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Auckland house price boom: Small, unremarkable unit sells for $1.4m
Even owning a small apartment is now enough to turn Aucklanders into millionaires.
Lack of sharia-finance locking Muslims out of housing market
A lack of viable banking alternatives drives Muslims to take on conventional finance.
Tenants win $4000 for mice-infested hovel with holes in the wall
Rental owner Wendy Huang slapped with fines for intentionally breaking the law.
Rat-infested and rotten: Tenant awarded $12,000 after rodent invasion
The tenant had a waterfront view, but her deck was so rotten she couldn't enjoy it.
Record high! Rotorua's median house price up 42 per cent
The new high is good news for homeowners, but bad news for buyers, agents say.
Flat hunting in Wellington: Months of uncertainty, 50 listings contacted
Wellington's rental crisis hits minority groups hardest.
Top that: Top Auckland waterfront apartments reach new heights
The new units are rising in the America's Cup zone near the waterfront.
House prices to grow by 10 per cent and play key role in election
House prices are flying again and threatening to play a big part in the election.
'It makes me feel so disgusting': Landlord photographed tenant
The tenant said she was disgusted to discover her landlord had photographer her sleeping.
How to get foot on Auckland property ladder from $50k
New business offers alternative way to get foot on the property ladder.
'Cavalier': Landlord takes photo of female tenant in bed
A landlord snapped a photo of his tenant without her knowledge - and was snapped himself.
Andrew King: Make home insulation and heating tax deductible
Comment: Tenants ultimately pay for better homes through higher rental prices.
$13k meth contamination fine: Tenant blames cousin
The tenant's defence was that her cousin was to blame.
Editorial: Is this enough for NZ's roofless?
Editorial: Housing has proven a tough nut to crack for Ardern's first term.
Coronavirus panic: Kiwi-Chinese woman told to cancel accommodation booking
Kiwi-Chinese told to cancel Hamilton Airbnb booking despite earlier confirmation.
Government's $300m boost aims to get homeless out of motels
New funding aims to better prevent homelessness, while providing better accommodation.
Hammered: Tenant to pay $5881 for 70 nails in walls, cat faeces on floor
Tenancy Tribunal finds damage from two tenants more than fair wear and tear.
Tenant wins payout for flea infestation in 'pet free' rental
A woman choosing a pet free rental for her allergic-to-cats partner got an icky surprise.
Editorial: Momentum important in home insulation rules
Editorial: There should be no resentment over the process of improving conditions for all.
Average price for Auckland property hit $950,000 in December
Auckland property prices have continued to climb.
$15.9m shortfall forecast for Takapuna developer
Status of one creditor questioned by liquidator.
Tenant's death: 'Threatened' landlord says he was trying to escape when man was 'accidentally' run over
A Christchurch landlord claims he felt threatened after his tenant 'lunged towards me'.
Rogue landlords fined $124,000 for flouting insulation law
Landlords have been shifting the cost of cold houses on to taxpayers, health expert says.
Landlord 'gives away' Grey Lynn house for a year
$1.92m "dunger" given to Australian family rent-free for a year.
'Ghost homes': Akl Council wants to use empty private houses for homeless
Auckland Council wants to tenant vacant houses - if it can get around privacy concerns.
Tenant must pay $18k for trashing property
Tenancy Tribunal ruled the damage went far beyond 'wear and tear'.
University splurges $5m on Parnell pad for new vice-chancellor
University of Auckland's new head will move into one of the city's best neighbourhoods.
Dispute over apartment heat pump, rubbish on balcony boils over
Tenant says he is angered by body corporate' bid to force him to use expensive tradesmen.
From selling socks in high school to buying three homes by 22
Christchurch investor Logan Freeman's sock start-up landed him his first home deposit.