House prices were stable in February, says the Real Estate Institute, while the number of properties sold recovered from a poor January.

Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson say they will no longer hit up mum and dad investors for cash because it's 'too hard' without the Govt guarantee.

The Minister of Commerce's decision to fast track KiwiSaver regulation is a "knee-jerk reaction", says a superannuation industry body.

The hardest part of the process of selling your home is letting go.

Ask anyone who has bought a house recently if Kiwi homes are affordable. It's a bit of a no-brainer.

If you scratch your head at the ups and downs of property prices, you're not alone.

Trust is to the successful sale of a house as location is to buying one.

Great parks and schools make this a family favourite.

Among the provincial towns and pasture, it was a sea of red.

Before you start house-hunting, you need to figure out how much you can afford to borrow.

Relaxed coastal suburb attracts a range of residents.

The life of the registered valuer is often lived in the shadows of property transactions, and can therefore be mistaken to be a profession in its infancy.

In Auckland, you'll need $40,000 or so as a deposit to scrape into some suburbs at entry level.

The world has just experienced its greatest financial crisis since the 1930s, with international credit availability all but ceasing for a period late in 2008.

Eat your heart out, Remuera. The tree-lined streets of Auckland's most noted, refined suburb.

Top-selling agents from four of Auckland's biggest real estate agencies give their assessment of how the market has been tracking in the past few months and, more importantly, where they think it's going.