Court rejects Paihia unit owners' case
The case was brought by a group of owners of an upmarket Bay of Islands apartment block suffering weathertightness issues.
The case was brought by a group of owners of an upmarket Bay of Islands apartment block suffering weathertightness issues.
Latest sales figures from the Real Estate Institute show a national median house price rose 5.8 per cent annually.
A shakeup of the laws New Zealand's $40 billion apartment sector is imminent.
John Key is being slammed for saying first home-buyers should look at apartment living. Are there actually reasonably-priced apartments for sale?
Auckland's economic growth is far outstripping the rest of New Zealand's. Here's why.
An apartment property management group has raised a number of concerns about the rise of Airbnb in New Zealand.
Labour has renewed calls to ban foreigners buying New Zealand houses.
A lawyer says foreigners buy 29 per cent of New Zealand properties, not 3 per cent as reported in official state data.
The number of home loans and amount being borrowed has dipped ahead of further lending restrictions, but one mortgage broker says
Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett says Labour leader Andrew Little's plan to upgrade all rental properties has some large gaps.
COMMENT: There's been a lot discussed about all the problems P smoking brings, but what about the real cost to the owners of these properties?
COMMENT: One clear advantage of selling is that you can dial down the risk level.
Labour Housing Spokesman Phil Twyford says removing negative gearing is needed to squeeze property speculators out of the housing market.
Overseas residents bought 1749 out of the 57,678 homes sold in New Zealand between April and June, newly-released data shows.
Tenancy Tribunal hears all kinds of horror stories - including Featherston rental cat-astrophe.
COMMENT: You think it's easy being a landlord? All we do is sit around and randomly put up rents when our Jags need servicing, writes Ron Goodwin.
All four big banks are now applying new lending restrictions to home loans - six weeks ahead of the Reserve Bank's official September deadline.
COMMENT: It's clear our laws protecting tenants have not kept up with changes in the market which have tipped the balance further to landlords' benefit.
A woman who abandoned her leasehold Auckland property and was ordered to pay $175,000 has won the right to go the Supreme Court.
Housing New Zealand is demolishing a multi-million dollar state housing complex in Onehunga because of leaky building issues.
Rents in Auckland have hit a record high, with the median price now $520 a week
Everyone who cares about the future of the economy, interest rates and house prices needs to circle two dates in their calendars this year.
Barfoot and Thompson reports the slowest April in four years, while Quotable Value says values were up 2.1pc over the past three months.
Labour leader Andrew Little will tomorrow make a bid to raise minimum standards of heating and insulation for rental properties.
Tenants have been strongly advised to take out contents insurance to guard against being sued for damaging rental properties.
Tenants who damage rental properties aren't necessarily liable for the damage, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Aucklanders are being pushed out of their own housing market and are responsible for one in five house sales in cities including Hamilton, Whangarei and Tauranga.
Rising rents are believed to be driving a 46 per cent jump in food parcels being handed out each month by the Auckland City Mission since the middle of last year.
Yong Xin Chen ditched her leasehold Cornwall Park house after her annual rent increased from $8300 to $73,750.