Rental markets in Tauranga and Rotorua are showing signs of stabilization as tenants become increasingly price-sensitive amid ongoing cost-of-living pressures. While coastal suburbs like Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa remain the most expensive, with weekly rents averaging between $735 and $740, property managers report that rental growth has slowed significantly across the Bay of Plenty over … Read more
Hundreds of property auctions took place across the country on Saturday, with prospective first-home buyers showing renewed optimism following the introduction of significant tax reforms. At one auction for a South Melbourne apartment, a successful bidder who had spent over a year searching for a home expressed support for the changes. She noted that the … Read more
New York City tenants facing eviction under the 2024 Great Cause Eviction Law are grappling with an unexpected legal gray area: the vague definition of “demolition.” Landlords are exploiting this ambiguity to bypass tenant protections, leaving residents like Feryal Nawaz, Carla Orlandi, and Parisa—three 27-year-old roommates in an East Village apartment—to question whether their home … Read more