'Perfect' family home provides what family looked for — peace and quiet.

Arrival of baby and no phone in the house becomes key to many years of friendship.

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

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.

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

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

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

With its sea and rural views, this home is the perfect weekend get-away.

Robyn Welsh discovers classic example in the bush of American-style prairie architecture.

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.

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

Couple had to have Ron Sang-designed house to renovate.

A luxury development in Mairangi Bay will offer sea views and sophisticated living.

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.

Families pitch in to finish renovations, writes Robyn Welsh.

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

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.

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.

CBD, city fringe or suburban?