COMMENT: Investors have become scapegoats to divert attention from a council that is expensive to do business with and has lacked proactive policies.

Labour and the Greens say the new lending rules won't be enough to slow rapid property price hikes.

A new free residential property database will soon be expanded and more information added.

A new free residential property data base has been launched and expansions plans will soon see new information added.

COMMENT: It's as though a bee smoker has been pointed at Wellington's most famous hive and its inhabitants have become dopey.

Westpac's New Zealand unit is cutting interest-only lending terms to a maximum of five years, in a market where investors are the driving force.

Andy Macleod, the chief executive of the Chinese-owned Pengxin New Zealand Farm Group, has resigned.

Failed Crafar farms buyer May Wang is appealing her convictions and her eight-year jail sentence. Wang, also known as May Hao, was

One real estate agent is worried that Airbnb is taking much needed rental properties off the Auckland market.

Under growing pressure to control the housing market, John Key said that the Reserve Bank should consider targeting investors with tougher lending rules.

After a big do-up, owners of this Cheltenham Beach property are asking for 'north of $9m' for a four -bedroom home.

Today on NZ Herald Focus - New research has put a dollar amount on exactly how much extra Aucklanders are willing to pay to catch a glimpse of the sea.

A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?

It's getting more expensive to buy a house in two Australian states if you live overseas.

Landlords say they're not responsible for any homeless problem - in face we need more rentals for people on low incomes.

Prime Minister John Key says he "potentially" supports income-related restrictions on mortgage lending.

An interest-only mortgage allows the borrower to pay just the interest on their loan, but could there be some big hidden risks?

A shift in the country's fourth-biggest listed property investor's portfolio helped lift rental income.

Goodman Property Trust lifted annual earnings 4.2% as the country's second-biggest listed property investor benefited from cheaper interest costs.

Real estate chief says NZ caught in a three-way squeeze: a listings shortage combined with high immigration and worsened by low new-housing starts.

Everyone who cares about the future of the economy, interest rates and house prices needs to circle two dates in their calendars this year.

COMMENT: New data on foreign buyers in the housing market is not going resolve the big debate on the issue just yet, writes Liam Dann.

Nearly 60 per cent of Auckland houses sold to foreign buyers went to Chinese investors, new data shows.

Barfoot and Thompson reports the slowest April in four years, while Quotable Value says values were up 2.1pc over the past three months.

Sounds easy? Some real estate experts are pointing out some potential flaws in the new scheme.

It's tough to get into Auckland property - is buying shares in a single house the answer?

A government agency-led hunt is on for foreign capital for New Zealand hotel investment to avert an accommodation crunch that could stymie tourism growth.

Investors are back in a heated Auckland property market and rapidly rising house prices are fuelling the fire.