Buyers have edge over sellers for now (15 Jun 2010)
Residential home buyers have a slight edge over sellers with a solid number of listings and longer selling periods eroding vendors' ability to pick and choose the best bid.
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Traps for the unwary in qualifying company changes (14 Jun 2010)
BDO tax partner Alan Scott says property investors need to look at some of the overlooked parts of the Budget and start preparing for change now.
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Some Canterbury investors get cold feet (14 Jun 2010)
A group of Christchurch property investors are selling up due to high debt levels, unrealised gains and Budget issues.
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Budget not driving property investors away (11 Jun 2010)
If the Budget was designed to put residential property investors off their stride then it appears to have failed.
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OCR increase good for property market (10 Jun 2010)
The Real Estate Institute is saying that the increase in the official cash rate, which will lead to higher mortgage rates, is good for the property market.
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Borrowers - don't panic (10 Jun 2010)
Borrowers shouldn't panic about the Official Cash Rate (OCR) increase to 2.75% today says ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie.
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QV main urban areas commentary: May 2010 (10 Jun 2010)
Values throughout the main urban areas have flattened or declined over the three months to May, according to QV's latest statistics. Find out what's happening in the story below.
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Market set to potter along: QV (10 Jun 2010)
The residential property market is a mixed bag in terms of activity but looks set to "potter along" for the next while, according to QV.
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Residential building and consents increase (08 Jun 2010)
An increasing volume of residential building in the March quarter has offset a continuing fall in commercial construction, to post an overall lift in all building work of 0.7% across its three month measurement period.
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Huge residential property investment portfolio up for sale (06 Jun 2010)
The biggest single receivership sale of residential investment property ever seen in New Zealand is placing seven large-scale multi-tenanted units on the market for sale – encompassing some 153 rental units.
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