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Your Views on National's first-home policy

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?

Nats in push to woo first-home buyers

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.

Labour's 'gay' support base criticised

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”.

Boost for first-home buyers promised

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.

Bruce: Property investment is not easy

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

Values soar: Your impact

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.

Auckland's property values jump 33pc

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.

Infrastructure report: A place to call home

KiwiSaver: Using savings the second time

Property values up, but at a slower pace - QV

Rising interest rates, LVR restrictions and the onset of winter have taken the heat out of the housing market, according to just released QV figures.

Capital gains tax not housing 'panacea'

Labour and the Green Party have conceded that a capital gains tax would not be a "panacea" for New Zealand's unaffordable housing crisis.

Top architects use their blocks

Hate apartment blocks? Then take a closer look at these five, shortlisted in a competition to win over Aucklanders sceptical about their city's intensification.

Donghua Liu admits building charges

Donghua Liu has pleaded guilty to charges laid by the Auckland Council over building works on two properties worth more than $6 million in plush suburbs.

Auckland house sales fall

Auckland's biggest real estate agency, Barfoot & Thompson, said their house sale volumes fell in July, blaming winter and the election.

Liu's new renovation woes

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.

Shortage of listings adds fuel to market

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

Andrew Bruce: Property investors are tax disadvantaged

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

Look for a hidden bargain

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.