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Diana Clement: Landlords need more cover
Specialist landlord policies cover damage caused by tenants, theft, and loss of rent.
Anti-foreign house-buyer backdown
Submissions request that a key part be redrafted so as not to hinder development.
Mixed fortunes in new house valuations
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House sales fall 5.7pc in January
A warm January saw sales by the city's biggest realtors decline.
Too close for comfort? North Shore house on water's edge selling for $7m
With the threat of rising sea levels, waterfront properties have become risky business.
Rental market nightmare: Mum of six fears homelessness again
Desperate mum has applied for hundreds of rentals, to no avail.
Nick Goodall: Data spells out rental woes
The rental situation has received plenty of coverage lately: we take a look at the data.
Lawyers fear $20k fine from foreign house-buyer ban
Lawyers decry penalty for 'unrealistic requirement'.
Rents tipped to spike in next two years
Changing regulations and continued high migration will push up the cost of rent.
Business Debate: Should we shut the door on foreign property buyers?
Two contributors share their views on the issue. And you decide the winner.
Lawyers and realtors attack proposed ban on foreign investment
In their submissions on the OIO bill, lawyers and realtors decried the proposed change.
Govt presses on with plan to shut door on foreign home buyers
Kiwis are split, with some supporting the move and others strongly opposing it.
Rental squeeze: $4000 a month on motel
The rental shortage has forced one family to fork out $4000 a month staying in a motel.
Watch: Nine-level units by Takapuna home to create 's***hole'
Takapuna homeowner complains of nine-level apartment block.
100 complaints over Wellington rental prices
An invitation to "expose" dodgy landlords has led to a flood of official complaints.
Couple denied home because they weren't 'Asian or Chinese'
A Kiwi couple were denied a rental property on the basis they weren't Asian and are unwed.
NZ's least affordable city shocker
New Zealand's most unaffordable city is not Auckland, according to a new study.
Harcourts' Preet & Co trust account case headed for tribunal
The case involves former agent Gurpreet or Preet Grewal.
Creditor moves on Harcourts' businesses
Creditor has experts appointed to Harcourts business
NZ median house price up $30,000 for December
New Zealand house prices rose 5.8 per cent in the previous 12 months.
'Like prison cells': Nimbys lay into Housing NZ's emergency homes for poor
Housing NZ has called on those criticising the project to suspend judgment.
House auction figures plummet
Wellington numbers went down by 40 per cent, while Auckland dropped by nearly a third
Bindi Norwell: Healthy homes yes - but who pays?
Many landlords will either increase the rent or sell property.
Agent who sold P-house previously pinged by REAA
Unsuspecting family who bought a P-contaminated house sought $146,429 in compensation.
Tenants paying more as rental prices soar
Whanganui's median rental has risen to $320 per week.
$2b town centre, 2500 residences planned for Drury
New $2b-plus town centre is planned on southern inner reaches of Manukau Harbour.
House sales hit 6-year record with November rebound
The number of properties traded last month rose almost 18 per cent.
Yacht Squadron faces huge rent increase for Westhaven
The squadron pays about $60,000 a year to lease waterfront property.