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Property Report: Buyer hysteria encourages Auckland price surge

Auckland prices have been rising faster than elsewhere in the country, due to recent action by the Reserve Bank and the Govt.

Property Report: Cast your net wider

Some first-home buyers are still managing to get footholds in the Auckland property market despite tough conditions.

Are foreign buyers to blame?

House-price explosion can't be blamed on foreign-based Asian buyers, experts tell Diana Clement.

Property report: Spotlight on Orakei - Winds of change

Those who have been priced out of the Ponsonby/Grey Lynn market are turning to Orakei as a more affordable location.

Property Report: Crown land housing plan

Housing Minister Nick Smith is to oversee the building of hundreds of new homes, writes David Maida.

Property Report: Reinventing the Kiwi property dream

The day of the Kiwi quarter-acre dream is a dream of yesteryear, especially for those of us who call Auckland home.

Property Report: Demand still outstrips supply of new homes

Thousands of houses are being built but more are needed to accommodate the desperate hordes, writes Diana Clement.

Auckland property hot spots cooling

Auckland's property market "hot spots" could be starting to warm down, according to new QV data, which cited changes in Waitakere, Flat Bush and Papakura.

Property Report: What your home is worth

See how much your home has changed in value with the latest quarterly figures from QV.co.nz

Is a quarter-acre dream dead?

Rate rise 'may finish boom'

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

Has Wellington lost it?

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

The rise of Auckland's apartment market

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

Big mortgage? Be prepared

Property Report: Jonno Ingerson: First-time buyers ease off the accelerator

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.

The suburbs to watch

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

What the real estate industry says

Continuing demand for properties should see house prices remaining firm.

Graeme Wheeler: Brakes on lending aim to cut risks

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