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TradeMe data suggests landlords are dropping rents to attract tenants but housing unaffordability remains at record levels in many cities and regions

TradeMe data suggests landlords are dropping rents to attract tenants but housing unaffordability remains at record levels in many cities and regions

Residential rents have generally settled at levels slightly below their record highs

Residential rents have generally settled at levels slightly below their record highs

Rents flatlining in Auckland, Tauranga and Wellington City, rising in Hamilton and Dunedin

Rents flatlining in Auckland, Tauranga and Wellington City, rising in Hamilton and Dunedin

New Zealand's biggest rent increases have come in cyclone-affected Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

New Zealand's biggest rent increases have come in cyclone-affected Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Household living costs rise 6.2% as interest payments, the cost of insurance & transport costs such as petrol climb, Statistics NZ says

Household living costs rise 6.2% as interest payments, the cost of insurance & transport costs such as petrol climb, Statistics NZ says

Median rents have dropped back from their summer peak and the number of new tenancies is at a record low

Median rents have dropped back from their summer peak and the number of new tenancies is at a record low

The biggest rent increases in the year to March were in South Auckland

The biggest rent increases in the year to March were in South Auckland

Reserve Bank says 25 basis points OCR hike will see average mortgage holder pay an extra $825 a year

Reserve Bank says 25 basis points OCR hike will see average mortgage holder pay an extra $825 a year

A Bill has been introduced to parliament that inserts 'fairness' changes into all commercial leases that will upend the business model of landlords during a pandemic

A Bill has been introduced to parliament that inserts 'fairness' changes into all commercial leases that will upend the business model of landlords during a pandemic

House prices continue to rise faster than rents making residential property investment less attractive

House prices continue to rise faster than rents making residential property investment less attractive

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development was asked for advice on temporary rent controls, as it warned the Government taxing investors more could increase rents

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development was asked for advice on temporary rent controls, as it warned the Government taxing investors more could increase rents

Diana Clement looks in detail at the implications of the new Residential Tenancies Act changes, that come with hardened opinions by landlords, and welcomed by tenant advocates

Diana Clement looks in detail at the implications of the new Residential Tenancies Act changes, that come with hardened opinions by landlords, and welcomed by tenant advocates

Neither retailers nor commercial property owners satisfied with where the Government landed on how rent relief should be negotiated

Neither retailers nor commercial property owners satisfied with where the Government landed on how rent relief should be negotiated

Temporary amendment to Property Law Act will require 'a fair reduction' in rent where a business has suffered a loss of revenue because of COVID-19

Temporary amendment to Property Law Act will require 'a fair reduction' in rent where a business has suffered a loss of revenue because of COVID-19

Commercial property management company Re-Leased says half the rent owed to its landlord clients is now overdue, normally it would be less than 10%

Commercial property management company Re-Leased says half the rent owed to its landlord clients is now overdue, normally it would be less than 10%