Treasury suggested introducing a capital gains tax and restrictions on foreign buyers as part of a long term prescription to curb house price increases, documents released today show.

Two families have been accused of blocking a hapu from developing its coastal Northland property say they are out to protect the environment.

Auckland's largest new housing estate has planning approval.

Would you rather a house in Auckland, or an island? We look at 10 private islands around the world that are cheaper than a home in NZ's biggest city.

Aucklanders are paying premium prices for average houses to be close to the city and good school zones.

Aucklanders seeking new, upmarket and apartment-style homes will be able to see what's on offer as part of a project designed to ease Auckland's housing problems.

Former All Black and radio host Marc Ellis has the green light to build a luxury beach house overlooking the Hauraki Gulf.

As fans of The Block flocked in for their first look inside the newly renovated houses yesterday, the contestants moved back to their real homes to await the auction.

One of the largest remaining privately owned blocks of land in inner Auckland is for sale.

In a speech to the Property Council this morning the Reserve Bank's deputy governor has gone on a charm offensive over its LVR restrictions.

Westpac has confirmed it is withdrawing mortgage pre-approvals for some customers following the introduction of the Reserve Bank's new lending restrictions.

We need to recognise our vulnerability in the global economy, writes Peter Lyons. The Reserve Bank should be applauded for trying to bring us to our senses.

The Serious Fraud Office is investigating a North Shore residential property development deal after angry investors cried out that places were never built.

National property prices rose by $10,000 in September, taking the median house price back to a record high reached earlier this year.

The number of first home buyers in the market since the introduction of new Reserve Bank mortgage restrictions last month has plummeted, real estate agents are reporting.

Problem: you buy the perfect Northland beachfront section, on a calm, gently sloping beach - but how to get from your great smackingly beautiful house to your gigantic multi-level fast.

This $40m hideaway has been designed and built for Alexander Abramov to complement the coastal environment and is completely carbon neutral.

Housing affordability has improved slightly across New Zealand, with Auckland remaining the least affordable region and Southland the most affordable.

Editorial: The Government firmly believes the solution to rising prices lies in increasing the supply of houses, not dampening the demand for them by restricting loans or taxing investments.

An Auckland family have been awarded $147,000 after buying a leaky home in Te Atatu in 2009.

Sites of the Takapuna houses from last year's The Block renovation show are earmarked for buildings of at least four-storeys in the proposed Unitary Plan.

The first batch of 6000 new homes for fast-track residential development in Auckland has got a lukewarm response from property experts.

New Zealand property values rose at an 8.4 per cent annual pace last month ahead of the introduction of low-equity home lending restrictions,

Children's Lego house competition puts focus on Habitat homes for needy families.

Eight homeowners have abandoned exclusive Auckland leasehold properties to the Cornwall Park Trust Board.

A hard-nosed attitude by the Cornwall Park Trust Board is destroying property values, says one lessee.

More and more homeowners are paying thousands of dollars to have their houses dressed before putting them on the market.