The inter-market debate over whether real estate agencies should be charging a flat sale fee has arisen again, after Auckland-based firm Property Wizards was banned from advertising in the Property Press.

All the recent thinking and commentary on what to do with your home loan may be turned on its head after next week’s official cash rate announcement from the Reserve Bank.

Harcourts’ latest report is signalling a jump in sales activity, with last month's figures up 52% when compared with March 2008.

Another sign the property market is improving is the decision by Infinity Group to sell 15 houses at its Pegasus town development this weekend. Pegasus Town managing director Bob Robertson says that two months ago such a sale would have been unlikely to be successful. Now he has strong indications the sales will go well at the weekend.

The outcome of a recent drug case has set the legal bar for landlords to deal with drugs being manufactured by tenants, or friends of tenants, in their rental properties.

March sales figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) reveal a spike in terms of sales volume.

An increase in market activity over the past month has seen median house prices pushed higher in most of the main areas throughout the country, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) stats, released today.

A competition organised by the University of Canterbury’s Sustainability Initiatives is creating better relationships between landlords and students.

New Zealand property values fell 9.3% last month, led by declines in Auckland City and Manukau, as rising unemployment and waning job security counters the benefits of lower borrowing costs.

The residential property market is picking up, but values are still dropping, according to the latest numbers released by QV Valuations. Find out how the main centres are faring below.

Newly released, the best of both earlier books and updated to include the changes made by the National-led government - which have opened up the scheme to thousands more New Zealanders.

Cashed-up baby boomers take advantage of perceived bargains in the property market, Veda Advantange says. It reports that mortgage applications were up 38% in March, compared to the same month last year. It says these were the highest monthly total since November 2007.

Residential property investors believe that falling interest rates are making residential property investment more attractive, according to the latest quarterly survey of investors run by Mike Pero Mortgages and Landlords.co.nz.

Each week ShareChat reviews a current savings and investment product. Recently it put a commercial property syndicate, Arran Court, through its paces.

A predicted surge in population growth will have a huge impact on the housing market, says BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander.

Landlords are being warned to watch their vacant rental properties, as they are increasingly becoming used as pick-up and drop-off zones for drug makers.