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'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.

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

Metlifecare net profit falls 68%, revenue up 14%

Listed retirement business Metlifecare has released its result.

Rental shake-up: Will owners have to endure bad tenants?

COMMENT: The Government's review of tenancy laws may remove 90-day eviction provision.

Hong Kong 'no longer the same': Kiwis consider coming home

It's not just Barfoot's clients either: agents and their friends are drawn here too.