An Auckland real estate agent says "some groups of buyers" are trying to beat the Government's new restrictions on foreign property purchases due in October.

There is a important debate to be had about foreign investment in NZ because we are a small, open economy and a big shift in global trends can have a disproportionate impact, writes Liam Dann.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

About 50 Chinese buyers packed a real estate agency office in Epsom, and snapped up 23 sections within minutes of release yesterday.

The heritage lobby is predicting wholesale destruction of the city's character suburbs following an interim call to loosen heritage rules.

Sacked real estate agent says he's never spoken to anyone in the Labour Party.

The founder of a Mandarin property website says the true buyers from China are migrants and those looking for good schools.

In a week when Chinese buyers have been singled out for pushing up house prices, wealthy developer Donghua Liu is nearly ready to build 500 apartments in Auckland.

Phil Twyford says Auckland owes a real estate employee who leaked data about thousands of real estate deals a “debt of gratitude”.

Labour used leaked data to show the amount of residential sales in Auckland to people with Chinese surnames

Auckland’s property market continues to increase 10 times faster than the rest of the country, new data has shown.

Rodney Jones says it's time to take action on the issue of Chinese property investment.

Landlords, lawyers, real estate agents and accountants have presented submissions to the Parliamentary select committee.

The debate about non-resident Chinese buying Auckland houses could hurt bilateral relations and Labour has already done "immeasurable" damage to the links between the two countries, says a top boss.

A group of Chinese individuals and businesses are planning on taking out a full-page advertisement in the Herald to speak out against housing claims.

Comedian weighs in on the property debate: "Being Chinese in New Zealand always puts you on the back foot."

Juwai.com has surveyed users and found 36 per cent of people spoken to bought property in New Zealand for investment.

Former deputy PM Sir Don McKinnon says we need to have a national debate on housing that avoids sending mixed messages to valued overseas partners.

Labour leader says "the issue isn't about being Chinese, it's about non-resident foreign buyers".

Chinese newspaper accuses Labour of racism over property market data.

One of NZ's biggest off-site housing manufacturers is now in liquidation, but creditors have hope of getting paid.