Concerns Government housing policy could increase rents
There are concerns that the changes do not address the plight of renters.
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Officials advised Govt against applying key measures of its housing plan
Ministers were told the bright-line test should be increased to 20 years, not 10.
Q&A: New Government housing policy explained
Key changes of today's policy changes explained.
Skyrocketing house prices could be halted by new rule, pundits say
Investors may be chased out of the market by Government's decision to scrap tax breaks.
'Bizarre, crazy': Landlords shocked at Government's housing plans
'Cost of the mortgage is the biggest single cost for an investor' - Andrew King
One of Omaha's last beachfront sections hits market - expect to pay $3.5m-plus
You'll need to pay a hefty price to join Auckland's wealthy bach-heartland in Omaha.
Editorial: Carrot and stick options for the housing market
Editorial: The Government will this week unveil its package of housing policies
Modest Hamilton bungalow sells for surprising $1.01m - 120 per cent above RV
Modest Hamilton bungalow sells 120 per cent above its RV.
Eight-level, $80m apartment plan for Auckland suburb
The project is expected to be completed by 2023.
Blacklisted tenants: Privacy Commissioner launches probe
Watchdog taking close look at how much information being taken from tenants.
NZ's biggest new philanthropic social house scheme completed
The twin-tower development is NZ's largest privately-developed social housing scheme.
House prices reach new highs as market hits busiest period in 14 years
Investors rushed in to beat new LVR restrictions from March 1
What $5.75m buys: Auckland city's new high-rise sub-penthouses
The building is now being transformed from offices into apartments.
Woman's tenancy terminated over rubbish, smoke alarm removal
The woman refused to let landlord onto the property for an inspection: Tenancy Tribunal.
Housing boom 'past its peak': Why major bank now predicts prices will fall
'The current boom has, in one sense, already passed its peak' - Dominick Stephens.
Property Brokers gets anti-money laundering warning
Chairman Tim Mordaunt says the regulator was 'making an example of us'.
Home loan deposits shoot up $41k in one year - OneRoof report
Home buyers needed to have somehow saved almost $50,000 more than a year ago to buy.
Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home
George and Lee just made a big sale, yet still can't afford suitable home in Auckland.
Nido receiver's behind-scenes negotiations - but not with Ikea
Bedroom furniture, dining tables, chairs, sofa beds, consoles, homeware on sale.
Susan St John: Housing and the art of the possible
Opinion: The overheated property market needs hosing down, urgently. Here's how.
Summerset spent more in pandemic but revaluations strong
Revaluations of $221.1m boosted bottom-line result
Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales
Find out where you could've bought a classic timber villa for just $15,000.
Trade Me goes to Commerce Commission for clearance to buy competitor
Trade Me has reached a conditional agreement to acquire the business.
'Dirt on someone's shoe': The renters forced out by landlords
Study shows 25 per cent of renters who leave their homes are forced to by their landlords.
Developer of $250m apartment puts company into voluntary administration
'Shortfall to pay off secured and unsecured creditors' - Sanctuary statement
Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed
The biggest housing boom in two decades is taking its toll on first-home buyers: analysts.
Earnings preview: Can Fletcher meet its $305m-$320m target?
"Forward order book stands at $2.4b+" - CEO Ross Taylor.
Auckland house prices drop $25,000, sales fall 46%
Don't read too much into the monthly data, which tends to be lumpy.
The 45,000 vulnerable residents living under the strictest conditions in NZ
These are the residents living under the strictest conditions in the country.
Selling your house in level 3: What you need to know
New guidelines also out about what tenants can and can't do.
The strict rules for Auckland construction workers returning to sites today
'Contingency plans in place for a change in levels' - Culum Manson
Housing horrors: Auckland woman banned from showering, cooking
Concern threat of homelessness driving woman to suicidal thoughts.
'For sale' sticker going up on uni's controversial $5m mansion
University set to sell vice-chancellor mansion one month after damning watchdog report.