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 unit in Mt Roskill? Or a country house with its own natural moat? This Auckland 'island' is for sale - tipped to go for under $1m.

Failed Crafar farms bidder sentenced in Hong Kong for fraud associated with her attempt to buy the North Island properties.

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.

Has the value of your house increased?

Mortgage interests over Queenstown's luxury Hilton Hotel have been sold in an $80.5 million deal involving Chinese businesses.

By next year more than half of all new homes built in Auckland will be part of apartment blocks or terraced homes.

Which suburbs now have a median house price of more than a million dollars?

Chinese buyers could be back in the Auckland property market and if not now, they would be soon, experts say.

Sales data from New Zealand's biggest real estate agency showed a 17 per cent annual price jump for Auckland and Northland.

Property market tables turned - check your region to see how it fares.

Auckland University property researcher Dr Michael Rehm said the figures showed that long-term homeowners in the "hot spots" of Auckland could cash up but people living elsewhere had fewer options.

Auckland's housing "bubble" is worsening inequality, says Salvation Army.

Auckland property values fell last month, but the market's still surging in many parts of New Zealand.

Property market posts first monthly fall in more than a year, while homeowners refinance. Auckland values dipped, while Wellington saw strong gains.