Keeping up with the market is essential to your success as an investor, whether you're looking to buy new property, sell your current investment or improve your rental returns. 

If you’re considering a move on the property ladder, now is looking like a great time to do so, as listings soar in several regions across the country. 

If you own a property and are considering renting it out through websites like Airbnb or Bookabach, proposed changes to rates could affect you. Under new council regulations, homeowners who rent out their properties for short-term bookings will be required to pay higher rates.

August was a month of record highs and lows in housing, with signs of an early spring market in two of the country's biggest centres. 

During the month, asking prices reached record highs across many of the regions, while half registered all-time lows in the number of houses listed for sale. 

In June, the level of new property listings fell significantly across the nation compared to the same time last year, yet asking prices and buyer interest continued to remain steady, according to realestate.co.nz's latest findings.

Property can be a great investment, but it can also be a time consuming one. As a landlord managing your own property, you're tired of being time poor and the stress of dealing with all the demands involved. The pain of dealing with tenants, inspections, maintenance, rent arrears, confrontations,..

The widening gap between supply and demand in the New Zealand housing market continues to increase, and it's causing a shortfall of homes.  

As autumn draws to a close, the New Zealand property market continues to undergo significant changes throughout the major centres and smaller regions. Let's look at the highlights.