New planning rules allowing more housing for Te Puke signed off
Density standards include allowing three homes on a site and houses up to 11m high.
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Editorial: Brace for some serious economic pain ahead
OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.
How many people rent homes in New Zealand? Bond data shows all-time record
Rental bonds were lodged for 410,904 properties by November 1, Tenancy Services said.
Houses for sale flood Auckland market, hit 11-year peak
Sale numbers plummet, new listings skyrocket: not a market in recovery at all.
Residents say rent increase will price them out of their homes
Dental and medical appointments are being put off while tenants wait on a decision.
Diana Clement: Tax and the gig economy
OPINION: Knowing your tax obligations when it comes to side hustles.
ComCom wrote to 12 retirement village owners on false, misleading claims
Companies should seek legal advice about issues it had raised, Commerce Commission said.
Retirement company boss explains how they lifted profit in a housing downturn
Wood, insulation and carpet price rises are limited or capped to de-risk building jobs.
Revaluations boost retirement giant Summerset Group's bottom-line profit
CEO Scott Scoullar: 'We withstood challenges and continued to grow.'
Letters: Housing costs driving crime; Ginny Andersen’s Mark Mitchell quip
OPINION: & cynical corporates: 'Reminds me of plastic tikis being sold in souvenir shops.'
Accused boarding house arsonist back in court
The derelict Dunedin property was gutted by fire on October 27 last year.
Is it cheaper to live in an island resort than to rent in Auckland?
Where are the most affordable islands to live in luxury?
Property Insider: Heartbreak from The Ridge apartment purchase
From apartment hell to apartment opening: The Ridge and The Greenhouse span the spectrum.
Big profit hit for NZ's largest listed retirement company
Market conditions, the phasing of new main buildings take a toll on the business.
'Yikes': Queenstown rental requires tenant to share bed with flatmate
The advertisement says the bedmate is 'clean' and 'always busy with work'.
Letters: Why we need to pay more tax; a better Auckland stadium site
OPINION: "NZ will have to learn to make sacrifices and save."
Opened: Ponsonby's new The Greenhouse apartments, 19th block by Ockham Residential
Mayor praised Ockham Residential's apartment buildings as "architecturally fantastic!"
Government’s $3b landlord tax cut would be retrospective, trigger refunds
The IRD says the new Government's tax cuts could be applied retrospectively.
Fletcher Building shares plunge as it makes $120m loss, CEO and chair resign
Dividend cut: Million-plus KiwiSaver investors indirectly affected.
How much you need to earn to buy an average home under new rules
Aucklanders likely to need staggering income to buy average-priced house.
'Are you kidding?... It’s a bloody car park' - Real estate agent's $450 shock move-in cost
A real estate agent has surprised people by charging move-in costs for a car park.
'No idea how to look after a house': Bad tenants 'ruining' it for others
'A truth that nobody is willing to talk about or don’t have the guts to deal with.'
'Living hell': Owners of The Ridge apartments try to sell entire building
Seven-level block with 60 car parks advertised 'as is': apartment owners try to exit.
Councillors consider ownership of Stratford's castle
Stratford on Stage has been operating out of The Castle for over three decades.
$150m in build-to-rent units for Auckland suburb
Sixth site for business specialising in building apartments to be rented in perpetuity.
Residential building consents fall from all-time high
Just 80% of consents result in construction now, down from 95% previously: one estimate.
Auckland rents up 5.2pc, average $662/week: Barfoot & Thompson
Latest jump is the biggest rise since 2015 when rents rose 7 per cent.
'Where is the money?' Creditor of Auckland house builder asks question
A subcontractor complained he was owed more than $80,000.
Annual household living costs increased 7 per cent - who was hit hardest?
The cost of living is outpacing inflation - up 7 per cent. But there is good news.
Auckland backyard shanty town ruled 'compliant' by council
Immigration NZ urging overstayer tenants to make contact to look for best way forward.
'Perfect storm': Built hundreds of new homes, now ceased trading
'The company hasn't made a sale for 12 months' - Garry Shuttleworth.
'Break-ins, bad behaviour, wilful damage' - Parnell business v Kāinga Ora tenants
A state housing agency boss says Kāinga Ora has heard nothing from the lobby group.
Property Insider: Kāinga Ora under fire; Chinese developers ‘shrivel’; why mega-projects are late and costly
Investigation findings on the state housing agency will be reported to ministers in March.