InvestmentThe LVR effect is well and truly overInvestors are back in a heated Auckland property market and rapidly rising house prices are fuelling the fire.12 Apr 05:00 PM
EconomySlowdown predictions 'overstated'Real estate chief says fears about Auckland property market unfounded as prices rocket 14 per cent.12 Apr 01:30 AM
BusinessQueenstown house prices at 'crisis' levelEntry-level property advertised for $755,000 - 68 per cent higher than the country's median house price.11 Apr 08:50 PM
New ZealandUni land 'ideal' for affordable housingHundreds of new homes could be developed on an 11.9ha piece of land in Auckland being sold by a university.11 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandTenants win $7500 from meth-houseA family who rented a methamphetamine-contaminated Tuakau property have won $7525 from their landlord.11 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessPrime land back on marketA prime piece of Herne Bay land is on the market for the third time in as many years, but still without the luxury apartments each owner had planned.11 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessChinese love of NZ property dipsChinese investment in Australian real estate doubled last year, but interest in New Zealand has dropped.10 Apr 11:30 PM
New ZealandForced seller faces extra $44k billThe first person to have her home forcibly sold by Auckland Council because of unpaid rates has been ordered to pay an additional $44,000.10 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessInside the hovel that sold for $3.1 millionPHOTOS: The new owners plan to completely renovate the derelict four bedroom villa in Freemans Bay, Auckland.10 Apr 05:09 AM
BusinessHolmes' lodge fails to draw winning offerThe former home of the late broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes failed to sell at tender but there is still buyer interest.08 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessHome in 'tough area' tipped to sell for $1m plusA property surrounded by state houses in what the real estate agent describes as the North Shore's "toughest neighbourhood" is up for sale.08 Apr 05:00 PM
Business36 new Special Housing AreasEXPLORE: See maps of Auckland's Special Housing Areas where new houses will be fast-tracked.06 Apr 11:38 PM
ConstructionHouses in $700m development 'unsafe'Urgent remedial work is underway in an Auckland housing project due to fears the houses are unsafe.05 Apr 08:03 AM
BusinessAuckland house sales double in numberNew figures show median price close to breaking $800,000 while houses remain least affordable in Auckland.04 Apr 11:05 PM
New ZealandBeckenridge home for saleThe Queenstown home of missing pilot John Beckenridge has gone on the market.04 Apr 10:00 PM
BusinessHousing data about to be releasedKey Auckland and national house sale data is about to emerge.04 Apr 07:30 PM
TourismAirbnb sees fastest growth, best reviews for senior hostsAirbnb's fastest-growing and most-beloved demographic are those aged 60 and older.04 Apr 06:30 PM
BusinessRising cost of new homes could affect KiwiSaverThe median price of new Auckland homes is $800,000, meaning less than 20 per cent would enable first-home buyers to qualify for KiwiSaver subsidies, according to new figures.03 Apr 08:54 PM
Business'Never dreamed of so many $10m buyers'A colonial-style mansion owned by icecream entrepreneur Diane Foreman's investment company has sold just days after it went on the market.02 Apr 06:48 PM
BusinessDeath highlights leaky-building stress: advocateThe death of an elderly woman at a leaky apartment complex illustrates the stress facing many apartment residents.31 Mar 10:40 PM
New ZealandHouse cost rise 'badge of shame'The affordability of New Zealand's housing returned to the spotlight in Parliament yesterday.29 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessAustralia's ghost suburbs a 'national scandal'"Perverse" tax incentives are encouraging investors to leave thousands of homes empty in Australia's most desirable suburbs.28 Mar 11:00 PM
BusinessLine-up of luxury on the blockWhether you prefer to take a dip off a private jetty, in a heated pool or designer tub with seaviews - these luxury properties will whet the appetite.26 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessWatch: Dotcom's Coatesville mansion for saleThe Dotcom mansion is being marketed as "distinguished and magnificent" but many people will recall the unusual spectre of police swooping on the property at Coatesville, northwest of Auckland.Watch25 Mar 04:44 AM
BusinessCheapest homes still $100 a week morePeople buying the cheapest homes in Auckland are still paying at least $100 more in weekly mortgage repayments than two years ago.24 Mar 08:55 PM
BusinessGrey Lynn do-up changes handsAn Auckland property that transformed from a hovel into a million-dollar must-have has sold.24 Mar 03:31 AM
InvestmentApartment builds to outstrip houses by 2017By next year more than half of all new homes built in Auckland will be part of apartment blocks or terraced homes.23 Mar 11:10 PM
BusinessSpringpark housing estate soldPrivate investor Wilshire Group has bought the troubled Springpark housing estate in Auckland from receivers.22 Mar 11:05 PM
