COMMENT: No wonder our parliamentarians devote so little time to confronting Auckland's housing crisis. They're too busy investing.

A NZ-born Chinese teenager has blasted the attitudes of some Kiwis towards her, saying they see her as "just another foreigner" here to buy their houses.

The 13 Sandbrook Ave bungalow in Otara went unconditional last night after the owners chose the best of two offers.

Barfoot and Thompson reports the slowest April in four years, while Quotable Value says values were up 2.1pc over the past three months.

Just seven months after new valuations were set for Hamilton homes, some are already fetching up to $205,000 above those figures.

COMMENT: We've all got high on our burgeoning property prices and no politician will likely have the courage to take our fix, and our paper wealth, away, writes Felix Marwick.

EDITORIAL: Our "Home Truths" series has concluded with some possible solutions to runaway house prices that leave many facing rented housing for the rest of lives.

The average value of a Te Kauwhata home has jumped from $318,800 in March 2015 to $391,900 this month - a rise of 21 per cent.

The boss of a new business offering a $500 entry to the property ladder via shares has defended his scheme.

Tenants have been strongly advised to take out contents insurance to guard against being sued for damaging rental properties.

Almost one in 10 houses in Auckland change hands within a year, a much higher turnover rate than the rest of New Zealand.

COMMENT: The housing affordability crisis is enough to have you waking in the middle of the night - sweating and screaming.

It is perhaps the world's most decadent deceased estate with a head-spinning $US120 million ($172 million) asking price.

Auckland Council's plans for higher density housing cannot succeed unless the city expands into the countryside, says the council's chief economist.

The bank and the Government need new solutions to the economic damage being done by this raging house market.

COMMENT: People without residency shouldn't be allowed to own NZ real estate. Land is the fundamental ingredient of a country, writes Raybon Kan.

COMMENT: Land tax is arguably the simplest, easiest to administer and most effective solution to housing unaffordability.

PM John Key this week proposed a new tax on offshore purchases. Could the Government be doing more?

An Auckland iwi has bought a block of Crown land at Hobsonville to build 430 homes - but iwi have failed to bid for the next block offered in Massey.

A land tax on offshore owners of New Zealand houses could be in place by next year, Prime Minister John Key says.

Prime Minister John Key says he'll tackle foreign buyers if he needs to and New Zealanders overseas could be included.

Prime Minister John Key is considering a land tax on foreign-based house buyers if there is evidence they are pushing up New Zealand house prices.

A top New Zealand property expert opposes a land tax and says a stamp duty is a far better option.

Investors chasing capital gains in Auckland property market are making it harder for first-home buyers to afford a house. Andrew Laxon outlines problems.

Auckland's runaway house prices have made an average home in the city more expensive than Sydney.

COMMENT: What's happening in Auckland is a slow-motion disaster. And it is not a zero sum game. Many are benefiting while we watch others lose out.

From low incomes to high, young and old, Aucklanders and Southlanders - many Kiwis are feeling the effects.