nzherald.co.nz - Residential Property http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Residential Property headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz New Zealand Herald - Residential Property http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=76 Citigroup buys into NY housing scheme http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10632438&ref=rss Citigroup will provide US$576 million ($818 million) in loans and cash to help New York City build or renovate more than 20,000 low-income housing units during the next four years, its chief of community development banking said.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 House prices have room to fall further, says expert http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10632436&ref=rss House prices in the world's major economies, which last year were down an average of 5 per cent from 2007, may keep dropping, said Prakash Loungani, an adviser to the International Monetary Fund's research department."The corrections... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 It's hard labour to own a house http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631912&ref=rss The average Kiwi has to work nearly three times harder to pay off the average house than they did 50 years ago.Figures compiled by Bernard Hickey of interest.co.nz show that to pay for the average home of $350,000, someone on... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Lots of houses, not enough buyers http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631774&ref=rss New Zealand is awash with unsold houses which could take nearly a year to clear.The Institute of Economic Research's principal economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, said Real Estate Institute figures out yesterday showed the market had... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Shortage fuels house price rises http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631698&ref=rss SYDNEY: Australian home prices will keep rising due to a building and land shortage, according to a unit of the Property Council of Australia.About 200,000 homes are needed to make up for shortfalls from past years, in addition... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 House prices steady in February, sales recover http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631549&ref=rss House prices are staying steady across New Zealand, says latest figures from the Real Estate Institute. Sales numbers during February recovered from their lowest level in nearly two decades, but the national median price stayed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:08:22 +1200 Bank waives excess for clients who buy property marking kit http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631492&ref=rss Customers won't have to pay the excess on burglary claims at BNZ if they buy a product to mark their property which aims to prevent the goods going walkabout.The SelectaDNA kits, which have been on sale at the bank since last... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Rents will go up if tax rules changed - investors http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631411&ref=rss Property investors have warned that rents could go up by $34 a week if the Government scraps landlords' depreciation claims on housing, but the Government says they are wrong.TVNZ reported that the Property Investors Association... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:31:13 +1200 Housing poses threat to economy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631218&ref=rss SYDNEY - Australia's economic future will be challenged by an under-supply of capacity and housing, despite decades of economic reform shielding the country from the worst of the global downturn, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 High Court nullifies 'landmark conviction' http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10631201&ref=rss Welllington real estate agent Tim Whitehead has won a "discharge without conviction" by appealing to the High Court over his landmark convictions for misleading home buyers.Whitehead complained to the court that legislation passed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:29:20 +1200 No more ground rent for owners http://www.nzherald.co.nz/residential-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10630963&ref=rss Land at one of New Zealand's largest high-density housing estates has been converted from leasehold to freehold title.Beaumont Partners, directed by Auckland developer Nigel McKenna, has sold land at the 258-unit Beaumont Quarter... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200