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28 Jul 2011: Reaction from economists to today's Reserve Bank decision to keep the OCR at a record low of 2.5 per cent. read more >>

Low interest rates drive home affordability

20 Jul 2011: Continued low interest rates and slight increases in after tax income helped improve first buyer affordability in June to its best levels since late 2004, the Roost Home Loan Affordability report shows. read more >>

Improving house sales point to NZ recovery

18 Jul 2011: National house sale prices jumped $10,000 last month, pushing up the median and leading economists to conclude a recovery is well under way. read more >>

First-home purchasers on the rise, say agents

14 Jul 2011: First-home buyers appear keener to dip their toes into the housing market, according to a survey of 742 agents. read more >>

Conveyancing in the Cloud

13 Jul 2011: Richard Galbraith, founder of KeyTrack & Conveyancing.co.nz addresses Cloud Conveyancing issues in a letter to the working group looking into Conveyancing systems as we head to 2020. read more >>

New tax would need to apply to family home to work - Key

11 Jul 2011: If a government really was serious about getting results in the real estate market from implementing a capital gains tax, all houses should be included under the tax, Prime Minister John Key says. read more >>

Property values up in June - Auckland leads the charge

11 Jul 2011: Nationwide property values increased in June, driven largely by the Auckland market - where property values in the city are now higher than the 2007 market peak. read more >>