Economists are watching house prices with extra interest since it was announced that the Reserve Bank will now have to take asset prices into account in setting the Official Cash Rate.

The new Reserve Bank Governor must increase the OCR if house prices rise rapidly, even if inflation is on target.

First-home buyers can get on to the property ladder in Auckland if they adjust their expectations, says the city’s property investors association president, David Whitburn.

More investors will choose to put their money into even quite expensive properties as interest rates remain low, says BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander.

An analysis of the listings on Trade Me shows the huge impact the Christchurch earthquakes have had on market behaviour across the region, says ANZ.

Auckland Property Investors Association president David Whitburn says he’s pleased to have an answer to the water charge debate, even if it wasn’t the one he wanted.

Vendors planning to follow in the footsteps of the Hamilton real estate agent who sold his investment property at a no-reserve auction should be very careful.

Auckland's waterfront Hilton hotel has sold.

ANZ says in its latest Property Focus that it agrees with the Reserve Bank’s assessment that house price growth will be limited by households’ reduced appetite for debt.

Real estate agents are returning to the industry as the housing market heats up, but numbers are still well below their 2008 peak.

A widely-reported release from a financial advice firm indicating shares offer better returns than property investments has been slated by BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander.

Property investment is not for everyone and those who understand it should look out for their less savvy friends and family, says BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander.

New Zealand’s lifestyle property market isn’t firing up to the same extent as the residential market, according to the latest REINZ rural statistics.

This month’s REINZ/BNZ survey of residential real estate agents has found results similar to last month's.

EECA has quietly done away with the $500 subsidy for heat pumps that was part of the Warm Up NZ scheme.

The global recession was an opportunity for growth for one Kiwi consulting company, which is expanding its services into the Australian property market.