See how much your home has changed in value with the latest quarterly figures from QV.

There's a “disconnect” between sellers' expectations and what buyers are willing or able to pay but that hasn't stopped values rising.

Renting rather than buying looks like a good proposition for many in the Auckland property market, at least in the next 12 months.

Outer Auckland suburbs offer higher returns to landlords than more expensive central city suburbs such as Ponsonby and Mt Eden.

Apartments as small as a double garage are being promoted as the answer to Auckland's housing affordability problems.

QV has released latest house value data showing big rises nationally and in Auckland but growth rates are slowing.

The number of house sales are easing in Auckland, with some real estate agents citing uncertainty around the upcoming election as a key factor in the decline.

Auckland house sale volumes and average sale prices have slumped in August - so what's behind the slight cooling off of the market?

Construction work has started on what was Auckland's biggest construction hole - the controversial Soho in the heart of Ponsonby.

A specialist apartment real estate agency boss is starting up a new business to encourage people to become landlords by finding, buying and managing Auckland residential properties.

Labour would be able to offer first home buyers two-bedroom properties in Auckland for as little as $360,000 if elected, party leader David Cunliffe announced today.

The country's busiest house builder, which expects to put up a third more homes this year, has welcomed the Government's KiwiSaver boost announced on Sunday.

Auckland's quarter-acre dream is far from over - huge sections of more than half an acre are being sold from $350,000 within the city boundaries.

A buyer keen on Hobsonville Pt's smallest of three new prototype houses couldn't close the purchase, partly because of financial barriers and the tiny size of the house.

National's proposed home loan subsidies could help many young people into their first homes - although experts warn that the extra money will also push up house prices.

National is promising that grants for first-home buyers on modest incomes will be doubled if it is re-elected next month. What do you think of the policy?

National is promising grants for first-home buyers on modest incomes will be doubled - to up to $20k for a couple buying a newly built home - if it is re-elected next month.

New Zealand First dismissed National’s first-home buyer policy – but also took a swing at Labour for being a party for “gays, lesbians and the loony intelligent left”.

Prime Minister John Key has kicked off National's election campaign in South Auckland with a boost to Government assistance for low and middle income first-time buyers.

Homeowners are often portrayed as millionaires-in-waiting, but investing in property is not easy, writes Andrew Bruce.

Some homeowners will be hoping for massive capital gains and others fearing the sharp end of spiralling rates bills as Auckland's property market soars.

Property values in Auckland have skyrocketed since 2011, but residents should not to be alarmed about imminent rates increases. PLUS: See how the valuations have changed.

Sea views, landscaped gardens and private jetties are usually prized real estate features.

Plans for a lavish clifftop mansion - the unrealised dream home of former bankrupted Sensation Yachts owner Ivan Erceg - can be revealed for the first time.