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Council demolishes illegal Onehunga garage
Council bowls garage after owner ignores court order.

More new hotels needed in Auckland
Tourism boss welcomes new waterfront hotel for Auckland, but more needed.

Property owners stung exiting housing market
Only 3.7 per cent of properties sold at a loss but the dollar amount of losses is up.

Residents furious over Queenstown development
Residents of a Queenstown suburb are furious about plans for a massive housing complex.

China relaxes capital controls, could affect housing
A relaxing of capital controls in China could affect the housing market.

Boom over? Property market slumps before election
Property investors have taken to the sidelines before the September 23 election.

Let's have a level playing field for investment
A capital gains tax is not a simple quick fix says Westpac boss David McLean.

Begin planning reform in earnest - EMA chief
The government should begin a regulatory review as soon as it is formed, says EMA chief.

Barfoot boss expects bright line test to be extended
Barfoot & Thompson CEO says bright line test gives opportunity to tidy up property market.

Lessons from Australia on capital gains tax
COMMENT: A few lessons from the other side of the Tasman on Capital Gains Tax.

Auckland house prices up $10k pre-election
Barfoot releases August sales data for Auckland and Northland

Solving Auckland's housing crisis: Report out
A target of 14,000 new Auckland houses and a ban on foreign buyers were solutions found.

Port profit down $23.5m, future investment cited
Ports of Auckland's profit drops

New housing consents down, fewer small places built
The fall in consents was driven by apartments and townhouses.

Busiest builder put up nearly 1500 homes in last year
Data from BCI New Zealand shows the companies building the most homes in New Zealand.

Metlifecare makes record $251.5m profit
Metlifecare's annual earnings included plans to increase dividends.

NZ industry winners and losers: where do you fit?
A study has picked the sectors tipped to grow and fall in the coming year.

Auckland duplex built in four days
Watch: Timelapse footage shows possibility for fast construction of homes.

Billionaire Graeme Hart's Queenstown buy-up
Hart has spent millions buying the property next door to his $24 million Queenstown house.

Snells Beach Norfolk pine 'no threat': Lobby group
A lobby group says a towering Norfolk pine is no threat to public safety or houses.

Land buy pushed for nominal $1
Developer seeks council buy up of village green for a nominal $1.

House price expectations hit 5-and-a-half year low
Confidence in housing drops with most Kiwis no longer expecting prices to rise.

New Auckland house-in-a-day from Fletcher
Fletcher erects new Auckland house in just a day.