40,000 'ghost houses': Council wants to use them for homeless
The 2018 Census found up to 40,000 empty homes in Auckland.
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'Ghost houses': Thousands of empty homes in AKL CBD
Despite a housing shortage, the vacancy rate was 11 per cent.
Rogue landlord fined $25,000 for failing to lodge tenants' bonds
Landlord failed to lodge tenants' bonds on 32 separate occasions.
$12.5m Auckland hotel upgrade: 178 to 244 room expansion
The ex-Waldorf Stadium hotel has been expanded.
Dawn Picken: Well-behaved pets no threat to rental properties
Landlords might consider pets home-wreckers, but for many of us, pets are family.
Where do rich parents go when the kids move out?
Plans launched for Sonata with units selling for up to $8.3m.
Blacklisted over a baby - renter illegally refused home
Queenstown boss "disgusted" after being turned down for 11 rentals - because he has a baby
Stats House collapse haunts Wellington building owners
City council is narrowing down a secret list of buildings following new MBIE guidelines.
Landlord must pay tenants evicted after mould complaint
Two lots of tenants were evicted from the same property after complaining about mould.
Landlord ordered to pay 32 tenants for insulation breaches
More than 200 landlords have been taken to court over insulation problems.
'Weapons, drugs, violence': Moteliers cop it all
A meeting to discuss Rotorua's housing crisis brought interested parties to the table.
Damage, dog poo, cockroaches, fleas: Tenants ordered to pay up
Tenants moved out but they left cockroaches and fleas behind, Tenancy Tribunal finds.
Housing shortage shock: 3000 households living in motels
Frustrated by how many people are being housed in motels, one council has taken action.
NZ's biggest meth bust: How global drug lords target our Airbnbs
Telltale warning signs revealed.
Meth bust: Lawyers issue Airbnb warning to NZ homeowners
NZ's biggest meth drug haul sparks Airbnb warnings from two lawyers.
Property investment guru's company fined for price-fixing
The "priority rules" were designed to limit competition for vendors' properties.
High school dropout buys first home - and he's only 18
Masterton teen couldn't wait to drop out of school and start buying investment properties.
From university drop out to first home buyer in three years
Why 22-year-old thinks apartments are better investments than houses.
City living: Apartments a big saver for first-timers
Find out where apartments are selling for up to $400,000 less than homes.
Revealed: The suburbs with the best rental returns
You'll have to look further afield for the best rental returns, but we have the answers.
Council proposing Hutt housing changes
Hutt City's proposing building houses up, with less space to build out.
The secret that can add thousands of dollars onto Auckland homes
New data shows you are likely to feel content living on a crescent.
Couple count on spring to boost home's sales price
Home-owner Ruth Flynn hopes to capitalise on demand for West Auckland lifestyle blocks.
House-price mystery: Best and worst suburbs of NZ
New data shows house prices on the up in some Auckland suburbs and plunging in others.
Four homes in two years: Young couple's homebuying secrets
Couple believe their story is a sign the country's housing market has life in it yet.
New tenancy law to become tenant-landlord battleground
A new law about who should pay for rental property damage could trigger waves of disputes.
Odorous Chinese restaurant leaves tenants with bitter taste
Two Auckland tenants say they lived day and night with the smell of Chinese take away.
Landlord vs tenants: The meth and the alleged brothel
Tauranga tenants deny running brothel, but were fined for unlawful meth use.
Why Auckland mother won $13k from her landlords
Tenant with a child aged under two listed 22 separate issues with Henderson house.
Ryman co-founder John Ryder expands village chain with $750m plans
Qestral says its expansion is partly due to Government funding constraints.
Auckland realtor loses fight to keep licence after sleeping in house up for sale
Lessons for agents from agent caught sleeping at house Bayleys was selling.
23 new Takapuna apartments up for sale after administrator takes over
23 Sargeson units for sale as one lot or individually - administrator moves
Agent Don Ha loses two appeals after double-commission fight
Ha before authority, tribunal, High Court: loses all three rounds