Three Northland houses are being advertised for rent from $2500/night up to $8000/night.

A 'NO VACANCY' sign is close to going up on a 12-level office building at 49 Symonds St in central Auckland.

The Government has set a deadline of 20 years for assessing 193,000 buildings for earthquake risk and strengthening them.

An increase in global commercial and industrial property activity, led by North America and Asian Pacific markets, could push transactions this year over US$1 trillion.

Three NZX-listed retirement businesses are in a big growth phase, with more than 1000 new units planned.

An Auckland lawyer is warning about dangers with 216,000 cross lease property titles and has called for people's horror stories about the issue.

Tenant preference for prime office space is becoming more pronounced and is reflected in a widening gap between prime and secondary vacancy rates, the latest survey of Auckland's CBD office market by Bayleys Research has found.

Supermarket giant Foodstuffs Auckland has pushed sales up 5.5 per cent in what it described as a challenging environment.

The historic Shed 10 on Auckland's waterfront will be openedn today after a 10-month, $12.5 million refurbishment and restoration.

Five Auckland region commercial properties occupied by ASB Bank branches as anchor tenants will go under the hammer in a joint Colliers International and NAI Harcourts auction.

Foodstuffs (Auckland) has a $100 million development and refurbishment programme in the upper North Island.

The Government is preparing to deal with the contentious earthquake-prone building issue, deciding the fate of up to 25,000 old buildings.