New Zealand residential property’s post-global financial crisis recovery has not been consistent, new data shows.

Residential building consents were much weaker than expected in September, economists say.

Is Hamilton the new black in housing development? Auckland and other investors are flocking to take advantage of the city’s burgeoning, diverse prosperity.

Consumers’ perceptions of real estate agents have dropped over the last year, a new survey released by the Real Estate Agents Authority reveals.

Don't expect to see the Reserve Bank increase the official cash rate this week. However, economists are making significant changes to when they expect the RBNZ will make its next increase and how high it will take the cash rate in this cycle.

Central Auckland offers the highest-yielding properties in the city, according to real estate agency Barfoot and Thompson.

Next month’s Reserve Bank Financial Stability Report will review the state of the housing market and the implications of that on loan-to-value restrictions, the Reserve Bank governor says.

It is clear that investors have not been the ones to bear the brunt of restrictions that limit low-deposit lending, ANZ's latest Property Focus report says.

Apartments are becoming more popular with first-home buyers, inner-city real estate agency City Sales says.

Nelson property investor Lyn Marshall was named 2014 Landlord of the Year and the New Zealand Property Investors Federation annual conference at the weekend.

Homeowners should be legally forced to upgrade their house to the current Building Code before being able to sell, a building franchise says.

Property investors are confident and planning to buy more properties despite the prospect of rising interest rates, ANZ's latest Property Investment Survey shows.

There were calls for the playing field to be levelled between property investment and long-term savings at a Money Week panel discussion held in Auckland tonight.

Provincial New Zealand is still struggling under the loan-to-value restrictions, while Auckland and Christchurch have recovered from their winter lull, Harcourts says.

The Resource Management Act needs to explicitly recognise the importance of New Zealanders’ access to more affordable housing if the downward trend in home ownership is to be reversed, Building and Housing, and Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith told the Property Council’s Residential Development Summit in Auckland.

A long-run capital gain of 4.4% per year is required to justify the average New Zealand house as an investment at the moment, Westpac’s economists say.