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Big rise in demand for Auckland rentals
Barfoot & Thompson says high number of applications is unusual for this time of the year.
Barfoot & Thompson says high number of applications is unusual for this time of the year.
For many Kiwis, paying off a mortgage is a marathon effort - but on November 1, 10 lucky Auckland Marathon runners will have the chance to run down their rate
State and council civil servants need to remember their budgets come from the pockets of everyday New Zealanders, writes Kerre McIvor.
A small section in the once-sleepy town of Riverhead has sold for close to $400,000 - five times over its CV.
You can make a standard KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal without the additional top-up from the HomeStart grant. Helen Twose talks about the rules.
The words "double Grammar zone" plastered across a real estate billboard is enough to make any red-blooded agent salivate, writes Bernard Hickey.
State-owned bank now offering six-month rates of 5.19 per cent - and 4.59 per cent for a two-year term.
Bidding war for two-bedroom brick and tile Auckland bungalow pushes selling price to shocking $1.8 million.
Wheeler cited rising consent numbers as a bright spot in the Auckland housing sector when he gave his post-OCR briefing.
The mortgage rate war is heating up ahead of a widely tipped rates cut on Thursday, with ASB now matching the 4.35pc rate BNZ unveiled last week.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has snapped up an eight-bedroom 17th-century Grade II-listed home in north London.
BNZ reduces one-year fixed rate to 4.35 per cent ahead of Reserve Bank's expected announcement that OCR will be cut.
The Knight Frank Global House Price Index released today ranked NZ only behind Hong Kong, Turkey, Estonia and Luxembourg for annual house price rises.
London's housing crisis has led to one landlord getting creative.
Barfoot & Thompson blames fall in Auckland market on winter weather, the Reserve Bank and international economic instability.
Behaviour by Auckland's housing speculators indicates the property market could be about to reach peak point.
A 488ha South Waikato rural property sold at auction last week for $5.25 million, says PGG Wrightson Real Estate.
Martin Hutchin sold investment properties in Invercargill and Huntly and was described as a "risk to the community".
Last month saw the highest number of new dwellings consented in a month since March 2005.
Only one in five voters do not support a ban on foreigners buying houses - but most of the others want to see evidence of a problem first.
Virtual furniture is being superimposed into empty rooms for real estate adverts to attract potential buyers.
Hundreds of thousands of Auckland households can expect an increased dividend payment of $345 in late September from the community trust that owns most of Vector.
The Government is trumpeting the creation of 11 new special housing areas to help tackle soaring Auckland house prices.
Eleven new areas are being set up across Auckland with the potential to provide 1600 new homes.
Shelley Bridgeman recently sold her house. The sale would not enter local folklore for the price it attracted, making her question the 'runaway market'.
A one-bedroom state house in one of Auckland's most expensive suburbs sat vacant for 805 days before being sold.
A large residential site in the heart of Mt Albert could easily contain 15 or 16 well-designed town houses and units instead of three large houses: expert.
The Auckland Council is holding the line on rules to protect the city's built heritage after being advised they are a burden on landowners seeking to develop their properties.
Auckland Transport is taking legal action to force owners of Eden Terrace properties to sell up for the $2.5 billion City Rail Link.