Press Release – Homestar

The developers of Ponsonbys new Vinegar Lane have responded to Aucklands housing shortage with a beautifully designed and environmentally thoughtful neighbourhood of town houses, terrace houses, boutique apartments and office space, where it is … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 20 (BusinessDesk) – The government is aiming to cool housing inflation, seen as a threat to New Zealands financial stability, while speeding up consents as part of a plan to encourage construction of 39,000 new homes in Auckland. Read more »

Press Release – Keola Homes

Keola Homes, a small building company in Blockhouse Bay, Auckland is celebrating winning a bronze Award in the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards at the National Gala Dinner on 11 May 2013. The winning project was the Magic Kingdom Childcare Centre: … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Almost 50 appointments with independent advisors have been made for property owners facing rebuild and repair difficulties through the new Residential Advisory Service, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

While Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ) data shows 67 more farm sales took place in the three-months to April 2013, this has been driven by the sale of smaller grazing blocks and comes with the median price per hectare falling 9.3 percent. Read more »

Press Release – Palmerston North City Council

More buildings owned by the Palmerston North City Council have been added to the Earthquake Prone Building List and the historic Keith Street Power Station has been closed. Read more »

Press Release – Sotheby’s International Realty

Queenstown-based real estate company New Zealand Sothebys International Realty has launched a luxury rental homes division in an expansion of the services it offers in the resort town. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

The Governments power hungry approach is causing its housing policy to unravel before the ink on the Budget is dry, says Labours Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. Read more »

Press Release – Green Party

The Budgets projection that house prices will rise between 23 percent and 46 percent by 2017 exposes the National Governments lack of action on affordable housing, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

A bill to urgently increase the supply of land and affordability of housing has passed its first reading 104 votes to 15 in Parliament tonight and has been sent to a select committee for urgent consideration. Read more »

Press Release – REINZ

Sales Volumes Remain Solid as Drought Conditions Ease Sales Volumes Remain Solid as Drought Conditions Ease Read more »

Press Release – Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle New Zealand has been awarded a prestigious international award at this years International Property Awards, proudly receiving Highly Commended for Property Consultancy. Read more »

Press Release – Christchurch City Council

Christchurch City Council has adopted a modified plan change that enables the Highfield Park development in the citys north. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand First Party

News that the Residential Advisory Service will assist Christchurch home owners with insurance problems from tomorrow is a case of too little, too late for many of those affected says New Zealand First. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Residential Advisory Service available from tomorrow to all property owners having difficulty with insurance and other repair or rebuilding challenges will play an important role in recovery. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Data for April has shown that in its first year of operation Southern Response, the government-owned company settling AMI policyholders Canterbury earthquake damage claims, has completed a third of the claims in its book. Read more »

Press Release – Todd Property Group

The first homes at Long Bay are on their way to being built with work on the first home now underway. Mayor Len Brown has joined members of the Hibiscus Coast & Bays Local Board and Long Bay builders at an onsite ground breaking ceremony. Read more »

Press Release – Hastings District Council

The court has upheld Hastings District Councils introduction of a targeted rate which helped pay for the purchase of the Waimarama Domain. Council bought the 5.9 hectare domain for $1.17m from the Society of St Mary Trust in 2011 and asked neighbouring … Read more »

Article – Businesswire

May 15 (BusinessDesk) Goodman Property Trust, which is managed by a unit of ASX-listed Goodman Group, recorded the first increase in the value of its portfolio since 2008, adding to accounting adjustments that contributed to a 92 percent jump in annual … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 15 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand housing is already overvalued by about 25 percent and if it continues to rise may force the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates, according to the International Monetary Fund. Read more »