Net absorption of industrial space over the past 12 months is the highest in eight years, the latest survey by Colliers International Research shows.

A Rotorua CBD freehold retail property that has been occupied for over a decade by the Lone Star, a popular cowboy-themed cafe and bar, is for sale.

A national building industry conference has been told that seismic fears are now dominating the sector.

Six major retailers are decrying the unitary plan, accusing Auckland Council of trying to design shops and force everyone on to public transport.

New data out shortly could show if the severe drought is having an effect on farm sales but one expert believes farmers' general spending will be hit harder than volumes or prices of property deals.

Brewer leaving historic Newmarket site for new home with fewer floors but more room.

Mainzeal liquidators were asked about the possibility of fraud at a creditors' meeting in Auckland today.

A four-storey freehold commercial building overlooking Auckland's Viaduct leasehold zone is being marketed for sale as having considerable rental upside when fully tenanted.

The steady recovery in the commercial and industrial markets of 2012 is expected to increase momentum through 2013, says Bayleys research manager Gerald Rundle.

Canberra's $358 million Majura Parkway contract is one of the largest won by Fulton Hogan.

Kiwi Income Property Trust suing the builder of $540 million shopping mall over alleged building defects.

Goodman Property Trust could own the new $60 million to $80 million Fonterra headquarters to be built near Auckland's waterfront.

Large parts of the country's building stock will be off-limits for disabled people under a proposal to trim the cost of upgrading thousands of earthquake-prone buildings, advocacy groups have warned.

The sale of a Columbus cafe at the Westfield shopping centre in Albany on Auckland's North Shore represents an excellent opportunity for a motivated person looking to buy a brand name business.

Precinct Properties NZ's swoop on the HSBC tower at No 1 Queen St gives the listed landlord control of an entire city block with substantial redevelopment potential.

Precinct Properties New Zealand has agreed to buy HSBC Tower at the bottom of Auckland's Queen St for $103 million.

Fletcher Building and Goodman Group are planning a $500 million four- to five-building commercial office precinct near Auckland's waterfront, a boss involved in the deal says.

Auckland Council has voted to stay in an organisation that calls itself the voice of commercial property - after rejecting pleas that citizens see a conflict of interest.

Speculative building development (spec-building) has returned to the Auckland commercial and industrial property scene following a pick up in corporate leasing activity.

The announcement by Oyster Property Group that its syndicated offering of Orion House in Grafton has closed more than a week early and is over-subscribed.

A new strategy is needed if we want young families to be able to buy homes as their parents and grandparents did, writes Jeff Walters. Unfortunately, there is no quick fix.

Population predictions show township is earmarked as future commercial heart of Auckland's Hibiscus Coast