Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market
New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.
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Emergency tenancy measures "during this difficult time".
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Rents frozen: Government to prevent landlords raising residential rents
Kiwi renters will get relief from any increases in rent during the immediate crisis.
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Summerset has ramped up security around its retirement villages.
Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts
Banks are urging any customers hit financially by the crisis to contact them early.
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ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.
Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff
Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.
New rules for auctions, open homes amid coronavirus fears
There are concerns about whether the measures go far enough.
Coronavirus: 43,000 NZ retirement village residents 'at high risk'
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Coronavirus: Fears banks could tighten home loan lending
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KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.
House prices hit record high: New national average $640,000
It's still to early to see what impact coronavirus will have on house prices.
Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland
Humble Māngere home sets a record sale price above the million-dollar mark.
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"I did it because I've done well in my life" - Manson
'There is mould, broken windows ... and fleas': Single mum's plea to landlord
Property manager says $400pw for house with borer and broken windows 'modestly' priced.
Airbnb family scores Hamilton rental home that ticks their boxes
Hours after sharing her struggle finding a rental property, she found the perfect one.
Real estate agent loses licence for altering her diary entries
High Court decision upheld earlier findings about serious misconduct and dishonesty.
$136,000 bonds 'withheld' by Tauranga rental management firm
Law breaches on bond and insulation issues bring $16,000 fine.
Semi-derelict Auckland clifftop home sells for $5m
Billed as the worst house in the best street, offers flooded in for the home.
Owners sue lawyers in $37m leaky apartment tower case
Spencer on Byron owners bring case against their lawyers.
Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market
Virus most likely candidate to topple Auckland's thriving housing market, economist says.
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$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners
A Remuera couple recently made a $4m resale gain by selling their mansion.
100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011
House prices are on a longer winning streak than the All Blacks.
Letters: There's nothing wrong with renting
Rental housing was the easiest, most economical way to move from one place to another.
Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV
A simple New Lynn quarter acre block has sold for close to $2m as Auckland prices heat up.
The $9.2b iwi empire: How eight wealthiest iwi did in latest year
Returns on assets less than half NZX50.
Govt building 10 state houses a day - but the wait-list for them is still growing
Govt is building more houses, but the waiting list for them keeps growing.
Destroyed range hood and broken garage door: Tenant ordered to pay up
The landlord says the tenant admitted the garage door was broken in a domestic incident.
Takapuna penthouse with sky-high pool sells for $9m
Penthouse with the nation's highest lap pool has been snapped up for a near record price.
'Repugnant' rental: Tenant's $11k payout for mushroom-infested carpet
The tenancy tribunal was shown a piece of carpet that had mushrooms growing on it.
Yabba dabba do: Fred Flintstone house sells for cut price
New Zealand's ugliest house has found a buyer for close to half its council valuation.