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January 2019
REINZ warns landlords they have less than 6 months to insulate rental properties or face a $4,000 fine
REINZ As people slowly make their way back to the office, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is warning landlords that they now have less [...]
Almost 33,000 homes consented in 12 months; 21% increase in Wellington
Press Release – Statistics New Zealand A total of 32,783 new homes were consented in the year ended November 2018, up 5.3 percent from the November 2017 [...]
CGT would be repealed under National
If a capital gains tax is put in place by the Labour-led government, it will be repealed by a National government, National Party leader Simon Bridges says. [...]
December 2018
Selling a property after 31 December 2018?
If you're listing any property for sale with a real estate agent after 31 December 2018 be aware that under new legislation real estate agents are required [...]
Wellington property values keep going up – 7.4% increase in city in 12 months
New Zealand’s ‘more affordable’ main centres, particularly the wider Wellington region and Dunedin, continue to show a strong rate of growth in a cooling market. The wider [...]
Property prices reach record levels in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt
As temperatures warmed in November, so did the New Zealand property market with the national average asking price rising 3.8 per cent on last year to $663,250, [...]