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Tiny home owner faces prospect of seeing it taken away

When Pete started building his tiny home he had no idea he was doing anything illegal.

Why one of NZ's top 10 house builders is laying off staff

'Other group house builders have laid off significantly more staff than we have.' - Burney

Big retirement village company's net profit tumbles

Giant of the sector reports in the face of falling house prices, Government scrutiny.

Property manager who stole $90k in bond money receives fine, censure

'There is no place for a person like Mr Sharma in the profession' - tribunal.

Who's behind $40m+ Devonport Village property buy-up?

Ex-ANZ bosses have linked up with fiercely private heir to NZ's former richest man.

What landlords want to see in this week's Budget, but suspect they won't

398,000 bonds were lodged with Tenancy Services by February, up from 383,000 a year ago.

Our biggest house builder reveals 30% volume drop

Real irony: Now is a great time to build.

New data reveals where Auckland rents jumped by 7.2%

New insights from an agency managing 19,000 properties: What does it say?

The estate agent paid 30 pigs for selling a property

The retiring Kerry Sutherland once made a deal that he'll never live down.

Compact housing likely in another Kāinga Ora purchase

Housing agency still mulling plans for the site but says it’s ideal for compact homes.

'Remarkable': Extensive damage to new rental thousands to repair

Tenant who trashed new rental home also took batteries out of smoke alarms.

How a homeless 'drug addict' became one of Australia's top real estate agents

Mat Steinwede was on Australia's most-wanted list.

Tūwharetoa housing strategy foundations taking shape; first affordable rentals up

Five of the 14 brand-new homes destined for Te Iwiheke Place in Tūrangi are in operation.

Thousands of state homes sit empty, maintenance budget up $410m

State homes are being brought to Healthy Homes standards - but some are empty.

Hell in paradise: The luxury holiday hotspot where locals are sleeping in cars

The rental situation in New Zealand's tourism hotspot is growing more desperate.

Flatmate filmed turning off hot water heating during showers

He told the tribunal he didn’t get on with his flatmate and they would often argue.