Data released by REINZ - median national sale prices - does support the Prime Minister’s statement that house prices rose during the previous Labour government.

Nearly one in five Auckland homes are sold within two years of being purchased, the Government has been told by officials.

ANZ and KiwiBank have cut their mortgage rates as speculation grows the Reserve Bank will cut the OCR.

House-buyers in Sydney are feeling Auckland’s pain, with the sale of a modest three-bedroom house for $2.62 million fuelling speculation of a housing bubble.

Producer input and output prices fell in the first quarter, reflecting lower fuel costs and weakness in prices of meat and dairy products.

Free Primavera 50 Vespa motor scooters and helmets are being given away with six "affordable" Mt Eden one-bedroom apartments, for sale from $430,000.

Moves to crackdown on property speculators have been welcomed as a step in the right direction by market commentators but one analyst says the changes may be too little too late.

Thursday's Budget will be judged just as much by what is missing from the document as by what it actually contains.

The number of mortgage holders paying break fees to cash in on near record-low interest rates has jumped, with some homeowners saving thousands from the switch.

Prime Minister John Key all but conceded that pressure from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for action on house prices was a catalyst for recent announcements.

Property tax changes should make it easier to collect tax from foreign investors, say bank economists.

The IRD has released a summary of commonly made mistakes by non-professional property investors.

The new tax rules will do little to cool Auckland's property market, according to John Key. The city needs more houses.

Real estate companies are cracking down on money laundering after buyers tried to purchase homes with cash deposits worth hundreds of thousands.

A retired couple who sold their mansion last year for a record $17m bought a $4m clifftop property down the road which they promptly demolished.

A 9.9 per cent average rates rise for Auckland households from July is going down badly with residents and ratepayer groups.

A dilapidated villa that sold for more than $1m despite being 'unlivable' is to be transformed into a sprawling four-bedroom home.

The Auckland residential property boom has developed some of the characteristics of the Dublin bubble a decade ago, writes Brian Gaynor.

Head of Auckland's biggest real estate company wants urges $500k deposit for homes worth over $1.5 million and ditching LVR for homes under $500k.

The Government's inaction has been given the blessing of the financially blessed, writes Dita De Boni.

The Reserve Bank has abandoned its one-size-fits-all approach to loan-to-value ratio curbs recognising house price inflation is an Auckland problem.

Dampening highly geared speculators' appetite for the Auckland cash-box housing market got the thumbs up from many quarters yesterday.

New lending restrictions to be imposed on Auckland property investors will do little to cool the surging market.

Editorial: The Government continues to insist unaffordable prices are entirely caused by a shortage of houses, but the bank has long recognised that demand has to be tackled too.

Investor association slams Reserve Bank’s bid to rein in Auckland house prices, saying it will push up rents and ruin first home buyers' chances.

New lending rules targeting Auckland residential property investors will cool the market - but the city's "gravitational pull" will counter any impact, John Key says.

Economics editor Brian Fallow says today's Reserve Bank move is crude, ad hoc and temporary - but it buys some time.

The Reserve Bank's new lending restrictions will make banks' books safer but may fail to cool the Auckland's housing market.

Reserve Bank targets Auckland property investors with new lending restrictions as it looks to take the heat out of the market.