Housing New Zealand Corporation is on the search for privately-owned houses in areas where demand for affordable rental housing is high.

Property managers who receive rent or payments from tenants on behalf of landlords will need to become authorised financial advisers, according to new legislation.

Property values, sale prices and consumer confidence continued growing in September, according to the latest QV residential property figures released today.

Residential house prices are looking healthy, with prices continuing to grow throughout the country.

Selling your property at auction may be the way to go in the current market, due to prospective buyers still treading with caution and the uncertainty surrounding property values.

Residential property investors have changed their views on what house prices will do in the next six months, according to the latest property investor survey from Mike Pero Mortgages and Landlords.co.nz.

Rents are likely to rise if a capital gains tax (CGT) is introduced in New Zealand, which could have far-reaching ramifications - among others - for the housing market, says Drew Herriott of accounting firm Grant Thornton.

Sellers are appearing more confident the residential property market is picking up and that active buyers are returning, with the number of property listings rising 19% in September and price expectations also climbing.

Total issuance of permits for dwellings climbed for a second month, which may herald a turning point in slack building activity.

Mortgagee sales reached an all-time high in July and for the first time since records began, sales exceeded 300 for a single month.

Listed property trust shares are set to soar if New Zealand enters a sustained period of inflation, according to NZ Funds Management.

Spring it seems came early to much of the residential property market, although warnings resound over not mistaking a slight recovery for another housing boom.

A new online listing service for commercial property has been launched, featuring not-for-sale properties.

The New Zealand housing market gained further momentum in August following a mid-winter turnaround, according to latest Mike Pero Mortgages/Infometrics Property Cycle Indicator.

Property buyers seem to be taking more time to do their research before hitting the open-home circuit, with the internet now their primary source of information.

The regional figures are looking more colourful, compared to last year, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand's (REINZ) August figures released today. Find out what's happening in the main residential areas throughout the country.