It's pretty good outside the house where a large saltwater pool lies open to the sun.

Rural property offers relaxed lifestyle but is also handy to city amenities.

Views, timeless design and light-filled spaces, this house has so many pluses.

A mix of families and professionals are populating the Nugent Rise development.

Watch the world go by in privacy, writes Donna McIntyre.

A change of plans means this new apartment will become someone else's dream address.

Arts and Crafts house with its own boathouse and jetty was a picture of perfection.

Built to accommodate a grand piano, this home is in concert with its surroundings.

Debt-to-income limits on mortgage lending have potential to do damage to house market.

The view stretches from one side of Auckland to the other, and beyond.

In the middle of Waiheke Island's prime vineyard country.

Debbie said that their building team loved the old-school crafting the house required.

No expense was spared in bringing this dream house to completion, writes Louise Richardson

This coastal house has great proportions, says Donna McIntyre.

This plush pad is as central as it gets, says Donna McIntyre.

This brick-and-weatherboard house has been completely refurbished.

Sandra Goodwin finds a development with a relaxed coastal lifestyle.

A report says the housing market is the number one risk factor in the economy.

You don't need to be a multi-millionaire to buy a bach.

There are views of sea and sky from almost every room in this clifftop home.

Award-winning home has the 'wow' factor, writes Donna Fleming.

Staging a home for sale doesn't have to be an expensive or onerous exercise.

One of the big pleasures of living across the road from the beach.

Their Tindalls Bay home has been a superb base for a beachy way of life.

Plenty of sun and great for children, this bungalow is a real treat, says Catherine Smith.

1920s building's layout is outside the box, writes Donna McIntyre.

There are just a few homes left in one of south Auckland's fastest-growing areas.