Competition between banks is leading to a relaxation of lending standards, says BNZ chief executive Tony Alexander.

There are more options opening up for investors wanting a slice of the rural sector, according to Bayleys real estate.

Commercial property owners are being offered a new insurance policy that covers environmentally friendly reconstruction.

Terrible student flats are good fodder for the media – pictures of filthy bathrooms or rotting carpets littered with beer cans have become a bit of a cliché.

New Zealand’s housing market is caught between two opposing forces and price rises may not be sustainable, ANZ’s latest Property Focus report says.

Young buyers and investors are active in the market, according to the latest BNZ/REINZ survey of real estate agents.

A lift in Christchurch retail activity has pushed the value of NPT Ltd’s property portfolio up 6.9% in six months.

BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says central banks around the world are pursuing a “hair of the dog that bit you” solution to the global financial crisis, by flooding the market with cash.

New Zealand’s lifestyle property market continued its lift in the September quarter, when there were 6.2% more sales compared to the same time the year before.

Otago University’s Students Association says the condition of the flats judged among the city’s worst is a reminder that tenants should issue their landlords with 14-day notices to rectify when things aren’t right.

New Zealand Property Investors Federation president Andrew King has welcomed an Inland Revenue victory over a landlord it said was running a business.

The mortgagee sale situation in New Zealand is not as dire as recent reports would have us believe, says property commentator Alistair Helm.

It’s still hard to find a rental in Christchurch, according to the latest statistics from Trade Me.

Real estate agents around the country are reporting increasing confidence in the market.

House price rises concentrated in Auckland can still have a material impact on the national economy, Westpac economists say.

Housing affordability has improved year-on-year almost everywhere in New Zealand– except Auckland, according to Massey University.