QV and CoreLogic have launched what claims to be New Zealand's first independent property smartphone app: QV homeguide.

Despite rising values, especially in Auckland, the number of sales has been very low says Jonno Ingerson.

Once the source for much of Auckland's roading gravel, Stonefields is now a convivial neighbourhood where residents become friends, writes Graham Hepburn.

Only six areas of Auckland still have average prices under $400,000, meaning affordable homes are out of reach for many city dwellers.

Leasehold properties have a tarnished image but can still suit some homeowners and investors. Tony Verdon reports.

The major banks are breathing a sigh of relief that the Reserve Bank has decided to drop the 5+ proposal.

Landlords have hit back at Reserve Bank consultation on their sector, threatening to punish tenants by hiking rents if a tougher lending regime is ushered in.

A new $300 million 800-unit Albany project, promoted as New Zealand's largest residential apartment development, has just been announced. Martin

The biggest investment most retail investors will make is in the residential property market but research is not extensive.

Auckland house values are up by 43.8 per cent on the last boom in 2007 - but a valuer is warning that off-the-plan buyers are not always recovering their money.

The legislation to alter the KiwiSaver first home withdrawal scheme is going through parliament. What does this mean for first home buyers?

The country's biggest off-site house manufacturer, now in receivership, is finishing the work it started at New Zealand's most advanced special housing area.

Average asking prices for houses for country smash through the half-million-dollar barrier for the first time but in Auckland the rampant market is surprising even the experts.

New American homes were bigger than ever last year, according to data from the US Census Bureau.

In the last year, Auckland house prices were up 16 per cent and it is expected pressures will build up house prices even more.

New Zealand's biggest off-site housing manufacturer received a $287,500 Government grant before Prime Minister John Key opened its Kumeu factory.

Pip Smit of the Bay of Plenty's Beachrentals.net.nz was unhappy to discover his Trade Me advertisement to rent a Beach property had been copied and put on to another website.

The expected price for smaller Auckland homes is continuing to increase, with Trade Me reporting a 26.5 per cent jump for properties of one and two bedrooms.

Rentals for the top 10 most popular "Bach Escapes" in Auckland regional parks are going up by 15 per cent, though summer holiday peak rates of $168 to $222 a night are still modest compared with those expected by private owners.

NZ's largest off-site residential manufacturer, working in Auckland's Special Housing Areas, is in receivership and almost half the staff have been let go.

Walt Glazer asks whether Auckland should become the Hong Kong of the South Pacific or remain a Kiwi oasis of security for the future.

Erica Hannam and Richard Tout are restoring their heritage-listed Northcote Pt villa but are concerned about the proposed SkyPath pedestrian and cycle way.

Contestants in Television New Zealand's new hit DIY reality show may face tax bills of many thousands of dollars.

Mark Zuckerberg is in a dispute with a property developer who claims the Facebook chief executive broke his promise.

Finance Minister Bill English has responded to a warning about a “sharp correction” in the housing market, saying that skyrocketing house prices “cannot go on forever”.