News articles

Auckland driving property upsurge

10 Jun 2011: Auckland city and the North Shore appear to be leading the way in a property market upsurge. read more >>

Will it be a Budget boom or Budget bomb for the real estate market?

8 Jun 2011: With the budget announced the property market is seeing an improved sentiment for the coming year and although the residential and non residential markets are not showing strong growth yet, the demand for stock in some sectors has started to see a return to a competitive environment for buyers resulting in some upward price pressure on property. We’re seeing a high demand from tenants for rental properties in the South Island off the back of floods and earthquakes resulting in increasing rental prices; a trend not isolated to the South Island with Auckland leading the way on rental price growth. read more >>

Nationwide property values remain flat

8 Jun 2011: The QV residential property indices show that nationwide values have remained flat in May. read more >>