Well-built, non-leaky apartments are likely to increase in value because of the collapse of Mainzeal, property commentator Olly Newland says.

Insurer IAG has flagged changes to its insurance policies this year that may mean they do not cover the full cost of rebuilding disaster-hit homes in future.

New Zealand’s property market is buzzing, according to the first BNZ-REINZ residential market survey for the year.

It is becoming increasingly likely that the Reserve Bank may require Aucklanders in particular to have bigger deposits to buy property, economists say.

The fact that house prices are rising at a much faster rate than rents shows it's not just a supply and demand problem fuelling the market, economists say.

House price trends are turning skyward all over the country, but Quotable Value’s claim that house prices are now 2.6% above their latest market peak hides some major regional discrepancies.

New Housing Minister Nick Smith has wasted no time getting stuck into the housing affordability debate.

Rent increases have not kept pace with house prices in most parts of the country over the past year, reducing property investors’ yield.

A pick-up in the Christchurch rebuild rate may be on the way after a High Court judgement in favour of insurers.

The New Zealand Property Investors Federation has developed a calculator to show that anyone with an income can afford to buy a property.

House prices will rise faster this year than they did in 2012, BNZ’s chief economist says.

ASB is predicting the housing market will remain tight over the coming years.

Barfoot and Thompson has reported its most active January in five years.

One thing that is already becoming clear this year is that one of our biggest issues is housing.

It’s usually a quiet month for real estate but it seems buyers didn’t take a holiday from house-hunting this January.

Apartments are still selling in Auckland city for less than half the price proposed for a new development at the waterfront.