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.

More than one million renters are locked out of the home ownership dream because they can not afford the deposit.

Mansion is set to rise on one of Auckland's most scenic spots

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.

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.

COMMENT: If everything goes according to the Unitary and Govt plans, Auckland is about to embark on an apartment building spree like it has never seen.

COMMENT: Couple want to know how to invest their property windfall.

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

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.

Did the creation of an 'urban boundary' cause Arrowtown prices to go through the roof?

Brent Bastin juggles fruit and rides little kids' bikes - all to sell homes in the red hot Tauranga property market.

Australia has roughly "six weeks" to prevent a housing market collapse caused by banks, a US report says.

Off-the-plans buyers in two big apartment complexes have been on-selling for big profits.

The average property price in Auckland climbed over $1 million this week - here's what that gets you in other top cities.

It wasn't the agent putting pressure on us - it was the Auckland Housing Fever.