Auckland Council has told activist Penny Bright to pay $29,000 owed in rates within 10 days or risk losing her Kingsland home.

New Zealand First wants to limit foreign ownership of residential property, and ban foreign boats and crews from fishing New Zealand waters.

Kiwibank has announced it will lift its home loan rates in response to yesterday's Reserve Bank decision to increase the Official Cash Rate.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has signalled an aggressive, front-loaded start to the interest rate cycle now under way.

Properties available for rent around New Zealand for between $400-450 vary in size, storage and swimming pools.

The New Zealand dollar jumped to a five-month high after the Reserve Bank raised the benchmark interest rate as expected and signalled further hikes are on the way.

Mortgage brokers are urging borrowers to fix the interest rates on their loans and say it's not too late despite an expected increase in the official cash rate tomorrow.

New Zealand house prices rose in February reversing the falls of December and January, according to just released REINZ figures.

Auckland's historic Greys Ave flats will be refurbished, but the carpark behind them may be sold off for commercial development.

Auckland property sales figures from the region's biggest real estate company find steady prices for Feb, but an increase in listings.

An inexperienced and "naive" real estate agent who pressured a couple into making an unconditional offer has been found guilty of unsatisfactory conduct.

A real estate agent who photoshopped mould out of a property advertisement has been found guilty of unsatisfactory conduct by the Real Estate Agents Authority.

New tighter lending restrictions don't appear to have done anything to stop house prices rising, and the country's biggest house sale website has found record-level interest.

A Hobsonville Pt home owner says he has made a paper profit of about $200,000 in just two years.

Reserve Bank restrictions on home lending have "changed the game" for New Zealand's banks and created unintended consequences, says a new report.

Labour's Maori Affairs spokesman Shane Jones has slammed a new rule requiring Auckland property owners to seek iwi approval to work on sites significant to Maori.

The public will be able to step inside 10 of Waiheke Island's most exclusive homes during the Waiheke House Tour.

A new rule requiring homeowners and businesses to seek iwi approval to work on sites of cultural and heritage value to Maori is set to be debated by councillors today.

At more than $6.7 million, a luxury Auckland penthouse is one of the city's most expensive apartments ever sold - and it hasn't even been built.

Paula and Joseph Anderson fear a motorway slicing through their bush-clad valley south of Warkworth will take at least $1 million off the value of their secluded property.

At a first glance, Housing Minister Nick Smith's announcement of a warrant-of-fitness scheme on state homes seemed like a step forward that was as significant as it was welcome.

Banks' flow of money to borrowers with small deposits has all but dried up in the past three months - but the tide may be about to turn.

Stephen and Karen Pearson may have the only home in New Zealand that could double as an art gallery.

When weighing the pros and cons of owning your own home, the sense of security is important for parents, writes Mary Holm.

Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton is selling some of his $12 million property portfolio.

State houses will have to be leak-free, well-ventilated and contain an electric light in each room to get a warrant of fitness.

Affordable housing will be impossible in 85 per cent of Auckland if new planning rules come into force.

The Three Kings quarry proposal is not the way decisions should be made.

A new book is out to help landlords, with a series of forms ranging from notices to increase rent to a dog clause document.

Kiwis would be able to borrow up to $15,000 to install photovoltaic panels at home and pay back via rates.