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Watchdog bans $20m scheme for units offering 50% return
Today's move follows an earlier temporary freezing measure.
Westpac forecasts house prices to fall 15% in two years
Westpac takes far more bearish stand than it had previously.
Further court action possible for 'shocking' landlords ordered to pay 'vulnerable' tenants $38,000
MBIE considers further legal action in 'shocking' case of RTA-breaching Chch landlords.
The return of the dreaded property chain
"Stress and desperation can lead to bad decisions for vendors."
$10.8m chateau in the Tron: Where Hamilton RVs have surged the most
New analysis shows the Hamilton suburbs with the highest and lowest rating valuations.
Gas for all aluminum-framed house windows by next November
Windows are estimated to be responsible for 35-50 per cent of winter heat loss.
What it costs to kick back on Auckland's 'hidden' Riviera
Original baches can fetch upwards of $2m and homes often sell sight unseen.
Ashley Church: Do we now have evidence of a housing market crash?
Treat dramatic superlatives with a healthy degree of scepticism and look at the numbers.
Luxury home hopes to smash Hamilton record with $6.49m price tag
Could this be the city's most expensive house?
Watch: Larger house price falls possibility, Reserve Bank warns
The Reserve Bank has released its six-monthly report on NZ's financial stability.
Tony Alexander: Five insights from the real estate coalface
Survey results point to serious shifts in the housing market.
Hope for Wellington's Armstrong Downes' subcontractors?
"The liquidators/developer will need to negotiate with the existing subbies" - Herd
Property industry in the wealth tax firing line
Newly released figures show people in property and land industries dominate uber-wealthy
New housing consents surpass 50,000, smash records
Four regions had record numbers of new homes consented, Stats NZ said.
Former Christchurch mayor Sir Bob Parker's quirky city apartment up for sale
Estate agents describe flat as "gritty, recklessly urbane".
'Buyers showing greater reluctance': Auckland house sale prices fall in April
Property sales were 47.9 per cent below those for the month of March.
'Blown away': Deceased estate sells for $5.9m
Large plot in the middle of suburbia fetches more than double its $2.6m CV.
$30,000 salary boost: The allure of Australia's big job offers
Recruiters are actively looking to coax Kiwis across the ditch.
Can you repay at 7%? What the hike in servicing rates means for buyers
Banks are testing applicants' ability to repay loans with rate of more than 7%.
Auckland house sales down as 'crazy' market shifts to new normal
Rising inflation and interest rates having a negative impact on the housing market.
Where 3000 new Auckland apartments are planned
Plans could take 15 to 20 years to be completed
152-unit CBD project frozen as $80m+ Wellington builder goes into liquidation
"It's a reflection of the unstable market. Everyone is busy," says one sector leader.
Wellington house price growth second weakest in the country
Only Auckland performed worse than Wellington in house price growth this quarter.
Property Investors Federation's five point plan to fix NZ's rental crisis
They've also floated the idea of a radical new model that is used in Germany.
5 things you need to know about the housing market this week
Home loan relief? Debt to income ratios get punted.
The Kiwi industry that's forecast to need more than 200,000 workers - and the lure of Oz
The Work and Income scheme grants $16,000 over two years to apprentices
What next when $390m apprenticeship scheme ends?
Industry leaders call on the Government to extend a $390m scheme to train apprentices.
Sponsored: The resurgence of wild style
Botanical and animal looks are making a comeback without the tackiness of the mid-1990s.
Interactive: Are house prices in your suburb sliding?
Market slowdown evident across much of the country.
Ashley Church: Six things that can make a house harder to sell
Buyers will typically pass over homes with these problems.
Builder's DIY beach home could sell for more than $7m
Unfinished glass and steel folly in Mount Maunganui is just metres from the beach.
The real estate siblings who've sold $100m worth of Ponsonby
Chloe and Scott Wither on why they make the perfect team.