Big site, big views, big house, big garage, big kitchen ... big everything.

Vicki Holder writes of couple who used ideas picked up Stateside for their clifftop home.

Movin' on up — timing of plush development turns out to be right on the button.

As expected, the merits, or otherwise, of a tax on capital gains have been hotly debated.

Auckland house prices peaked in late-2016 and since have fallen on average by 2 per cent.

Family turned an upside-down house inside out to suit them and the grandparents.

Visitors to this idyllic retreat near historic Waitangi can't get enough of it.

View from the bare section back then was the main attraction.

Collectors change plans and end up up in villa once the studio of notable Kiwi artists.

Rooftop garden is a nice touch to classic apartment, writes Donna McIntyre.

Developers of the Saints luxury apartments have released their dream penthouse.

A cracked driveway is one of the best ways to make a bad first impression to buyers.

Unique feature of property had inventive couple going round in circles.

Home that focuses on the outdoor spaces as much as the interior is a concrete option.

Seaside home ticked all boxes for couple who knew how to be flexible with travel, traffic.

Two years of fruitless househunting ended in a split second.

By 2013 home ownership dropped back to 66.2 per cent — now sits at around 63.2 per cent.

And at the end of it, writes Vicki Holder, stands an almost castle-like house on a hill.

At the end of the driveway, the bush drops away to views of water and city lights.

Couple found space to breathe in a 1960s subdivision and property linked to famous name.

Families pitch in to finish renovations, writes Robyn Welsh.

All an old rundown villa needed was a little bit of love, writes Donna Fleming.

It's called 'Beverley Hills', because it was one of the first to have swimming pools.

Owners tell Donna McIntyre that it might be styled neo-Georgian but it feels Art Deco.

Kings Plant Barn co-founder has a new labour of love in mind, writes Robyn Welsh.

There is little to suggest from the street that home looks out on wide world.

Sprawling property is a special playground where grandkids can look for fairies.

The front door now faces a different street, but it's still a classic beauty.

Beachfront property was once house, general store and icecream shop.

CBD, city fringe or suburban?