Adopting tougher restrictions on the foreign ownership of residential property may not have the desired effect, writes James Dunne. The Australian experience suggests that it will generate a great deal of additional work for the Government.
BNZ boss Anthony Healy says he doesn't believe the Auckland property market is entering bubble territory.
People in many of Auckland's poorest suburbs will pay dearly for a transport and general rates package costed at $214 for the average household.
Andrew King of the NZ Property Investors Federation outlines the main concerns around housing in Auckland - and clears up some of the facts.
Auckland households are facing a steep rates rise of about 9.5 per cent to pay for Mayor Len Brown's latest budget plan.
Average sales prices for Auckland residential property sold by the city's biggest agency rose by $918/day last month compared to March.
The Government's much-flaunted affordable home build in Auckland has just become a little less affordable after developers were granted a series of price hikes.
Top-end Auckland rentals can hit $230,000 a year, enough to buy a house elsewhere.
The home loan environment could be "as good as it gets" for borrowers, although the potential remains for mortgage rates to track even lower, says Westpac NZ CEO David McLean.
A Cornwall Park Trust Board lessee wants a mediator appointed to sort out the long-running dispute over payments and other issues on 110 Auckland properties.
Much fanfare accompanied the announcement of the Tamaki urban regeneration. But progress has not matched expectation and the Government has set about rectifying flaws.
A real estate agent rented a house to a colleague at a discounted rate and paid the difference so he could use its garage for storage - without the owners' knowledge.
Economic expert says Auckland's property market has much in common with Canada's real estate boom and bust in the 1980s.
An old villa with rotting floorboards and a rusty roof is now one of the best on the block after an extensive and expensive restoration.
An enterprising Kiwi couple have converted an old flatbed truck into their dream country home.
Homeowners look set to enjoy further interest rate cuts, with a broker tipping historic lows within 12 months.
QV's latest figures show the average property value for the Auckland region has now broken into the $800,000s, fuelled by Auckland City-South.
It sits on nearly 14ha of sprawling ridgetop land commanding dramatic views over Piha's sentinel Lion Rock and the churning Tasman Sea.
The Government has proposed giving the taxman more resources to crack down on residential property speculators.
A group representing 110 lessees with houses on Cornwall Park Trust Board land through Greenlane and One Tree Hill has rejected a proposal to change their lease terms.
Instead of using KiwiSaver to buy your first house but be tied to one place, get a home on wheels and wake up to a new view every morning. But is this a possibility?
Land tax might be one of the answers to reducing tax incentives for rental property investors, writes Bernard Hickey.
Head-to-head bidders are paying tens of thousands of dollars more at auctions than they would for fixed price homes, new figures reveal.
The case for taxing the income of residential property investors is compelling.
The survey's index lifted four points from its March level to 129. It has only rarely been higher than this in the past 10 years.
Amidst the debate around the effects of a capital gains tax on the Auckland property market, TV show 'Our First Home' has proven useful.
Soaring property costs will mean more New Zealanders are likely to experience hardship in retirement.
Waiheke's biggest landowner has lost a challenge over the zoning on parts of its holdings on the island's eastern tip and on a nearby island.
They came out of Africa and into Matamata, and brought some exotic friends with them - including Bassoon the American bison and Mr and Mrs Ostrich.
John Key claims the Auckland housing market is not overvalued and that high prices are the result of market forces. What do you think? Have your say here.
If you are buying a home using KiwiSaver funds what are the regulations around living in the home for the first six months?
It has a CV of $5.2 million and sits on 2591sq m of prime land at the end of a small cul-de-sac off Mountain Rd on the eastern slopes of Mt Eden.
Developers who have been sitting on Auckland land earmarked for fast-tracked housing are being warned to start building or lose their special privileges.