Property

Early birds can win prizes for garden ramble

The Rotary Garden Ramble in Katikati is now only a fortnight away, and the organisers of the town meets country event are offering prizes to anyone purchasing... Read More

Real estate pages arrive in your Weekend Sun

Starting this weekend, Weekend Sun readers will receive the new Homed BOP real estate insert with their regular newspaper delivery. A partnership between Sun... Read More

Housing density plan: Mayors caught off guard

Mayors of some of the country's largest cities have been caught off guard by the government's housing density announcement. National and the government... Read More

Stopping stereotypes for Kāinga Ora tenants

Housing provider Kāinga Ora says stereotyping their tenants based on their living circumstances is 'completely inappropriate”. The message comes after... Read More

House prices continue to rise

The property market continues to rise, even as lockdown levels continue to restrict the entire country to some degree. The average value increased 3.6 per cent... Read More

More home ownership chances for first home buyers

A new fund has been established to help people get into their own homes. Progressive Home Ownership (PHO) Fund has already helped 53 families into their... Read More

Tauranga house value growth at 17-year high

Tauranga is bucking national trends regarding house value growth, according to the latest CoreLogic House Price Index. Whilst the monthly growth rate continues... Read More

Record number of new homes consented

A record 4490 new homes were consented in August 2021, says Stats NZ this week. The previous record was 4310 new homes consented in June 2021. 'August was another... Read More

Hairini to get 21 new homes

Plans have been revealed for the new Kāinga Ora homes in Hairini. Ten 1960s houses on Haukore Street will be replaced with 21 one-and-two storey homes that will... Read More

Property investors‘ tax change to start next week

New interest deductability rules affecting property investors will come into effect from Friday week, despite full details not yet being announced and Opposition... Read More

Industrial driver to Golden Triangle growth

The 'Golden Triangle” regions of Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty continue to dominate property development activity in New Zealand, accounting for close... Read More

First home values higher than national average

It's been another winter of discontent for first-home buyers with entry-level house prices rising at their fastest rate in five years. The latest QV Quartile... Read More