Landlords should be checking for winter maintenance issues now to ensure the health and life of their properties, according to the Department of Building and Housing (DBH).

New Zealand's commercial property sector stayed in the doldrums last month with permits for new construction down to a five-month low, while consents for new homes, excluding apartments, slid to their weakest level since January.

New residential housing construction has already picked up over the first half of 2010 and is predicted to lift by 23% in 2011 as New Zealand's housing shortage continues, according to Westpac.

Taranaki's main centre is a hive of activity with good investment potential due to the stable nature of the housing market. Adrienne Jervis reports

BDO tax partner Alan Scott says property investors need to look at some of the overlooked parts of the Budget and start preparing for change now.

A group of Christchurch property investors are selling up due to high debt levels, unrealised gains and Budget issues.

If the Budget was designed to put residential property investors off their stride then it appears to have failed.

Private equity investor Direct Capital has taken a minority stake in real estate firm Bayleys to help fund its growth.

The Real Estate Institute is saying that the increase in the official cash rate, which will lead to higher mortgage rates, is good for the property market.

Values throughout the main urban areas have flattened or declined over the three months to May, according to QV's latest statistics. Find out what's happening in the story below.

An increasing volume of residential building in the March quarter has offset a continuing fall in commercial construction, to post an overall lift in all building work of 0.7% across its three month measurement period.

The biggest single receivership sale of residential investment property ever seen in New Zealand is placing seven large-scale multi-tenanted units on the market for sale – encompassing some 153 rental units.

Auckland house sales and prices rose last month after a soft April, though the property market still faces headwinds with interest rates likely to rise and more people looking to head across the Tasman.

Sellers are being forced back down to earth in terms of price expectations if they want to shift properties, amidst sagging sales.

The proposals around the LAQC and QC rules to shore up the integrity of the tax system are questionable, says New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) tax director Craig Macalister.

Kiwi Mums and Dads are losing their homes in record numbers to mortgagee sales as the effects of the recession continue to bite residential homeowners.