Donghua Liu is in more legal trouble after the Auckland Council charged him over renovations on two properties worth more than $6 million in plush suburbs.

A shortage of winter house listings is putting more pressure on already rocketing prices.

Andrew Bruce says property investment is now at a tax disadvantage when compared to other investment classes such as companies.

Look south, get an apartment or buy near a supermarket, say property experts who insist there is still good buying in Auckland's overheated housing market.

In a video interview on nzherald.co.nz, Eaqub said capital gains tax on investment property was often discussed in New Zealand as if it didn't exist - but it already does.

Banks are handing out mortgages of as much as $10 million to the wealthy in record numbers while first-time homebuyers struggle to get loans.

A French urban planning expert is in New Zealand this week, courtesy of think-tank the New Zealand Initiative.

Former All Black Marc Ellis has got offside with a neighbour at the prestigious gated community of Matiatia Estate on Waiheke Island.

Construction industry organisation Certified Builders has launched a new set of plans for houses, saying it could save people around $10,000.

Banks are once again wooing first-home buyers to apply for a mortgage, even if they do not have a 20 per cent deposit.

A rich lister, a high profile QC, a prominent media couple and an arts doyen are locking horns over the future of Franklin Rd, which attracts hordes of visitors to its street display of Christmas lights.

Former television presenter and Labour hopeful Tamati Coffey has sold his plush Auckland pad for more than double its valuation price.

$400k may not buy you the biggest house in Auckland...but you'll be surprised at what is available further afield.

About 100 leaky building victims whose claims were rejected because they were beyond a 10-year threshold may now get help to fix their homes.

What's behind Auckland's rapidly rising house prices - and should the finger of blame be pointed at investors? Andrew Bruce says 'no'.

Tropicana, one of the biggest privately owned blocks of land in inner Auckland, has been sold to retirement giant Ryman Healthcare.

A modern-day Chinese emigration wave is already underway, and the US is their preferred destination, with buyers snapping up $11b worth of US properties last year.

A new $15mn mansion with lavish furnishings, secret corridors and an apartment-sized dressing room is for sale in Kim Dotcom's neighbourhood.

A mansion valued at $33 million is among properties in Auckland's most exclusive suburbs, on secluded island beaches or farmland that are awaiting rich-list buyers.

For years, wealthy Chinese have been transferring billions overseas to buy pricey real estate, despite their country's currency restrictions. How are they doing it?

Generally speaking home buyers can dip into their funds after three years of joining KiwiSaver to buy their first home. But what if that home's in Australia?

AMt Eden man's problems with Auckland Council over his neighbours' renovations have been backed up by others telling of fights across the city.

Buyers from Greater China spent $22 billion on US homes in the past year, up 72 per cent from the same period in 2013.

House sales fell in June from a year earlier, led by properties of $400k or less, indicating the LVR restrictions are curbing demand at the cheaper end of the market.

The country's largest house sales website showed Auckland's asking price hit a new all-time record of $732,240 last month.

I'm on the couch this week. It's one of those faux-leather settees; bad for spinal alignment and I'm usually so tired I wake in the morning with a cushion zip imprinted on my cheek.

Housing New Zealand wants to lift building restrictions around hundreds of its historic and "special character" homes across Auckland to allow for development.