Investment10 tips to get on the property ladderA young Russian migrant bought $1.7m of Auckland properties in 4 years, here's how.04 Apr 02:46 AM
Business23yo's dream home: 'I almost lost hope'Aimee Russell started saving in high school to put together a $150,000 house deposit.03 Apr 07:49 AM
BusinessFrom nothing to two homes in two yearsAn Auckland couple in two years went from nothing to buying two homes - one in the city.03 Apr 01:25 AM
Personal FinanceHow to buy a home before you turn 30Millennials share how they've managed to buy their first Auckland homes.02 Apr 09:28 PM
New ZealandOur first home - $120,000 over budgetA couple who have been struggling to afford a house for two years find their dream home in west Auckland.14 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandApartments still good option - KeyPrime Minister John Key has stood by comments that people need to look to apartments as a first home option - despite 35 Auckland property projects collapsing in the past year.10 Oct 09:32 PM
Business10 ways to tackle the housing crisisThe <i>Herald</i>'s Home Truths series has highlighted the serious problems that make our housing unaffordable - but also pointed to some solutions.07 Jul 08:49 PM
BusinessTwo-tiered attack on house hikesThe property of people resisting development could be seized if the land is within certain areas marked for housing development.03 Jul 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateTalks begin on debt-to-income ratiosThe Government has begun discussions with the Reserve Bank about income-related restrictions on mortgage lending, Finance Minister Bill English has confirmed.02 Jun 02:49 AM
OpinionBarry Soper: Tax cuts are the least of our worriesCOMMENT: Cap means a home buyer in Auckland would have to have an income of more than $220,000.12 May 08:30 PM
Official Cash RateThe $405K block to home buyersA typical household would be blocked from getting a mortgage of more than $405,000 under debt-to-income restrictions being considered by the Reserve Bank.11 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeReserve Bank tips tighter lendingThe Reserve Bank says housing and dairy debt are major risks to the economy and changes to LVRs are possible.10 May 11:35 PM
BusinessCould buying this flat beat renting it?The Auckland apartment building that defies the logic on renting.09 May 12:20 AM
KiwiSaverMissing out on first-home subsidyAucklanders appear to be being short-changed when it comes to accessing a Government subsidy aimed at helping first home-buyers.05 May 08:30 PM
BusinessPM - Auckland growth issues 'a quality problem'Prime Minister John Key has made a speech at the opening of the Employers and Manufacturers' Association. Issues with Auckland's housing and transport are 'quality problems', he says. Video: Anne GibsonWatch05 May 12:01 AM
New ZealandChinese teen's gutsy letter to KiwisA NZ-born Chinese teenager has blasted the attitudes of some Kiwis towards her, saying they see her as "just another foreigner" here to buy their houses.03 May 05:00 PM
BusinessHouses trumping latest council CVsJust seven months after new valuations were set for Hamilton homes, some are already fetching up to $205,000 above those figures.02 May 08:00 AM
OpinionFelix Marwick: Politicians lack will to deliver tough medicine on housingCOMMENT: We've all got high on our burgeoning property prices and no politician will likely have the courage to take our fix, and our paper wealth, away, writes Felix Marwick.01 May 11:26 PM
EditorialEditorial: A few home truths for our leadersEDITORIAL: Our "Home Truths" series has concluded with some possible solutions to runaway house prices that leave many facing rented housing for the rest of lives.01 May 08:06 PM
New ZealandBuyers head southCouncillor Jan Sedgwick on why Te Kauwhata is a good choice for Auckland house buyersWatch29 Apr 09:58 PM
New ZealandBuyers head southTe Kauwhata is drawing Auckland house buyers forced from their home town by spiraling prices. Developer Ryan Castles on what's available to home huntersWatch29 Apr 09:31 PM
BusinessOur house hunters - in their own wordsAt the end of Home Truths series, the three would-be buyers who invited readers to follow their journey tell Andrew Laxon how they found the experience.29 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessHousing turnover highest in AucklandAlmost one in 10 houses in Auckland change hands within a year, a much higher turnover rate than the rest of New Zealand.29 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Auckland - world's most leavable city?COMMENT: The housing affordability crisis is enough to have you waking in the middle of the night - sweating and screaming.29 Apr 02:50 AM
EditorialEditorial: Reserve Bank in quandary over housingThe bank and the Government need new solutions to the economic damage being done by this raging house market.28 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionPaul Glass: No real political will to tackle the housing crisisThe only sensible conclusion an observer can come to is that there is no real political will to address the housing crisis, Paul Glass writes.28 Apr 02:19 AM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Will housing correction be Key's lasting legacy?COMMENT: People without residency shouldn't be allowed to own NZ real estate. Land is the fundamental ingredient of a country, writes Raybon Kan.28 Apr 12:13 AM
Banking and financeThe risks of a $500 property schemeSounds easy? Some real estate experts are pointing out some potential flaws in the new scheme.27 Apr 07:00 PM
BusinessWhy I didn't buy a house in AucklandColin Chisholm turned down the chance to buy a house in Auckland two years ago, instead putting his money into shares and start-up businesses.27 Apr 05:30 PM
Banking and financeEnglish: Tie housing supply to affordabilityBill English says the Government could set a house price-to-income ratio to ensure councils release the right amount of land to keep housing affordable.27 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam Dann: Key's shift acknowledges voter angstCOMMENT: John Key's latest shimmy shows the winds of change are blowing on National attitudes to housing.27 Apr 07:20 AM
Banking and finance$500 to get into the property market?It's tough to get into Auckland property - is buying shares in a single house the answer?27 Apr 06:10 AM
OpinionBryan Gould: House prices won't cool until banks restrainedCOMMENT: Tweaking interest rates or imposing a low rate of land tax to cool the housing market is likely to be ineffective, writes Bryan Gould.27 Apr 04:51 AM
