News archive for 2008
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December 2008
22 Dec 2008 Bargain bonanza in coastal holiday towns
19 Dec 2008 Era of the shrewd investor
17 Dec 2008 Kiwis looking to property again
17 Dec 2008 Officials paint gloomy picture
16 Dec 2008 Things looking up for property investors
16 Dec 2008 Tauranga: Bargains in the bay
12 Dec 2008 Numbers speaking volumes
11 Dec 2008 Median house price edges higher in November: REINZ
11 Dec 2008 Residential Highlights – November 2008
11 Dec 2008 Time to go down under
9 Dec 2008 Default on rental debt leaving landlords out of pocket
8 Dec 2008 Average house price falls for a second month
8 Dec 2008 Main urban areas commentary: QV
4 Dec 2008 Auckland property sales fall
4 Dec 2008 Rates down, down, down - market up?
4 Dec 2008 OCR reduced to 5%
3 Dec 2008 Mortgagee website a hit
3 Dec 2008 Creating Cash Flow
3 Dec 2008 Tenants can now pay rent online
1 Dec 2008 Investors looking for property in Manakau
November 2008
28 Nov 2008 Pouncing on problems
28 Nov 2008 Building approvals fall to record low
27 Nov 2008 Home loan report: Longer fixing now an option
27 Nov 2008 ANZ and NBNZ make borrowing harder
25 Nov 2008 Leap in Tenancy Tribunal applications
24 Nov 2008 Property affordability improves as loan costs fall
24 Nov 2008 BNZ takes rate war to six-month term
22 Nov 2008 Shaking up property management
20 Nov 2008 Rotorua: Hot opportunities
19 Nov 2008 Flat-fee property management has come to NZ
18 Nov 2008 Property sales record slump in first half
14 Nov 2008 Market bites online victim
14 Nov 2008 New govt brightens outlook for property market
14 Nov 2008 [Book] How to Sell a House Fast in a Slow Real Estate Market
13 Nov 2008 Median house price rises in October: REINZ
13 Nov 2008 REINZ residential highlights – October 2008
10 Nov 2008 NZ average house price fall 6.8% in October: QV
10 Nov 2008 Main urban areas commentary: QV
6 Nov 2008 October slow, but prices rebound
6 Nov 2008 November ready for action in market
6 Nov 2008 Playing the waiting game
5 Nov 2008 Waikato: A bellweather property market?
4 Nov 2008 IRD starts crackdown on property investors' LAQCs
October 2008
31 Oct 2008 More rental properties needed
31 Oct 2008 Private landlords to play greater role
31 Oct 2008 Property investment gets reality check
29 Oct 2008 Rates dropping while funding dries up
27 Oct 2008 Dunedin pair named top landlords
24 Oct 2008 Your investments in the hands of politicians
24 Oct 2008 OCR drop good news for investors
24 Oct 2008 Fear factor to fade
23 Oct 2008 OCR reduced to 6.5%
17 Oct 2008 Investors starting to pick up pace
17 Oct 2008 [Toolbox] Warning: Potential hazards ahead
17 Oct 2008 The cuts are coming
13 Oct 2008 Average house price falls in September: QV
13 Oct 2008 Main urban areas commentary: QV
10 Oct 2008 NZ house sales rise from 26-year low; prices steady: REINZ
10 Oct 2008 Residential Highlights – September 2008
10 Oct 2008 Oz v Kiwi Property investing
9 Oct 2008 Nelson: Under the sun
8 Oct 2008 Demand for greener living growing
8 Oct 2008 Tumultuous times continue for lenders
6 Oct 2008 Auckland home sales pick up with Spring
3 Oct 2008 Building code red tape cut
2 Oct 2008 Beginning of the end for fixed rates?
2 Oct 2008 [DVD] Building Real Estate Wealth in Changing Property Markets
September 2008
30 Sep 2008 Non-bank lenders withdrawing rates due to US markets
30 Sep 2008 Fix for a year, rates heading lower
30 Sep 2008 Building approvals fall to 22-year low
29 Sep 2008 New tenancy checking service launched
26 Sep 2008 The business of property investing
25 Sep 2008 RTA amendments on hold yet again
25 Sep 2008 Kiwibank cuts two-year rate below 8%
23 Sep 2008 Possible compensation for landlords over P
19 Sep 2008 What economists miss
19 Sep 2008 Keep fixing short and sweet
18 Sep 2008 [Book] Create Wealth
12 Sep 2008 Tribunal forced to rehear case
11 Sep 2008 Property Investors Show Resilience in Slump: Survey
11 Sep 2008 OCR reduced to 7.5%
11 Sep 2008 National to look after investors
10 Sep 2008 NZ house sales sink to 26-year low
10 Sep 2008 REINZ residential highlights - August 2008
10 Sep 2008 NZ property investors undeterred, seek new houses
9 Sep 2008 34,000 bonds unclaimed
8 Sep 2008 QV residential highlights
8 Sep 2008 Sellers drop house prices for buyers
5 Sep 2008 Heat rising in housing policy
5 Sep 2008 Real Estate Agents Bill passed
4 Sep 2008 Surge in central city rental levels
3 Sep 2008 Auckland house sales fell in August
1 Sep 2008 September issue – available now
1 Sep 2008 Manawatu: Rural riches
August 2008
29 Aug 2008 What drives the property market?
29 Aug 2008 Call for clarity over grounds for eviction
28 Aug 2008 $1b insulation fund launched
27 Aug 2008 Canterbury economy on top
27 Aug 2008 Steaming ahead head act
22 Aug 2008 Battle of boffins and buyers
22 Aug 2008 Take part in our survey for property investors
21 Aug 2008 Prepare for action
20 Aug 2008 Slow but steady improvement
20 Aug 2008 Tweaking of mortgage rates continues
20 Aug 2008 Housing market optimism picks up
15 Aug 2008 You make up your mind what is happening
15 Aug 2008 No upturn ahead
14 Aug 2008 Home loan report: On the home straight for cuts?
12 Aug 2008 Property market recovers in July: REINZ
12 Aug 2008 Residential Highlights – July 2008
12 Aug 2008 Book: A Greener House
11 Aug 2008 What's happening to house prices in your region?
11 Aug 2008 Property values continue to decline: QV
8 Aug 2008 Should the rules around property change?
7 Aug 2008 Home loan report: Fragile market
6 Aug 2008 Auckland house prices fell in July
5 Aug 2008 Book: Forecasting for Real Estate Wealth
4 Aug 2008 Sales climbed, prices slipped
4 Aug 2008 August issue - available now
4 Aug 2008 Toolbox: Xero for property investors
1 Aug 2008 Surviving the downturn
1 Aug 2008 Agents bill heads towards law
1 Aug 2008 Rising rents affecting owner occupation
July 2008
31 Jul 2008 CBS comfortably riding out recession
30 Jul 2008 Bollard defends inflation targeting as economy shrinks
30 Jul 2008 Rate cut provides lid
30 Jul 2008 New website a one stop shop or waste of time?
25 Jul 2008 Mexican stand-off easing?
25 Jul 2008 Toolbox: Mapping for treasure
24 Jul 2008 OCR reduced to 8.00%
23 Jul 2008 A lingering problem
23 Jul 2008 Negative forces consolidate
17 Jul 2008 Bearish sentiments
17 Jul 2008 Confidence in rental property crashes
16 Jul 2008 Mortgage applications fall 21% in first half, Veda says
16 Jul 2008 Home loan report: Rollercoaster rates
15 Jul 2008 Queenstown puts it in perspective
14 Jul 2008 Almost no house price growth: QV
14 Jul 2008 QV urban areas highlights - June 2008
11 Jul 2008 The end is nigh
11 Jul 2008 What’s on the cards
11 Jul 2008 REINZ residential highlights - June 2008
9 Jul 2008 Mass moves to commission-based agencies
8 Jul 2008 Home loan report: Make it short!
8 Jul 2008 Silver lining for property managers
7 Jul 2008 Hamilton: Dabbling in the river city
7 Jul 2008 July issue - available now
4 Jul 2008 Keep your PI hat on and keep it Kiwi
3 Jul 2008 Auckland house prices fall; pain ‘still in pipeline’
3 Jul 2008 Increase in private landlords
3 Jul 2008 Surprise! Funding costs rise again
2 Jul 2008 NZ vs OZ: What's better?
June 2008
27 Jun 2008 Retreating residential rents
27 Jun 2008 Toolbox: Easy as tax
27 Jun 2008 One of the biggest challenges facing property investors
26 Jun 2008 Rate changes slowing to a trickle
23 Jun 2008 Unexpected fall in rents
20 Jun 2008 RTA rewrite a long time coming but is it foolproof?
18 Jun 2008 Home Ownership Trust launched
16 Jun 2008 Commercial returns out in front
12 Jun 2008 P-labs flourish in managed rental properties
12 Jun 2008 Immigration doesn't affect property prices
12 Jun 2008 Looking at the bigger picture
12 Jun 2008 Mexican stand-off in housing market
11 Jun 2008 Property market holds up in May: REINZ
11 Jun 2008 REINZ residential highlights – May 2008
10 Jun 2008 Toolbox: QV Insider
9 Jun 2008 QV regional highlights
9 Jun 2008 House prices down and expected to keep falling
5 Jun 2008 Rate cuts predicted, but beware
5 Jun 2008 Auckland property volumes down but prices up
5 Jun 2008 Flurry of rates
5 Jun 2008 OCR unchanged, but coming down sooner than expected
4 Jun 2008 Book: NZ Real Estate Investors' Secrets 2nd Edition
3 Jun 2008 June issue - available now
2 Jun 2008 Dunedin: Mecca of the South
May 2008
30 May 2008 Bill introduced to modernise unit titles law
30 May 2008 Greater protection under new RTA bill
29 May 2008 Home loan report: Budget stalls rate relief
28 May 2008 Shared equity pilot getting mixed reactions
19 May 2008 Vendor in trouble over false advertising
16 May 2008 Final funding for Pegasus secured
15 May 2008 It's raining rate relief!
13 May 2008 Book: Commercial Real Estate Investing
12 May 2008 REINZ Residential Highlights - April 2008
12 May 2008 Residential property sales slump further: REINZ
12 May 2008 Further signs property values easing
12 May 2008 Wellington house prices hold up best
8 May 2008 Buyers and sellers in a tug-of-war
8 May 2008 All just a bunch of rose-tinted glasses?
7 May 2008 Property investment yields down, but optimism remains
6 May 2008 Housing implosion confirmed: Broker
6 May 2008 North vs South: Battle of the mighty Ws
6 May 2008 Auckland property prices continue to hold, despite low volume
5 May 2008 May issue - available now
1 May 2008 Bill to modernise apartment laws on its way
1 May 2008 DIY rules aimed at eliminating building rogues
1 May 2008 Now for some good news
April 2008
30 Apr 2008 Home loan report: hope at last
29 Apr 2008 'Slight' oversupply of houses will help keep prices down
24 Apr 2008 Market perceives that Bollard softens the rhetoric
23 Apr 2008 Should you sell?
23 Apr 2008 Investors lose confidence in rental property
19 Apr 2008 No rate relief likely this week
17 Apr 2008 They're off again
17 Apr 2008 CD: Mentored by the Property Masters
16 Apr 2008 Free advice for Blue Chip investors
15 Apr 2008 Students next door bad for your wealth
14 Apr 2008 Average property price will fall to $300,000: economist
14 Apr 2008 Tauranga stays on top
11 Apr 2008 What's the deal with packaged property?
11 Apr 2008 Black March for bottom end of property market
11 Apr 2008 REINZ Residential Highlights - March 2008
11 Apr 2008 Dalziel lines up Blue Chip advisers
10 Apr 2008 Blue Chip goes into liquidation
9 Apr 2008 Home loan report: Relative calm restored for now
9 Apr 2008 Tax department rules on deducting accountancy fees
8 Apr 2008 Bargain hunters start to appear: Survey
7 Apr 2008 Regional review: Our best-kept secret
5 Apr 2008 Auckland house prices bad sign
4 Apr 2008 Grim news in Auckland property market
4 Apr 2008 The housing market is over valued - so what?
4 Apr 2008 Tenants stay longer in energy efficient houses
4 Apr 2008 House prices 30% over-valued: BNZ
4 Apr 2008 April issue - available now
3 Apr 2008 Home loan report: Glimmer of hope?
1 Apr 2008 Wairarapa: Our best-kept secret
1 Apr 2008 Property investors refocus on cash flow
March 2008
26 Mar 2008 Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
26 Mar 2008 Rates up, up and away
25 Mar 2008 Landlords pushing up rents
20 Mar 2008 Confidence placed in Blue Chip liquidator
20 Mar 2008 Harcourts' sales down over 30%
19 Mar 2008 Book: Property Law - A NZ Investors Guide
19 Mar 2008 Home loan rates up and rising
18 Mar 2008 Falling market offers opportunities for investors
17 Mar 2008 Property investors beware - IRD investigation starting
16 Mar 2008 Go Mr Common Sense
13 Mar 2008 Possible new rules for packaged property
13 Mar 2008 Housing market not a good look for Govt
12 Mar 2008 REINZ residential highlights - February 2008
12 Mar 2008 February residential property market on the edge - REINZ
12 Mar 2008 Time to regulate sellers of packaged property
12 Mar 2008 Blue Chip investors told to hang in there
11 Mar 2008 Not all bad news for property market
10 Mar 2008 Slowdown continues for property values
10 Mar 2008 QV commentary shows values dropping
6 Mar 2008 Auckland produces buyers' market in February
6 Mar 2008 Stark reality of housing market decline
6 Mar 2008 The official cash rate (OCR) will remain unchanged at 8.25%.
4 Mar 2008 New IRD tax book available now
3 Mar 2008 Regional review: Gold on the wild West Coast?
3 Mar 2008 March issue - available now
2 Mar 2008 Where to for rates?
2 Mar 2008 Falling homeownership rate changing rental market
February 2008
28 Feb 2008 Home loan report: Rates still on the rise
25 Feb 2008 Book: Lost Property - 20th Anniversary Edition
22 Feb 2008 Blue Chip liquidators "delighted" with Bryers offer
21 Feb 2008 Interest bill for house doubled
21 Feb 2008 Housing market is swinging in buyers' favour: survey
21 Feb 2008 North Canterbury property in demand
20 Feb 2008 Pressure building on Blue Chip
18 Feb 2008 Joneses' liquidation put down to cash shortage
18 Feb 2008 Investor confidence down
17 Feb 2008 The Joneses gone by lunchtime
16 Feb 2008 [The Landlord asks...] Is there a place for Blue Chips?
15 Feb 2008 Is there a place for Blue Chips?
15 Feb 2008 Down and out? Maybe not...
13 Feb 2008 REINZ reveals poor January performance
13 Feb 2008 REINZ Residential commentary – January 2008
12 Feb 2008 Affordable housing initiatives good for investors
12 Feb 2008 Home loan report: Volatility abounds
12 Feb 2008 Govt plans to pump up housing market
12 Feb 2008 Book: Commercial Real Estate Investor’s Guide
11 Feb 2008 Property prices could go backwards: QV
11 Feb 2008 QV commentary shows Wellington still on top
10 Feb 2008 Housing market screeching to halt
10 Feb 2008 Financing property deals getting harder
10 Feb 2008 Auckland house sales take a big hit
8 Feb 2008 Inspection photos may breach tenants’ privacy
8 Feb 2008 Cow cockies go coastal
7 Feb 2008 APIA calls ‘communications’ meeting
5 Feb 2008 Central Auckland: Humming in the hub
5 Feb 2008 Investors pushing locals out of Murupara
4 Feb 2008 Mortgage rates fall, but for how long?
1 Feb 2008 Gauges looking like a Grimm fairy tale
1 Feb 2008 A glimmer of hope for borrowers
January 2008
30 Jan 2008 Book: The Truth About Positive Cashflow Property
29 Jan 2008 An election for property investors
29 Jan 2008 Ringfencing property losses on agenda again
24 Jan 2008 Reading the OCR tea leaves
24 Jan 2008 OCR remains unchanged at 8.25%.
23 Jan 2008 Harcourts takes over management of Bluechip properties
22 Jan 2008 Doesn't property look safe
21 Jan 2008 Book: Trusts A Kiwi Sham?
20 Jan 2008 Not a lot of good news for borrowers
16 Jan 2008 Rent yields at highest level since Feb
16 Jan 2008 Property market drop might not only be down to holidays
16 Jan 2008 REINZ Residential Highlights – December 2007
14 Jan 2008 Book: All You Need To Know ABout Buying & Selling Your Home
14 Jan 2008 QV commentary shows Wellington on top
14 Jan 2008 Property values cool further
8 Jan 2008 Significant slowdown in Auckland housing market
7 Jan 2008 Auckland house prices rise 12% in 2007
7 Jan 2008 Book: Young & Singles Guide to Property Investment
7 Jan 2008 New look January issue – available now
4 Jan 2008 Wellington: Simply Steady