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.

It's a radical transformation: from protected heritage ex-Auckland Council's headquarters into new apartments. The first visuals

Huge new mixed-use property project planned on council-owned Auckland land, being sold to a developer

Wealthy Americans are preparing for a potential doomsday by buying property in New Zealand.

RACHEL SMALLEY: Would you consider cashing in on the wave of Lions fans coming here? And at what price? Or is your home, just that - your home?

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.

Where in the country are house prices cooling and rising?

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

Consent has been granted for an application from a Thai business to acquire an interest in the towering Metropolis in Auckland's CBD.

A Property Institute said the situation "threatens the fundamentals of what it means to be a Kiwi".

A British property tycoon has banned single mothers, battered wives, plumbers and low income earners from becoming tenants.

A Morrinsville family remain homeless after fire ripped through their home just after Christmas. The McRaes are now having to look

New apartments, construction of the five-star $200 million hotel, offices and transformed streetscapes: The urban renewal of Auckland's waterfront in 2017.

Hoping to pay off your mortgage quicker or simply ease the burden of repayments? Getting housemates could be the way.

A 71-year-old man on the waiting list for a state house said he was told to "live in his car and then call back" to speed up the process of getting a home.

Law changes are planned to clean up the country's $50 billion apartment sector, dogged by disputes, power struggles and financial issues.

Difficult lending conditions cited in cancellation of apartments project.

Three years before these Aussie millennials bought their first property, they had $15,700. Now they have a portfolio worth more than $10.5 million.

Auckland Council's new property boss looks to the UK for ideas for Super City.

Chambers & Station, a heritage apartment project in Mt Eden, has brought a new use to old buildings.

Vendors expecting high prices has been cited as the reason half of properties at a major Auckland auction didn't sell under the hammer.

Three separate organisations have confirmed a change in the Auckland housing market this month.