Billionaire New Zealand citizen Peter Thiel has been reported to be President Trump's potential ambassador to Germany.

Controversial American billionaire, Trump donor and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has taken NZ citizenship and quietly acquired a Wanaka lakefront estate.

A US$90 billion ($123b) wave of mortgages, leftover debt from the 2007 lending boom, is laying bare the weak links in the U.S. real estate market.

Wealthy Americans are preparing for a potential doomsday by buying property in New Zealand.

Unusual feature of new $15m heritage apartment project revealed

Auckland's worsening housing affordability could be eased by freeing up more development land, one business leader says.

Auckland has gone from the world's fifth least affordable city to its fourth, now behind Hong Kong, Sydney and Vancouver as the least accessible housing market.

Giapo, Auckland's radical icecream business, is on the move.

Peter Alexander, chief executive of NZX listed landlord Stride Property, is optimistic about the upcoming general election.

A community action group says big opposition to a retirement village in Devonport hasn't stopped the council granting consent.

Some Devonport residents opposed Ryman Healthcare's proposed retirement village that would provide accommodation for up to 400 people.

Where in the country are house prices cooling and rising?

Mark Francis, managing director of NZX listed Augusta Capital, gives his take on the year ahead.

Wellington rents jumped 9.8 per cent annually while Auckland's rose only 3 per cent, falling slightly last month, according to the latest stats.

While some projects are cancelled, work has begun to convert a 17-level office block in to apartments.

Latest figures show Auckland's growth rate halving over past 12 months and insiders expect further slowing in 2017.

The Property Institute of New Zealand takes a look at the crystal ball to see what's in store for housing in 2017

Consent has been granted for an application from a Thai business to acquire an interest in the towering Metropolis in Auckland's CBD.

Where to for the New Zealand and Auckland housing markets? Experts give their views on what's ahead in 2017.

New apartments, construction of the five-star $200 million hotel, offices and transformed streetscapes: The urban renewal of Auckland's waterfront in 2017.

Law changes are planned to clean up the country's $50 billion apartment sector, dogged by disputes, power struggles and financial issues.

Difficult lending conditions cited in cancellation of apartments project.

Napier builder Matt Symonds says the election of Donald Trump as United States President has had a local spin-off.

An entity associated with Gary Paykel of Fisher & Paykel fame bought the Waiheke Island property.

Three years before these Aussie millennials bought their first property, they had $15,700. Now they have a portfolio worth more than $10.5 million.

Auckland Council's new property boss looks to the UK for ideas for Super City.

"We had a lot of people both in New Zealand and overseas who couldn't get here before Christmas so we have extended the sale date."

Chambers & Station, a heritage apartment project in Mt Eden, has brought a new use to old buildings.

Vendors expecting high prices has been cited as the reason half of properties at a major Auckland auction didn't sell under the hammer.

A $1.1 billion planned sale of many New Zealand properties could be this year's biggest if official consent is granted.