Property
Christchurch real estate agent reaches $1b in sales
She's the billion-dollar real-estate agent. After 28 years in the business, Harcourts Grenadier Christchurch consultant Alison Aitken has sold a remarkable $1 billion worth of property. What's her… Audio
Property could be a buyer's market
Property could be a buyer's market before long as rises in value are expected to stabilise over the coming months. Audio
Economist Ann Pettifor: 'The public are not stupid'
Change to our economic systems will only be possible if the general public are entrusted with the real facts, says Ann Pettifor, one of the few economists to predict the 2007-2009 Global Financial… Audio
Fear & sabotage impeding Maori land aspirations
Research out of the University of Auckland's Business School has found that the way land trusts are set up, goes against shared Māori cultural values and that's impacting on the effective management… Audio
Investors confident about the year ahead
The specialist insurer, CBL, is warning it expects to make a large full year net loss and will need to bolster its reserves because of problems in its European business. Audio
Property investors urged to be more selective as market peaks
Property investors are being urged to be more selective in their investment choices as yields indicate the general market is nearing its peak. Audio
Helicopter dispute: Briscoes boss v Council
The managing director of Briscoes is appealing a decision which means he won't be able to land his helicopter at his new home whenever he likes.
'It's good marketing': financial advisor doubts bitcoin house sale
A top financial advisor says news of a house sale in bitcoin is good marketing but would be difficult to settle. Audio
Govt tightens rules around offshore buyers eyeing farmland
The government has moved to make it harder for wealthy offshore buyers who aren't also New Zealanders to purchase New Zealand farmland. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
Loan-to-value ratios to ease in January
The Reserve Bank will adjust LVR restrictions from 1 January.
Reserve Bank expected to ease LVRs
First-home buyers might get some relief next year with loan-to-value ratios expected to ease.
Severe rental shortage in Wellington
The number of properties available to rent in the capital is down 70 percent on this time last year. Eric Frykberg reports. Video, Audio
120,000 people rush to check Auckland's new property values
Auckland home owners rushed online today for their first glimpse of the council’s three-yearly property evaluations. The average property value increased by 46 percent. Video, Audio
Breaking up: Is a 50-50 assets split out of date?
The New Zealand Law Commission is undertaking a review of how couples' assets are divided should they break up. Under current law it's a 50-50 split if the couple is married, in a civil union or a de… Audio
Cash-strapped buyers housesit to save for homes
First home buyers in the main centres are becoming professional housesitters as property prices and rents become increasingly out of reach.
Giving sunshine a price tag
For the first time, sunshine has been given a price tag in the property market. A home's value increases by 2.4 per cent for every hour of sunlight it gets, according to a new study by the policy… Audio
Labour's tax changes won't cause shockwaves - tax expert
Labour's policy to phase out negative gearing for rental property has raised fears that rents might be pushed up. But Deloitte tax partner Phil Stevenson explains how will it impact on property… Audio
Property NZ's biggest industry
A new report from the property council shows the property industry contribution to GDP is now bigger than manufacturing, agriculture and health. Kathryn Ryan talks with Chief Executive Conal Townsend.
…Solving Auckland's housing crisis: The missing middle
What's the best way to boost quality mid-priced housing in Auckland? Property developer, Helen O'Sullivan, is the chief executive of Ockham Residential and a former boss of the Real Estate Institute… Audio
Auckland house listings up 13 percent
The number of city properties going on the market in December is up compared to last year, while Canterbury listings were down 25 percent.