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Buyer collects third Auckland marina

Marina investor and developer Simon Herbert now has control of three big Auckland holdings after his $22 million Pine Harbour purchase was announced last week.

Epsom jewel lies in diamond zone

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.

Bernard Hickey: More faith in market than in Govt

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.

'You will be required to pose for selfies'

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

Is this NZ's cheapest house?

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

Business Insider: Receivers rent out in-dispute $2m house

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

Sold: The $24m Herne Bay home

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.

Mary Holm: Is greed feeding the property boom?

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?

Cops allege Yan money behind site

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

Millennials' top competition for apartments? Parents

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

Steep prices force family to chase dream elsewhere

The escalating prices in Auckland let no chance of purchasing.

Demolition for $15m squatters mansion

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.

Housing risks high despite tighter lending

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.

Oz house prices set to fall

October 2015 may just be remembered as the month when the great Australian housing boom came to an end.

Farewell to the quarter-acre dream

As Auckland has grown, many sections we live on have shrunk, sliced up to host many more homes than originally intended.

Editorial: Inner city points the way ahead

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

Leaky home owners apply to court for class action

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

Big drop in number of forced sales

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