Costs to fix a Browns Bay apartment complex could new rise

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

COMMENT: It's true the country's bursting at the seams and housing is the main pressure cooker.

Metlifecare's leaky building bill has more than doubled from just over $20 million to $44.1m.

Results from Barfoot & Thompson auctions last Tuesday and Wednesday, give an insight into action from the auction room floor.

New Zealand's second largest listed retirement business recorded a 33 per cent change in the fair value of its investment properties.

An Auckland retiree wants to help a first home buyer get into the market - his home comes with all appliances, paint and crockery.

It's the bane of every house hunter's existence. Now real estate agents in Victoria are finally being taken to task for underquoting.

Developers outbid homebuyers for a Sydney house which has been in the same family for 90 years.

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

Analyst estimates one-off loss on large building project cost company $30 million.

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

Disappointment has been expressed about Fletcher Building's half-year result, largely due to the performance of its construction division.

The biggest insurer in New Zealand says the Kaikoura earthquake produced a net claim cost after reinsurance of $117 million.

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

The price of a home in areas zoned for Auckland's highest-ranked schools has jumped to $2 million.

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.

Although it's still seen as a bad time to buy - particularly in Auckland - it's better than it has been, according to today's ASB Housing Confidence Survey.

A 99-year-old church - complete with the vicar's residence and separate congregation hall - is up for sale in Auckland.

Auckland's "top 20" suburbs have been revealed in new data that shows dramatic price growth across the city over the past 14 months.

Family sells last remaining slice of rural land next to Auckland Airport, ending a resistance that began in 1986.

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.

A top disaster recovery expert from New Zealand's biggest insurer flew down to Christchurch this morning in response to the Port Hills fires.

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.

Two New Zealand First MPs have taken a swipe at a new luxury golf estate and housing project at Te Arai north of Auckland.

House sales and the median value of homes sold in Tauranga dropped in January.

COMMENT: Govt's answer to failure to conquer city's rising crisis? Friendlier data .

Latest rental data is out from one of Auckland's biggest managers - Barfoot & Thompson.

Keen on sharing a common house, a village green, and a swimming pool while owning your own home?

The number of houses for sale around the country has fallen sharply except in Auckland, where listings jumped 17 per cent year-on-year.