Press release CoreLogic’s House Price Index (HPI), which is the most robust measure of property value…
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Property values drop across the country
The effects of the residential property downturn are beginning to snowball as it works its way…
Fear of missing out on a home turns to FOOP – fear of over paying
Above: CoreLogic Average Value according to House Price Index CoreLogic’s House Price Index (HPI), which is…
Tide turning on property market values while stock for sale increases 70%
Real-time data from realestate.co.nz shows that the tables are turning on New Zealand’s hot property market.…
Shock as landlords slap 7% on weekly rents – NZ median $575
The national median weekly rent jumped 7 per cent year-on-year to reach $575 in March, matching…
Building consents putting pressure on construction industry
A surge in new building consents is piling extra pressure on New Zealand’s construction industry, which…
OCR at highest level since 2019 – mortgage rates will rise, impacting property values
There was never any doubt that the official cash rate (OCR) would be increased today. The…
Real estate’s sharp downturn explained
It’s now two years since the pandemic started in earnest in NZ, with our first case…
Home buyers could be in the driving seat come spring
CoreLogic NZ’s latest Property Market & Economic Update highlights the New Zealand property market likely moved…
Home buyers locked out by law changes
Press release: Financial Advice New Zealand Recent changes in consumer finance law on top of Government…
Kiwibank should lower mortgage interest rates for first-time home buyers
Press Release – Social Credit Social Credit is calling on Kiwibank to drop its lending rates,…
Two estate agents fined $10,000 each for breaching code of conduct
The Real Estate Authority (REA) says the decision of the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal (READT) to…
Landlords cannot ask tenants about their vaccine status
Can landlords ask someone to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status if they want to become a…
Landlord complicit in putting tenant’s child in hospital
A Christchurch landlord has been ordered to pay $38,626.12 after a Tenancy Tribunal hearing found multiple…
Call to lower mortgage interest rates
Press release / the Social Credit Party: The move by banks to pre-empt a rise in…
One third of Kiwi school children face housing deprivation
As many as 29% of school students experienced at least one form of housing deprivation in…
Tax officials to target real estate agents
Inland Revenue is turning its hidden economy focus on to the real estate sector, including both…
Growing gap between least and most expensive homes
The new QV Quartile Index shows a growing gap between New Zealand’s most- and least-expensive houses…