Rising house values earning owners more than their jobs
People 'earning more on paper from simply having a property than going to work every day'.
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'Industry has a serious problem': Building boss frustrated by disputes
Mediation and adjudication have almost become a necessity, says a building boss.
Another attempt to delay Waiheke marina development fails
"Everything the company is doing is in accordance with its resource consent" - developer.
The vanished cinema screens of Auckland
Closures were worst between 1954 and 1999 - retired projectionist Murray Thompson
Ten-year home leases? Build to rent pioneer proposal
Land availability and prices, rising construction costs, poor infrastructure are barriers
$1b Commercial Bay a year on: How is retail faring?
"My expectation is people will come from offshore and go, wow, you guys nailed it."
Building site with no Covid safety measures backflips after being refused delivery
"You can't do much without concrete" - Julien Leys, Building Industry Federation.
Apartment developer in strife: Lost $35m, owes another $17m
Apart from the $35m loss, West Village owes unsecured non-preferential creditors $17m.
Back on the tools: dawn karakia marks CRL resumption
Around 750 workers will be back on the tools today.
Kiwi Property questioned over $442m plans - but not on Ikea
Some property insiders think Kiwi wants to bring New Zealand's first Ikea to Sylvia Park.
MIQ squeeze: Why are 18,500 hotel rooms going unused?
MBIE investigating new Rotorua and Christchurch options to expand MIQ
Stride Property pulls Fabric Property IPO
Now is the right time to list in spite of Covid and lockdowns, CEO said last week
Kiwi Property plans 540 build-to-rent Auckland units at Sylvia Park, LynnMall
The dual development will cost around $442 million.
Attention deficit disorder contributed to misconduct offence - real estate agent
The work he undertook wasn't minor in nature and certainly required a licence - tribunal.
Auckland construction workforce back by Wednesday
'Quite a big loss of building materials and equipment due to theft' - Julien Leys.
Cambridge retirement village for 400 people wins consent
Site on the town's northern limits is now open pastureland
Fabric Property: what analysts say about the new entity
Stride will earn $30m+ annual management fees after spin-off
The 90% Project: SkyCity aiming to vaccinate 500 staff in three days
Aim is to have 500 staff vaccinated on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
The 90% Project: Businesses incentivise 25,000-plus staff to be jabbed
"Vaccinations are the best tool we have to plot a path back to normality", says one CEO.
High-flyers: Crane numbers up 6% in Covid-defying expansion
Tāmaki Makaurau's building sector has been particularly strong in the past six months.
660% Drury fee rise gets council stamp, Kiwi Property disappointed
Proposed policy has met opposition from Kiwi and Auranga's Charles Ma.
Consumer NZ seeks probe on 'misleading' retirement village claims
"There's no guarantee you'll get a bed if you need it" - Jon Duffy, Consumer NZ.
'Shocking and disappointing': Developer on 660% fee hike
New Auranga township had tens of millions of dollars invested in it by Ma's company MADE.
Level 4 hit: House sale numbers drop to lowest level since 2014
Lockdown started 11.59, August 17: sales affected for nearly half the month.
Why Stride is floating off new $931m NZX company amidst Covid
New company: 77 per cent of the $931m portfolio is either prime or Grade A.
Covid lockdown: Workers' pay might soon be cut, says building chief
Building businesses "may need to start reducing pay for workers in Auckland".
New $300m Halswell mini-town centre gets consent
Pool, gym, cinemas, apartments, supermarket, childcare and housing planned for site.
Surprise new property business to list in $250m IPO
Fabric will buy a huge new Mansons TCLM building in Newmarket
'Properties available for sale will decrease': REINZ chief
An extension couldn't come at a worse time, with spring a traditionally busy period.
Too close to power? Vector, WorkSafe v developer
Either sink power cables into the ground or build a new power pole: solutions offered.
Sale of 727-home Ormiston Rise project due today
Purchasers' life savings and deposit money are locked in with the current contracts.
'Incredible increase': 360% to 660% Drury developer fee rise proposed
"Incredible increase will directly impact cost of housing," building industry CEO says.
South Island's biggest supermarket chain names new boss
Ex-Hallenstein Glasson managing director has new supermarket role.
Airport to build 120-shop discount outlet centre
Experts see it as a good move for the airport to diversify.