The four-bedroom villa was bought by the current owner's parents in 1958 and Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent Jim Murray said it was in the zones for Auckland Grammar, Epsom Girls Grammar and Auckland Normal Intermediate.

Controversial broadcaster Paul Henry has a new pad in the country and the purchase comes with a little bit of advice.

The Productivity Commission report this week into land use for housing used a surprising word to describe what was needed to solve Auckland's housing crisis: credibility.

Bargain or ball and chain? This three-bedroom Auckland house may be the country's cheapest.

To what extent would you attribute the rise of house prices in Auckland over the past 10 years to the greed of vendors and real estate salespeople?

A landmark Herne Bay home has sold for $24 million - the most expensive house sale of the year, and all without an official real estate listing.

Receivers have taken charge of a $2 million Mairangi Bay house allegedly bought with stolen funds and will rent out the property.

Police are examining the involvement of a businessman who is under investigation for alleged money laundering in a $50 million Albany housing project

Finance Minister Bill English the longer the Auckland housing market continues to rise the more of a risk it becomes to NZ's economy.

An Australian community housing organisation says it is capable of looking after New Zealand's state house tenants just as well as any local provider.

The government should be allowed to force local authorities to release land for urban development, says the latest work from the Productivity Commission.

Real estate agent on how to make a successful sale in the Asian property market.

A waterfront farm block on the shores of the country's first marine reserve is for sale for the first time in 155 years.

Ron Goodwin - who advised fellow landlords not "to be too kind" to tenants says he has been praised for his views.

Millennials have tough new competition for apartments and flats heating up the nation's housing market: Mum and Dad.

The escalating prices in Auckland let no chance of purchasing.

Ghosts, squatters and telly ads - it's the end of a colourful era for an odd Herne Bay mansion with a past as impressive as its waterfront view.

Risks in the housing market remain high despite a crackdown on lending standards which has made the banking system safer, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.

Intensification is the preferred way of urban planners, housing the additional 750,000 to 1 million people.

More than 500 owners of leaky homes have come forward to explore whether they can be part of a claim against James Hardie.

Mortgagee sales fall from 961 to 589 nationally with stronger economic conditions.

Property is being marketed as possibly the "finest private residence" in the country.

Another bid to introduce a WOF-style set of standards for warmth and dryness for rental properties could be blocked by Speaker David Carter in a highly unusual move.

"We could be in Spain," the auctioneer announces, referring to a "contemporary" two-bedroom Remuera apartment about to go under the hammer.

More than half of Auckland residential properties at three big auctions failed to sell on the day meaning sellers are being advised to be "realistic" on pricing.

Social service agencies are setting up an "ethical" property management company for landlords with a conscience.

William Carter said most house-builders would take three months or more to complete the same work but ABT, which is partly Chinese-owned, has designed special techniques and technology to enable the fast process.

A conference of property investors in Auckland this weekend is liable to hear some tough talking about rental houses.

NZ house prices have hit a new record high but why?

Landlords back Auckland investor who has 37 properties and says tenants take advantage of him.