New Zealand has ranked in the top 10 housing markets in the world, but prices have still dropped.

Kiwis living "across the ditch" have until the end of the month to get an Australian government grant of up to $21,000 to buy a house there

House values are climbing back towards last year's levels but the rise may be just temporary, one valuation company says.

Auckland has enjoyed a huge boom in real estate sales over the past 12 months, says Barfoot & Thompson.

Market conditions are constraining prospects for rental growth in Kiwi Income Property Trust's (KIPT) retail portfolio.

Auckland house prices will rise by almost 30pc in the next three years putting the city ahead of every other region, a study predicts.

House prices will rise by 24pc over the next three years due to low interest rates and a shortage of new housing, report predicts.

After a tumultuous 18 months, the real estate market seems to be shaking off some of its malaise.

For the first time in 18 months, more people think NZ house prices will rise than those expecting a fall, says ASB Bank.

Auckland's biggest real estate firm says the average sale price rose $10,000 in July on the same month last year and look set to stabilise.