Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald.
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Glamour ghost house: Sir John Key's former $23.5m mansion sitting empty
Neighbours haven't set eyes on the buyer of one of New Zealand's most famous homes.
Police seek CCTV in hunt for digger vandals who tore down $675k home
Police asking for CCTV footage after 20-tonne digger used to demolish brand new house.
TVNZ star sells North Shore home for $3m
Take a look inside Renee Wright's beautifully renovated North Shore home.
Potholed Auckland tennis court sells for $2.2 million
It's game-set-and-match for the happy seller an old Auckland tennis court.
Buyer beware: Warning over common contract clause that can cost home buyers
Single mum Madhu bought a new Auckland home but wonders if she'll ever get to move in.
Home loan deposits shoot up $41k in one year - OneRoof report
Home buyers needed to have somehow saved almost $50,000 more than a year ago to buy.
Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home
George and Lee just made a big sale, yet still can't afford suitable home in Auckland.
Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales
Find out where you could've bought a classic timber villa for just $15,000.
Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed
The biggest housing boom in two decades is taking its toll on first-home buyers: analysts.
'For sale' sticker going up on uni's controversial $5m mansion
University set to sell vice-chancellor mansion one month after damning watchdog report.
'Ghost house' sells for $1.8m at auction
Antique dealer nets huge sale price. But how is he going to move all his stuff out?
Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand
Pundits hope a jump in vacant land sales helps ease Auckland's pressing housing shortage.
Where to go to escape Auckland's skyrocketing house prices
Can you achieve work-life balance and pay less for your home?
New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream
Lockdown might even be a joy if you owned one of these stunning properties.
Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners
Luxury house sales boomed again in 2020 even without foreign buyers.
Revealed: Suburb where average home will soon sell for $3m
House values have climbed by $1800 - a day - in this scorching hot suburb.
'Paradise lost' – residents rage as giant firm plans huge Auckland housing village
Fletcher Building buys huge tract of farmland for housing. But locals aren't impressed.
Ponsonby school fire: Residents left in the dark over asbestos risk
They were advised to leave their homes due to the risk, but what now?
University's $5m mansion purchase slammed by watchdog
University of Auckland's purchase of Parnell home for boss not justified: Auditor-General.
NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it
There is a capital gains tax already on the books, it's just not enforced: Researchers
New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market
If you thought house prices were high, they could be about to rise even further.
Mustang savvy: Buy this $2m Remuera home, get a free sports car
One seller is going the extra mile to supercharge his home's sale.
Developer secrets: Why your home could be worth more than you thought
Business is booming for developers as they comb our cities for more properties to buy.
Changing city: How Pt Chev's family homes are mushrooming into multi-storey apartments
The Herald joined developers, investors and families at a Pt Chev open home viewing.
Golden handshake: Developers door-knocking Auckland homes offering cash to buy
Auctions are so hot, developers are running scared and looking for other ways to buy.
'Sight unseen': Buyers asked to bid for Auckland home without looking inside
This Papatoetoe home could sell for a small fortune, but buyers can't look inside first.
Hot property: The Rotorua home selling for $110,000 with a catch
Talk about an overheated market: this Rotorua property deal is boiling hot.
Exclusive: University also spent $200k doing up controversial $5m Parnell pad
University's expenses didn't end once it signed $5m cheque for boss's swanky Parnell pad.
Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer
Developers have been paying big bucks. Now homes are becoming too expensive for even them.
Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices
Should house prices rise or fall? Kiwis have their say and it may surprise you.
Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies compared
How the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.
Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards
National wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.
'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result
Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.
Parnell owners want $355 per week for shoebox rental
Advertisements for the ad have now been pulled amid questions over the rental's legality.
Hot property: 41 bidders for Onehunga home, sells for $500k above CV
The packed auction room led the home to sell for half a million dollars above CV.
Revealed: The Covid effect on house prices - who's hot, who's not
However, housing market has shocked pundits with the speed of its return to normalcy.
Hot spots: Auckland's best suburbs to buy and sell homes
Mt Wellington has arguably become the city's best place to sell, new data shows.
'The brakes are on': House-price growth halts after early Covid-19 recovery
Auckland's housing market has changed from booming pre-Covid to flat over the past month.
House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been
Auckland Council delayed its three-yearly CV estimates. Here's what they could have been.
The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for
First-home buyers are battling to save deposits. This change could make a huge difference.
Property-mad Aucklanders to wait another year for new house CVs
Uncertainty in the market would make it hard to accurately estimate new CVs, council says.
Waiheke Island guests arrive with $80,000 'free' money to spend
Waiheke guests packing $80,000 spending money, but will it be enough for ailing businesses
Tenant pulls motorbike engine apart on bedroom carpet
Tenancy Tribunal told he made the damage worse by trying to repair it.
Landlord feared Covid-19 infection after tenant allegedly spat on him
But tenant Ritesh Prasad says landlord lied and worries where his family will now live.
No vacancy: Aucklanders flock to Waiheke Island post-lockdown
More than 80 Waiheke holiday rentals have booked out within days thanks to new promotion.
Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.
Million-dollar shipping container for sale - with 7 acres of beachfront
Coastal land south of Auckland perfect for 'horsey' person or surfing Baby Boomer.
$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25
A young Kiwi isn't letting the coronavirus slow him down as he buys his fourth property.
Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords
Hardship for renters and landlords expected to get worse, property investors say.
Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering
Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.
Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers
Airbnb wants to match medical workers tackling coronavirus with safe places to stay.
Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police
There is confusion over whether tenants and house sellers and buyers can move homes.
Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay
Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.
Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help
Landlords and tenants urged to work together because both will need the other in downturn.
House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?
Settlements and house moving likely to be deferred but no official decision has been made.
Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market
New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.
Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts
Banks are urging any customers hit financially by the crisis to contact them early.
ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.
Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff
Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.
KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.
Rampant West Auckland rats kill native kōkako chicks
"The loss of every single egg and chick we saw this breeding season is terribly sad."
Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland
Humble Māngere home sets a record sale price above the million-dollar mark.
Real estate agent loses licence for altering her diary entries
High Court decision upheld earlier findings about serious misconduct and dishonesty.
Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears
Family claim Airbnb rental owner discriminated against them based on their nationality.
Semi-derelict Auckland clifftop home sells for $5m
Billed as the worst house in the best street, offers flooded in for the home.
Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market
Virus most likely candidate to topple Auckland's thriving housing market, economist says.
$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners
A Remuera couple recently made a $4m resale gain by selling their mansion.
100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011
House prices are on a longer winning streak than the All Blacks.
Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV
A simple New Lynn quarter acre block has sold for close to $2m as Auckland prices heat up.
Takapuna penthouse with sky-high pool sells for $9m
Penthouse with the nation's highest lap pool has been snapped up for a near record price.
Yabba dabba do: Fred Flintstone house sells for cut price
New Zealand's ugliest house has found a buyer for close to half its council valuation.
Auckland house price boom: Small, unremarkable unit sells for $1.4m
Even owning a small apartment is now enough to turn Aucklanders into millionaires.
Rain falls in Auckland after record big dry. Now officials warn of 'summer ice'
'Spotty' rain that may develop into thunderstorms tipped for tomorrow.
House prices to grow by 10 per cent and play key role in election
House prices are flying again and threatening to play a big part in the election.
How to get foot on Auckland property ladder from $50k
New business offers alternative way to get foot on the property ladder.
Multi-million-dollar slice of South Island paradise up for sale
A luxury lodge on 330ha of coastal forest and limestone cliffs is up for grabs for $22.5m.
Government's $300m boost aims to get homeless out of motels
New funding aims to better prevent homelessness, while providing better accommodation.
Rogue landlords fined $124,000 for flouting insulation law
Landlords have been shifting the cost of cold houses on to taxpayers, health expert says.