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With the Reserve Bank of New Zealand holding the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.5 per cent in October 2023, borrowers are having to get used to higher interest rates and mortgage repayments, as a drop ...

We are delighted to share that Harcourts has been honoured with the Reader’s Digest Quality Service Gold Award in Real Estate Agencies for the seventh consecutive year. This prestigious recognit...

Discrimination is unlawful under tenancy law when it breaches the Human Rights Act.There are 13 Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination from Section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993:1. Sex, including preg...

A National government means changes to the private rental sector, as the National party pledged in April 2023 to revoke two of Labour’s controversial tenancy law changes; “National has already com...

Family Violence Regulations took effect at the end of December 2022, meaning that if a tenant had been subjected to family violence, they can provide their landlord with at least two days’ written n...

The Harcourts Foundation is excited to announce its continued support for Gumboot Friday in 2023. This year’s event will take place on 3rd November. To kickstart efforts, the Harcourts Foundatio...

The Harcourts Foundation is excited to announce its continued support for Gumboot Friday in 2023. This year’s event will take place on 3rd November. To kickstart efforts, the Harcourts Foundatio...

On Friday 18 August, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) announced that the legislation to regulate residential property managers in New Zealand was introduced in Parliament.This is the l...

While 2023 has been a year of change and realignment for the New Zealand housing market, driven mainly by the increasing interest rate environment imposed through reserve bank actions to fight the dem...

Property Market Update - July 2023Andrew North, filling in for Rob Carter, with the July market update for the North Shore, Rodney and Waitākere markets.The low stock levels that Rob talked abou...

Property Market Update - June 2023June’s month of month price increase here on the North Shore was the first notable increase in 12 months – another indicator the market has passed the bo...

Winter may be a quieter season for listings and sales, but with fewer homes on the markets and less competition, it’s good news for sellers with more chance of their property standing out from the r...