The Property Institute has vowed to find out how many foreigners are buying Auckland houses and what influence they are having on the market.

There is a important debate to be had about foreign investment in NZ because we are a small, open economy and a big shift in global trends can have a disproportionate impact, writes Liam Dann.

A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.

Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.

Both an open door and tight controls on foreign home ownership have dangers, but with no figures we can't have a debate.

One of New Zealand's most prominent and outspoken economists, Shamubeel Eaqub, has resigned from the NZIER.

Exactly where does the housing ladder lead, asks Brian Fallow - to financial security, or to years and years of debt servitude?

The number of French interested in buying Kiwi land has grown enough to warrant one locally based Frenchman to establish a French real-estate business.

The Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.

Labour's Mt Roskill MP Phil Goff admits some of the constituents in his ethnically diverse electorate could be put off by his party's comments on Chinese housing investors.

A property investor says Kiwis asking for inflated prices are to blame for the overheated housing market - not foreign buyers.

How can the air be gently let out of the souffle without having it collapse? Mathhew Goodson writes.

Under current rules there are no specific size requirements for non-permanent accommodation - including 9sqm apartments.

Craig Elliffe writes: The officials' paper indicates an exemption will apply when you inherit a property from a deceased estate or have transferred as part of the property settlement.

It's 7.9sq m inside, has no kitchen, sink or toilet and fits little more than a single bed - but a buyer has just paid $104,000 for the shoebox living space.

Auckland's credit-financed housing bubble is a grave threat to the NZ economic outlook, writes Matthew Goodson.

The results of a probe into retirement village residents' complaints and disputes with their owners and managers will be revealed next month and could lead to a shake-up.

A Chinese couple have taken a novel approach to quickly building Auckland homes - using a crane to swing four new units into place over just two days.

The floodgates are set to open for Chinese buyers to pour billions into NZ real estate as restrictions on privately held capital are eased: report.

An ex-state house in Mt Albert purchased 15 months ago for $758,000 sold last night for $1,102,000.

A land-buying agency with compulsory acquisition powers is the most radical of the Productivity Commission's proposals for dealing with Auckland's housing crisis.

Nearly 6000 new apartments are set to be built across Auckland over the next three years, with most planned for suburban and city fringe areas, new research reveals.

OPINION: Landlord Tim Duffett says it's time to change the whole way we rent homes in New Zealand.

Landlords say they're being left thousands of dollars out of pocket by errant tenants, forcing up rents for law-abiding Kiwis.

Major banks are set to drop deposit thresholds for apartments, making it easier for cash-strapped first-home hunters to get a foot in Auckland's rampant property market.

Phil Twyford's reputation has grown as steadily as homeowners' and state house tenants' woes, writes Claire Trevett.

The prestigious suburb - first to reach the $1 million mark in 2003 - has now set a frightening new benchmark.

QV's latest figures show NZ house values have risen at the fastest pace in 15 months.

Goodman Property Trust, the country's second-biggest listed property investor, has ratcheted up development plans with four new industrial projects in Auckland worth $45.8 million.

With annual price growth at 13.9 per cent, it is no surprise Auckland is increasingly dominant in lifting the country's overall growth rate, writes Geoff Barnett.