Auckland and Hamilton house values are not only rising more slowly, but they are now dropping in some parts of the city.

The Bay of Plenty's "hidden paradise" Pukehina is attracting a lot of attention from buyers keen to own a beachfront home.

Lake city remains a popular alternative to higher-priced cities, says QV.

Between filthy flatmates, noise pollution and eye-watering rental prices, share houses come with their fair share of pitfalls.

The collective value of the two homes soared $550,000 in less than a week.

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

Billionaire New Zealand citizen Peter Thiel has been reported to be President Trump's potential ambassador to Germany.

An estate agent facing meth and perjury charges broke down in tears while adamantly denying she bought or used drugs.

Housing prices dropped in most parts of New Zealand over the last month, offering a glimmer of hope for first home buyers.

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

Unusual feature of new $15m heritage apartment project revealed

Paihia woman 'vehemently denies' using coded real-estate terms to organise buying P from drugs kingpin.

New Zealand's politicians need to get the "guts" to introduce major reform aimed at tackling housing affordability, ACT Party leader David Seymour says.

Christchurch housing became more affordable in 2016, bucking the trend across New Zealand's housing markets.

Auckland's worsening housing affordability could be eased by freeing up more development land, one business leader says.

Trying to break into the property market by yourself - with no partner, family or friends - is a tough battle.

The annual Demographia housing affordability survey is out and unsurprisingly it paints a disturbing picture when it comes to our largest city. Herald property editor Anne Gibson gives us the details of how bad affordability is in Auckland.

A new business thinks it has found a way to get more first-home buyers into the property market.

From converted garages to spaces so tiny the bed has to be mounted on the wall, the typical studio flat is becoming ever smaller.

A community action group says big opposition to a retirement village in Devonport hasn't stopped the council granting consent.

Homeowners will find themselves in trouble if interest rates rise by as little as 0.5 per cent. And it's the young and rich most at risk.

Rental property companies are bracing for a tsunami of applications as thousands of students compete with transferring workers and new migrants for a place to live.

Real estate industry watchdog investigators are looking into quick fire sales of neighbouring properties in Mangere Bridge following a Herald investigation.

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.

A Wairarapa couple spent $45,000 on a tiny house that downsized their living quarters and upsized their happiness.

Watch NZH Local Focus: This is the city with the cheapest housing in New Zealand and local real estate agents are rejoicing.