The lawyer of woman who defended Cornwall Park Trust Board’s $170k lawsuit over back rent suspects her opponents may appeal.

A potential health hazard that comes complete with rotting floorboards and nicotine-caked walls sold for $1.075 million this afternoon.

Home ownership, once an integral part of the Kiwi dream, is one of the hottest topics right now.

Prime Minister John Key has split housing issues across three ministers as National speeds up its shift toward developing social housing by private providers and reducing reliance on state....

First-home buyers looking to make the next step up the ladder could struggle - despite making huge gains in value on their property.

Property values rose 6.4 per cent nationwide in September, slowing from an annual pace of 6.9 per cent in August, according to QV.

Is six storeys the new height for apartment buildings in zones approved for four storeys?

It's a potential health hazard that comes complete with rotting floorboards, nicotine-caked walls and the worst bathroom the agent's ever seen: Auckland's $1m hovel.

A British hedge fund founder is believed to have paid a New Zealand record price for an apartment, buying a sprawling 930sq m luxury Auckland penthouse for close to $8 million.

An uncomfortable silence falls over the auction room floor. The auctioneer scans the sea of faces urgently for a raised eyebrow that could signal an opening bid.

Owning your own home is the "Kiwi dream" but it's becoming out of reach for a lot of people. But fear not, here's ten reasons why you might prefer to stay renting.

Westpac has changed its business model after discovering landlords are on the rise with their share of house sales up from 37 per cent a year ago to 42 per cent last month.

Aucklanders flocked to open homes on Sunday, surer of their spending power post-election, and industry bosses are expecting sales to recover with spring now here.

Aucklanders reportedly flocked to open homes on Sunday, surer of their spending power post-election.

Landlords are warning tenants to expect rent increases of 4-5 per cent as rising interest rates start to bite.

The lack of available housing in Sydney will take up to five years to correct, according to one of Australia's largest property developers.

Once considered the country's most expensive penthouse, which played host to America's Next Top Model and has the nation's highest swimming pool, is back on the market.

House hunters desperate to secure their dream home are risking financial disaster by signing unconditional purchase agreements before their current property has sold.

House prices in some Auckland suburbs are twice what they were just three years ago as the city experiences a second wave of booming property values.

The lavish hilltop mansion owned by Destiny Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki and his wife, Hannah, is for sale.

Auckland's newest special housing area has just been announced and it's a huge site at Papakura. So how many new homes could it hold?

House sales fell 7 per cent in August according to REINZ figures as the upcoming election adds another uncertainty for buyers.

The Reserve Bank still sees interest rate increases in our future but fewer and further between than it foreshadowed three months ago, writes Brian Fallow.

The Productivity Commission has been sent back into the minefield of housing costs.

Some Auckland house hunters under pressure to find the right property are making snap purchase decisions after viewing their new home for less than 30 minutes.

The significant changes witnessed since the introduction of the LVR are not necessarily the ones that have been widely reported.

The housing market is a fickle beast, prone to booms and busts that have little to do with how many people are actually looking for a place to live.