Property investment in Dunedin is a game of two halves. You can join the hurly-burly of the student flat market in the streets surrounding Otago University or choose the tortoise-style option with a family-friendly property elsewhere in the city.

Prominent Auckland property investor and expert Olly Newland says that investors need to tread warily over the dollar parity.

Property investors remain firmly in the sights of the Reserve Bank.

New Zealand’s construction industry is booming – thanks to supply pressures in Auckland and Canterbury.

More listings flowed on to the Auckland property market in February and led to a drop in the average sales price, Barfoot and Thompson data shows.

All 91 apartments in Hopetoun Residences development near Ponsonby have sold out six months ahead of completion.

Low interest rates are likely to drive more retired people to invest in rental properties, the Property Institute suggests.

Consents were issued for nearly $1 billion of building work last month, the latest data from Statistics NZ shows.

Rent for three-bedroom properties has increased 4.4% on average over the past year, Barfoot and Thompson says.

Weekly rents were up 9% in January compared to the year before, the Trade Me Property Rental Price Index shows.

Auckland’s average weekly rent has increased less than the price of petrol over the past five years, and increased only marginally more than a glass of beer or a visit to the doctor.

Falls in fixed mortgage interest rates, tight dwelling supply and booming net immigration are contributing to resurgence in house price inflation, ANZ’s economists say.

Property investors have hit back at suggestions Government would support new lending rules for property investors.

Expectations are high that low interest rates will fuel house price rises over the coming year, ASB’s latest Housing Confidence Survey shows.

Loan-to-value mortgage restrictions should be scrapped in provincial New Zealand, the Property Institute says.