A campaign has gone live on crowdfunding platform Equitise to raise capital for property management software PocketRent.

Sales volumes have increased markedly year-on-year in almost every part of New Zealand, Real Estate Institute data shows.

Economic hardship marked Angela Strang’s early years, but property investment has allowed her to consign those struggles to history.

The property market is booming, so how does a newbie investor get started in property investment in 2015?

Swarms of Chinese are invading New Zealand’s auction rooms, outbidding first-home buyers and hightailing it back to China – according to the hype surrounding the property market.

It’s understating facts to say the Queenstown Lakes District region is an x-factor place. It’s New Zealand life with glamour and excitement added in equal measure.

Property investors should consider making their next purchase outside Auckland, it has been suggested.

Property investment is all about numbers and nothing crunches numbers better than a silicon chip – so what’s the best software for that purpose?

More than 90% of advertised rental properties are not pet-friendly – and for many landlords the issue is cut-and-dried: no pets.

Former My Kitchen Rules NZ contestant Aaron Gascoigne is equally at home in the boardroom, the kitchen, the boat – or overseeing his property portfolio.

Doing up houses is the fast way to riches right? So shows like The Block and My First Home would have us believe.

For the past decade Rotorua has flown under the radar because, frankly, there was little going on. In the last 18 months things have started changing. Strategically located in the centre of the North Island, Rotorua’s considerable untapped potential is starting to emerge.

Making effective use of smartphone technology can save landlords time, money and stress.

Popular opinion says that property investors rake in untaxed profits to the detriment of first home buyers.

Starting with nothing, Matt Thorburn has built up a property portfolio worth $6 million plus over the last five years – and now he is keen to share his know-how with fellow investors.

The housing market in Hawke’s Bay may be flat but smart investors are reaping a good harvest writes Jenny Keown.