Queenstown Lakes housing surge
Queenstown Lakes house values are second only to the cooling Auckland market, the pair's average prices for 2015 up about 13% or more at $776,671 and $933,264 respectively.
Property
Kenmure Intermediate former classrooms up for sale
Former classroom 'pods' at the Kenmure Intermediate School site in KaikoraiValley, now a firewood merchant, are up for sale for relocation.
Trial shows value in rental housing Wof
None of Dunedin's houses will pass a rental warrant of fitness if the standards used during a recent trial of scheme are applied.
Rate hike hurts homeowners: Turei
The Government's failure to ''get a grip'' on electricity prices and the property market resulted in the Reserve Bank again lifting interest rates, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei said yesterda
House prices picked to keep rising
Significant increases in value, number of dairy properties
Rural land has made the biggest gain in the latest Central Otago revaluation, with dairy properties increasing in value by up to 40%.
Property values remain flat
Residential property values remained relatively flat in parts of Otago last year, any increases well below the national average rise.
NZ housing market substantially over-valued
New Zealand has one the world's most over-valued housing markets, according to the Economist.
Property is their passion
Property sales best for 5 years
There were 80 property sales totalling more than $53 million in Queenstown last month, making it the strongest month for the resort in five years.