A “weak neutral” is how Chris Farhi, Bayleys Head of Insights, Data and Consulting describes the first half of this year despite ending 2023 on a more positive note.

With a housing supply shortage putting pressure on Kiwi, the government recently announced it’s planning to relax the rules around granny flats.

For many foreigners, the pull of New Zealand’s clean green image, vast landscapes and, slower pace of life is enough to convince them to make a permanent move here.

While a home and its location might be breathtakingly beautiful, it can often be hard for a potential buyer to visualise living in it without proper staging and furniture.

After decades of standalone housing dominating the supply pipeline, terraced housing is now the most common kind of new build in our major cities and for the country overall.

It’s the home of the beehive, Wellywood, windy weather and our parliamentarians. The saying goes, “you can’t beat Wellington on a good day”, but Bayleys Wellington Regional General Manager Grant Henderson believes you can’t beat Wellington - full stop.

An extraordinary haven nestled on the picturesque upper South Island coast, 141 Rocklands Road is guaranteed to inspire and delight.

After a lengthy negotiation a local family has snapped up an architectural marvel overlooking the Waikato River and St Andrews Golf Course in Hamilton.

According to our latest census data, and when you look at population growth across the various districts and regions, it appears that Waikato, Queenstown and Selwyn are the places to be, and the places many are choosing to make the move to.

A new government has brought a raft of new housing policies with it. That coupled with the Reserve Bank’s changes to lending rules has meant a bit of a shake up around the process of securing a loan. So what does that mean for you?

With intimidating interest rates, high property prices and changes to lending policy, trying to buy a home for the first time can be both an exhilarating and equally nerve-wracking experience.

The results are in, and according to the latest data from the 2023 Census, Waikato is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing regions. Between 2018 and 2023 its population grew 8.9%, and Hamilton City alone saw an 8.6% boost to 174,741 people.

Moving house with children can be an exhilarating yet challenging experience for any family. The process involves not only the logistics and settling into a new home, but also managing the emotional and psychological impact on your kids.

It turns out more Kiwis are leaving New Zealand than ever before, with more than 81,000 departing long term over the year to April. On the other side of the coin, migrant arrivals to our shores have also hit record levels.

Pending changes to the ownership of residential rental properties – combined with the reintroduction of investor-friendly taxation guidelines – are invigorating a niche within Canterbury’s residential real estate sector.

The new branch in Paremata is Bayleys’ latest in a national network, which spans 103 offices employing more than 2,000 sales and support staff.

Things look set to get a little brighter for some Kiwis looking to sell their investment property, with the government’s changes to the bright-line test due to come into effect next month.

Steeped in culture and heritage on the shores of Waitemata Harbour, Auckland’s most exciting new residential community is taking shape.

For many homeowners across the country the time has come to refix your mortgage, and with inflation causing havoc for interest rates, many are now staring down the barrel of a sizeable increase to their repayments.

With an emphasis usually placed on Auckland’s inner city suburbs, keen buyers are being encouraged to look further afield and explore areas on the city’s edge.