Slow action on a leaky roof has earned a property management company and an absentee landlord a fine and a reprimand from the Tenancy Tribunal.

Uncertainty around prices and the spectre of a capital gains tax had a hefty impact on Auckland sales volumes in April.

The Auckland region’s average asking price dropped to its lowest level since 2016 in April, according to the latest Realestate.co.nz figures.

The latest Reserve Bank lending data reveals investors borrowed more than $1 billion in March, the highest figure since November, but a 10% fall on the same period last year.

Strong demand for rental properties nationwide means Trade Me Property’s latest data shows year-on-year rent rises in every region.

The demise of the capital gains tax proposal and record low mortgage rates will led to a pick-up in housing demand and boost the market, ASB economists say.

Swapping house keys could be a way for investors to avoid much of the hefty costs involved in the traditional sale process.

Two-bedroom rental properties are the clear best performer across the Auckland market, new Barfoot & Thompson rental data reveals.

Plunging mortgage rates will stimulate the housing market but it is the prospect of tax change that will have the bigger market impact, Westpac’s chief economist says.

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Sales in Auckland plummeted by nearly 20% to the lowest number in a March month for eleven years, new REINZ data reveals - but sales activity nationwide also took a fall.

Technology and changes to the way people work are set to transform the commercial property sector and investors need to be attuned to these developments.

Investors have recently been dealt a double whammy with the concurrent release of the Tax Working Group’s recommendations on capital gains and the Healthy Homes minimum standards.

After many years in the wilderness, yields on rental properties are picking up – which should appeal to those trying to adapt to the changing property investment landscape.

Auckland house prices remain stable despite muted sales activity, according to the city’s biggest real estate agency.

The need for landlords to treat their rental properties as a business is highlighted by three new Tenancy Tribunal rulings.