Glen Innes tenant Niki Rauti may seek rehearing after losing Tenancy Tribunal case.

A homeless mother-of-six couldn't find any motel room in Auckland yesterday.

Blenheim home owner enraged to find her rented home faces a huge decontamination bill for P.

$100,000 worth of damage to Auckland house leaves landlord fuming.

"We're seeing definite signs that the super city is taking its foot off the gas," the head of Trade Me Property says.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff's housing taskforce meets for the first time today, the first step in his plan to respond to fast-paced growth out-stripping housing supply.

COMMENT: Buying a home is well beyond the capacity of many vulnerable younger people. They also face reduced job security and subdued wage rises.

More than 2800 needy children are already being sponsored by the charity Variety's Kiwi Kids scheme, launched in 2013, and a further 600 are on its waiting list.

Chinese migrant, Auckland landlord and ex-video game addict Gary Lin started out with a $200,000 wedding gift from his father in late 2009.

Ryman Healthcare's new Devonport retirement village is too tall, too bulky and will be a visual wall of buildings, opponents say.

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Community action group vows to take retirement giant Ryman to the Environment Court over Devonport development.

One Wellington flat received almost 100 inquiries within hours of being listed, and 350 in a week, Trade Me says.

All Metlifecare retirement villages are being reviewed after four villages were found to have watertightness issues.

Retirement giant Metlifecare has been hit by leaky building issues at four villages, and some elderly residents have had to leave their homes.

Auckland and Hamilton house values are not only rising more slowly, but they are now dropping in some parts of the city.

Student tenants have paid thousands of dollars over summer for empty flats and apartments in a bid to secure their accommodation for 2017.

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Auckland has gone from the world's fifth least affordable city to its fourth, now behind Hong Kong, Sydney and Vancouver as the least accessible housing market.

Homeowners are set to cash in on the Lions rugby tour.

A community action group says big opposition to a retirement village in Devonport hasn't stopped the council granting consent.

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Double income families who've been renting for a long time are ten dollars away from ending up in their car, a housing trust CEO says.

Helen O'Sullivan, chief executive of Ockham Residential, gives her take on the year ahead. What is 2017 looking like for your business? 2017

Wellington rents jumped 9.8 per cent annually while Auckland's rose only 3 per cent, falling slightly last month, according to the latest stats.

While some projects are cancelled, work has begun to convert a 17-level office block in to apartments.

Latest figures show Auckland's growth rate halving over past 12 months and insiders expect further slowing in 2017.

The Property Institute of New Zealand takes a look at the crystal ball to see what's in store for housing in 2017