COMMENT: A small and diminishing pool of people are getting wealthier by buying houses from each other, writes Shamubeel Eaqub.

David Whitburn is a trustee of an entity that owns a portfolio of American properties bought there because the investor clients felt Auckland rental yields were too low.

Auckland is one of the world's least affordable cities to buy a home. See here the homes that you can get for the median price around the world.

If we want an inclusive city that can accommodate the next generation of New Zealanders, tough calls will need to be made.

A housing boss has had talks with Government ministers about a potential new scheme to help more Aucklanders into buying their own house.

Prime Minister defends Government's record on tackling Auckland's housing supply.

Applicants who are "too picky" will be removed from the waiting list under stricter new rules.

Widening wage and home ownership gap is employment time bomb, warn business leaders.

Paying state tenants to leave Auckland is first sign Govt is thinking outside the square.

The Environment Court has ordered that a fence blocking a million dollar view in Wellington be removed.

Only a handful of Porirua's 134 vacant state houses are fit for Aucklanders to live in as proposed by the Government, says the city's mayor.

Aucklanders languishing on the state house waiting list are likely to be offered financial incentives to move to regions that have a surplus of homes.

As Auckland's property market shows signs of slowing several regions in New Zealand have hit record highs.

Latest property sales stats show Auckland property prices largely unchanged in December, while sales volumes fall.

Roger MacDonald, the new chief executive of Auckland Council's Panuku Development Auckland, gives his take on the year ahead.

It has been suggested that landlords are responsible for rental property overcrowding and even hot-bedding, but this is unlikely to be the case, writes Andrew King.

Auckland house prices are expected to rise at more modest levels in 2016 as lending curbs for investors offset likely declines in mortgage rates.

A stately home with a CV of $2.6 million that stood for nearly a century in Remuera Rd has been demolished by its new owner and turned into a parking lot.

New Zealand's property market settled in December, ending a booming year of property sales on a quiet note.

South Auckland suburbs recorded the city's biggest property value gains last year as buyers priced out of more affluent suburbs scrambled to secure homes.

Auckland first home buyer Ollie Wall wasn't worried last winter when he borrowed $520,000 to pay $680,000 for a Freemans Park apartment.

The latest QV stats revealed that Auckland's house value increases slowed to almost snail's pace last month.

Quotable Value figures out tomorrow are expected to show a cooling in prices in December.

New Zealand has slipped in popularity for among Chinese buyers since the government and Reserve Bank introduced buyer restrictions.

Auckland housing affordability has improved slightly - but the city is now 59 per cent less affordable than the rest of New Zealand.

Renting has become more common while the number of dwellings that are owner-occupied is decreasing.

You have returned to work after the summer holidays and yearn to be back at that bach you rented for one short, glorious week. Why not buy one?

Auckland home sales continued to fall in December, with fewer houses sold and listed.