, says AMP Henderson's property manager Anthony Beverley

The economic environment in the Northern Hemisphere is incredibly contradictory. Stock markets are in meltdown after the collapse of one of the greatest speculative bubbles of all times. This has caused a huge destruction of wealth.

Housing affordability slipped only marginally in the September quarter after showing its worst decline in 7½ years in the previous quarter.

The Real Estate Institute says the overall trend on mortgage rates is down.

LIM stands for Land Information Memorandum.

I have $30,000 that I am able to use to pay off on my mortgages. What is my best option and why?

Homes in the superheated Auckland property market have been rising in price by nearly $500 a day.

Q. In your August 24 article regarding clawback on depreciation on rental property, mention was made of apportioning the sale price between land and buildings. Is there also a need to place a value on the chattels sold?

LONDON: Britain's red-hot property market gained fresh upwards momentum in September, with house prices rising at their fastest rate since May, according to the Halifax bank yesterday.

The Invercargill Women's Refuge is being stretched beyond its limit with a shortage of rental accommodation in the city.

A real estate agent has been prosecuted in a landmark case - punished for wasting home buyers' time with misleading advertising.

People are in two minds about the housing market, the ASB Bank's quarterly survey of housing confidence has found.

Our (very good) tenants are interested in buying the the house, but are not in a position to obtain a mortgage. They have asked us if we would consider a "rent to own" situation. We have absolutely no knowledge of this type of house sale. Please, are you able to give us some advice?