A historic boarding house that was originally built for Auckland's first European son has been sold under the hammer for $2.87 million.

Top Auckland real estate chief executive Peter Thompson says it's time for a register of foreign buyers in the residential housing market.

The reason the Chinese are singled out is because of a handful of well-publicised transactions, writes Christopher Niesche.

Auckland's biggest real estate agency chain was named this year's big winner at the Real Estate Institute awards.

Exclusive: A wealthy couple who have donated generously to the National Party are cashing up more than $26 million of property in Auckland.

Interactive map shows house-by-house broadband coverage - and minister believes it will be popular with house-hunters.

Part of the Ministry of Education's lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey has been thrown out but the bulk of the litigation remains.

Sydney just hit the million-dollar mark and property prices in Auckland show no sign of slowing down either.

Auckland tenants are having to fork out more money each week as the price of renting an Auckland house continues its upward climb.

John Key does not need know how many Auckland houses are sold to foreign buyers to see banning such sales is a bad policy, writes Jamie Whyte. Foreign buyers make New Zealanders altogether better off. The more the better.

Those expecting fireworks in John Key and Andrew Little's first encounter since the Chinese-sounding-surname debate broke out were sorely disappointed, writes Claire Trevett.

Brian Rudman asks, how many buildings does the panel think can penetrate a viewshaft before the view becomes as extinct as the volcano we can no longer see?

NZIER's Peter Wilson looks at the bright side for Auckland - its challenges are the kind that other cities would love to have.

Finance Minister says Chinese counterparts have expressed concern to him, saying debate on foreign buyers more "hard-edged" in NZ than in other countries.

An agent from Auckland's biggest residential real estate business says some buyers are trying to beat the Government's new property speculator restrictions.

The Property Institute has vowed to find out how many foreigners are buying Auckland houses and what influence they are having on the market.

Prime Minister John Key has opened the door to possible restrictions on foreign buyers if information gained shows high numbers of foreigners are buying in New Zealand.

Auckland’s top Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent says most of the clients she sells homes to are people who live here, not China.

The 226-unit block is being promoted as on "the Nanjing Road of Auckland" and is due to rise on Real Groovy's Queen St site near Karangahape Rd.

Singles on an average income have no hope of quickly saving a deposit to buy their first home, particularly in Sydney.

Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.

Neighbours in Auckland's prestigious Paritai Drive are fighting moves to tag their properties with a Maori heritage designation.

The form letter posted to numbers "68 to 110a Paritai Drive" was not well-received by residents of one of Auckland's most wealthy streets.

Winston Peters says Labour has previously accused him of xenophobia and racism on the issue, but now "they've finally cottoned on to what is going on."

The former empire of legal-highs godfather Matt Bowden is disintegrating - three of his properties, worth more than $5 million, are listed for mortgagee sale.

Labour has lifted by six points to its highest level since March 2014 in the Roy Morgan Poll.

Former Labour party official attacks leadership for singling out Chinese people: "I am Maori. My wife is of Chinese descent. My money is not foreign."

Exactly where does the housing ladder lead, asks Brian Fallow - to financial security, or to years and years of debt servitude?

Househunters based in China made up more than half the visitors to New Zealand’s top Mandarin property sales web site, most only looking in Auckland.

A family are livid at a $4725 rates rise for their elderly mother and say it points to a fundamental problem with property rates.