Two separate surveys show Kiwis are keen on buying property in the next year.

The proposed European-headquartered project will be situated behind Auckland's city library.

The boss of Auckland's biggest real estate agency says these four steps could ease housing tensions.

It's time the Government did more to dampen house price inflation, say 70 per cent of NZ chief executives.

Lending to property investors buying homes in Auckland fell 18 per cent in August after the Reserve Bank imposed new lending restrictions

Parties at loggerheads over plans for Three Kings quarry must now meet and attempt a resolution.

Appeal dismissed in Tuscany Towers case

First home buyers should be exempt from loan-to-value restrictions, says the Property Institute.

The new owners of the sprawling mansion once home to internet mogul Kim Dotcom paid $32,500,000 million for the rural retreat.

Asian investors who refused to settle on Queenstown apartments during the global financial crisis have won a landmark case.

High rates are driving home-owners out of the Western Bay of Plenty.

A Hawke's Bay farm, partly bought by a group of loyal National Party supporters to "lure a future prime minister to live in their electorate", is on the market.

COMMENT: Twyford says that overseas investors who reported losses of $300m are causing a loss to New Zealand of $100m in tax - this is untrue.

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

Auckland property prices are rising rapidly but rents are heading in the opposite direction, unlike other parts of New Zealand.

Fashion designer Pierre Cardin's $500 million home in the French Riviera is on the market.

Some of the features include imported Italian kitchens, a 170sq m heated outdoor pool and a podium deck sprawling across a third of a hectare.

It's becoming harder for Aucklanders to borrow money for a new house if they haven't already sold their current home.

David Russ says it "beggars belief" he has to foot the bill for damage caused to his property by renter Amanda Stewart and her pet.

The dream pad has a high stud, floor-to-ceiling windows and stunning views from the Coromandel ranges to the Sky Tower.

More than a third of people overseas who own NZ properties are escaping the tax net, an Opposition MP says.

Revealed: Ryman's Devonport retirement village plans

Large numbers of tourists to New Zealand are posing major risks to infrastructure.

The case was brought by a group of owners of an upmarket Bay of Islands apartment block suffering weathertightness issues.

Deposit-payers might be asked for 15 per cent more.

House sales in Mount Maunganui/Papamoa rose year-on-year last month while Tauranga sales volumes dropped.

Wanaka's population gain has underpinned a boom in house prices with properties on the verge of the $1 million mark.

Watch NZH Focus: Property editor Anne Gibson has the latest on Auckland house sale prices jumping $280 a day, according to data from the Real Estate Institute.

Latest sales figures from the Real Estate Institute show a national median house price rose 5.8 per cent annually.

Chinese buyers are showing a growing appetite for New Zealand properties, with inquiries jumping by 50 per cent.