Market confidence and the predicted direction for prices are proving an issue to buyers, HNZ completes the rollout of a new scheme that will benefit landlords and Finance Minister Bill English invites comment about tax changes that will affect property investors. 10-05-2010 more >>
Average sales prices declined in April, although are still substantially above last year's prices, according to Quotable Value's (QV) latest statistics. Find out exactly what's happening in the six main regions in the story below. 10-05-2010 more >>
New Zealand property investors are procrastinating ahead of this month's budget as they wait for more clarity on what will happen to the tax treatment on housing. 10-05-2010 more >>
Optimism in the housing market is waning and the direction for house prices is downward, according to ASB's latest Housing Confidence Survey. 07-05-2010 more >>
If monetary policy tightening starts in June as BNZ still expects, then for those planning to have a mortgage exposure for three years there is a forecast benefit near 0.5% for fixing three years rather than floating, says BNZ economist Tony Alexander. 06-05-2010 more >>
Auckland house sales fell last month, coming off a stronger track in March, suggesting property investors are becoming tentative ahead of the 2010 budget, which will curb tax breaks. 05-05-2010 more >>
Conditions look set for rents to rise over the coming year, despite overall downward pressure on house prices, according to ANZ’s Property Gauges. 04-05-2010 more >>
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New Zealand mortgagee sales held near their 2009 highs and may rise, showing the property market's sluggish recovery, according to Terralink. 03-05-2010 more >>
New Zealand residential building consents fell for the third month in four in March, underlining the tepid pace of recovery in a housing market that is facing tighter tax rules and less activity from developers. 30-04-2010 more >>
Auckland sales prices have jumped, which research company Crockers finds unusual considering the lack of sales numbers, plus IRD is looking at what it constitutes as a mortgagee sale in relation to collecting GST. 26-04-2010 more >>
Sales have lifted throughout the country, but the market remains weighted in favour of buyers. Find out what's happening in the main regions throughout the country. 16-04-2010 more >>
House sales are still in a "soft patch" as the usual strong month of March edged up from February, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) figures. 16-04-2010 more >>
Borrowers could think opportunistically about hopping into, at the longest, a two-year rate in the next two or three months just ahead of the Reserve Bank tightening monetary policy, says BNZ economist Tony Alexander. 16-04-2010 more >>
If income tax rates are to fall, then someone has to pay for it.
We will all contribute through higher GST, which is fair. And many think it is fair for tenants and rental property owners to make up the shortfall.
The main reasons suggested are that property investors have a tax advantage and that they take money out of the tax system.
It is understandable why people may feel that increasing rental property tax is reasonable, but have we been told all the facts and the ramifications of these tax changes? 12-04-2010 more >>
Take-up of the government's insulation scheme has been hot throughout the summer months, HSBC has substantially dropped its home loan rates and now has the lowest rates on offer, plus a national real estate company has seen sales rise 30% over the past month. 12-04-2010 more >>
The residential property market has been changing dramatically over the past few months. Find out what has been happening in the main urban areas in March. 12-04-2010 more >>
New Zealand property values will probably stay flat until all of the uncertainties weighing on home owners are cleared up, according to QV Valuations. 12-04-2010 more >>
Investors in North Shore property over the last year will be pleased to see the QV statistics for the past 12 months which reveal that house values jumped by around 20%. 12-04-2010 more >>
