Following the introduction of the LVR speed limits by the Reserve Bank in October, expectations were that the number of first home buyers would decline.

We've found the next generation of Ponsonbys and Grey Lynns. And guess what? Transport's the key.

Interest rate rises this week will dampen demand for housing and could signal the end of Auckland's housing boom, according to an economist.

Businesses are leaving, economic growth is slow and the property market is soft. And it’s all having an effect on Auckland.

Why Auckland could soon be a city of vertical villages as more Kiwis embrace high-rise living.

Continuing demand for properties should see house prices remaining firm.

Falling house prices erode homeowners' equity, while mortgage lenders experience losses on their loan portfolios, writes Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler.

Bruce Morris spends another day in the auction room for a snapshot of what’s happening out there

Bruce Morris compares latest sales with rating capital values to see where real value may lie.

Through ignorance or deceit, New Zealand house owners are evading tens of millions of dollars a year in taxes on residential property they sell for big profits.

Auckland house prices seem to be marching on relentlessly as the provinces struggle to regain lost ground. But how long can it last? asks Bruce Morris

Lower building heights, tighter controls on developers and giving the public the right to object to apartment buildings are among changes being considered for suburbs in Auckland's Unitary Plan. New Zealand Herald reporter Anne Gibson had an exclusive talk with Auckland Super City Mayor, Len Brown.

Bruce Morris spends a day – and a night – in the auction room to get a feel for what’s happening out there

Only a decade or so ago Ellerslie was a popular hunting ground for first-home buyers priced out of the central city. But that has all changed.

Operating in what is undoubtedly a sellers’ market, the leaders of the country's largest real estate agencies say there are no easy answers to the supply problems of New Zealand's major cities.

What can we read into the house price ripple effect that’s spread across Auckland and beyond? Bruce Morris offers some thoughts.

To get a feel for what lies ahead in the field of bricks and mortar, Bruce Morris puts questions to three housing market experts.