The number of people tipping a rise in Auckland house prices has dropped.

Online property business says there has been a big drop in Chinese interest in New Zealand market.

Auckland's biggest real estate agency says median house prices dropped 1.3 per cent last month and its chief also acknowledged auction clearance rates had "slowed".

Housing Minister Nick Smith has warned it is far too early to tell exactly what was going on in Auckland's pressure-cooked housing market.

"Massive" home valuation rises across the Auckland region pushed the average up 24.4 per cent annually to a new high of $918,153.

Average asking prices for Auckland homes have dropped more than $18,000 in just a month, says realestate.co.nz.

Westpac New Zealand expects Auckland's heated housing market to cool following regulatory changes.

The Government has set its sights on New Zealand cities' urban planning rules as part of its drive to improve housing affordability.

Chinese buyers are showing less of an appetite for our houses, having "backed off" according to economist Tony Alexander.

Twenty-five lucky people walked away from a housing ballot today happy with the outcome - and it will be even sweeter if the All Blacks win tomorrow.

Mould samples collected in South Auckland homes have been found to contain health-threatening yeasts as well as antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

A new art gallery out west and a Ponsonby block of shops were some of the Auckland buildings judged last night as being New Zealand's best.

Mary Holm answers questions on inheritance, investments, Kiwisaver and property.

From November 1, people borrowing to buy a residential investment property in Auckland will need at least a 30 per cent deposit, the Reserve Bank has decreed.

Greg Hall talks to chief executive John Dalzell about how the new Panuku Development Auckland organisation will move forward.

Mr Patterson said he could have managed the purchase even if loan-to-income limits were in place.

But expert warns strategy to cool Auckland's heated property market would make it harder for first-time buyers.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

As the long weekend approaches, our thoughts turn to having a break away from work - but many of us will carry on with the job while we're away.

Work on a new housing development north of Auckland led by one of the country's top property developers is set to start next year.

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.