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Major housing scheme planned for Dominion Rd
A major housing development is being planned and sold by an Auckland Council body.

Lessons from Australia on capital gains tax
COMMENT: A few lessons from the other side of the Tasman on Capital Gains Tax.

Fletcher: Labour plans good for landlords
COMMENT: The landlord lobby had a clever response to Labour's plan for rental reform.

Tiny house living: Is it practical?
What's it like living in a 17sqm home? A reporter spends a night in one to find out.

Apartment builds to reach decade record
4000 units to be completed won't meet demand, warns expert.

John Key's $20m house deal
Former Prime Minister Sir John Key sells Parnell mansion for estimated $20m.

Brian Fallow: Home building hits a roadblock
Immigration isn't doing much to lift the supply of skilled construction workers.

Housing inventory levels creep lower
The housing market remains subdued but fewer listings sees inventory creep lower.

BNZ staffer inflated wages to get home loan
Zhenyu Sun, 34, has admitted securing, and attempting to secure, $1.5m in home loans.

Auckland house prices up $10k pre-election
Barfoot releases August sales data for Auckland and Northland

Solving Auckland's housing crisis: Report out
A target of 14,000 new Auckland houses and a ban on foreign buyers were solutions found.

Crowded Auckland: 'No quality of life'
The move from Auckland to the smaller town of Whanganui has come with no regrets.

Auckland's red hot market spreading to other regions
As the Auckland market cools, would-be buyers look elsewhere.

Labour policy could push up rents: spokesman
Labour's policies could restrict supply and cause rent rises, investor organisation says.

Prices hit tipping point: Nothing less than $500k
Hard-pressed to find any home under $500K in Auckland region.

Couple sue big real estate firm for $280k
A young family are suing the nation's biggest real estate company for more than $280,000.

UN committee: concerns around consultation on Ihumatao
UN committee says Maori not adequately consulted on housing development.

Bookabach owner hit with $10k rates bill
Council imposes business rates if properties are rented out for more than 100 days.

NZ and Auckland house prices hit the wall
House values are growing at their slowest rate in 5 years.

Carbon emissions would spike if car trade moved
Transporting cars from Northport would see carbon emissions spiral, Tony Gibson says.

New housing consents down, fewer small places built
The fall in consents was driven by apartments and townhouses.

Busiest builder put up nearly 1500 homes in last year
Data from BCI New Zealand shows the companies building the most homes in New Zealand.

Meth contamination pushes up insurance costs
Methamphetamine is partly to blame for a rise in property insurance.

Metlifecare makes record $251.5m profit
Metlifecare's annual earnings included plans to increase dividends.

NZ industry winners and losers: where do you fit?
A study has picked the sectors tipped to grow and fall in the coming year.

Building boom winding down in Tauranga
A development time lag has impacted on building consents issued in Tauranga