New property developers are finding it harder to get bank funding.

Not many aspiring Auckland property magnates can claim Donald Trump's right-hand man as their mentor.

The Securities Commission has added its weight to the Reserve Bank's call for mum and dad investors' to be cautious about new private equity property investments.

A real estate agent who bought a $1.27 million home with a complete stranger was a victim of an elaborate property scam and has been left with a $600,000 debt.

A former Auckland Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent has been found guilty of mortgage fraud totalling $13 million.

REINZ has reported 3903 properties were sold last month - the lowest October total since its records started in 1992.

The long-term lease and boutique visitor accommodation business within Queenstown's historic Eichardt's Private Hotel looks set to be bought for less than $1 million by American billionaire Julian Robertson.

Real estate company Barfoot & Thompson is reporting only 561 house sales in Auckland in October, the lowest level in 20 months.