Banking and financeWestpac cuts pre-okayed mortgagesWestpac has confirmed it is withdrawing mortgage pre-approvals for some customers following the introduction of the Reserve Bank's new lending restrictions.14 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Applause for Reserve Bank's LVR moveWe 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.14 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandSFO investigates property developmentThe Serious Fraud Office is investigating a North Shore residential property development deal after angry investors cried out that places were never built.14 Oct 04:26 AM
Banking and financeProperty prices jump $10k in SeptemberNational property prices rose by $10,000 in September, taking the median house price back to a record high reached earlier this year.14 Oct 02:05 AM
PropertyFirst home buyer numbers dropThe 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.14 Oct 01:45 AM
New ZealandPlans afoot for Sultan's BNZ blockThe world's second-richest royal might soon sell his empty Auckland office block - and the building could become apartments.13 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandSuperyacht's $1m accesswayProblem: 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.13 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandBillionaire's paradiseNew Zealand's most expensive new residential project is nearly finished so billionaire Russian steel magnate Alexander Abramov can holiday there soon.13 Oct 04:30 PM
PropertyBillionaire's paradiseThis $40m hideaway has been designed and built for Alexander Abramov to complement the coastal environment and is completely carbon neutral.13 Oct 01:43 AM
New ZealandSlight increase in housing affordabilityHousing affordability has improved slightly across New Zealand, with Auckland remaining the least affordable region and Southland the most affordable.10 Oct 04:53 AM
New ZealandBlock sites set for high-riseSites of the Takapuna houses from last year's <i>The Block</i> renovation show are earmarked for buildings of at least four-storeys in the proposed Unitary Plan.09 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Success of housing plans really depends on the buyersEditorial: 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.09 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLeaky home family get $147,000An Auckland family have been awarded $147,000 after buying a leaky home in Te Atatu in 2009.09 Oct 04:30 PM
ConstructionNew home plan no quick fixThe first batch of 6000 new homes for fast-track residential development in Auckland has got a lukewarm response from property experts.09 Oct 04:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeQV reports lift in property valuesNew Zealand property values rose at an 8.4 per cent annual pace last month ahead of the introduction of low-equity home lending restrictions,08 Oct 11:45 PM
New ZealandKids building foundations for real homesChildren's Lego house competition puts focus on Habitat homes for needy families.08 Oct 04:30 PM
BusinessOwners abandon prime Auckland propertiesEight homeowners have abandoned exclusive Auckland leasehold properties to the Cornwall Park Trust Board.07 Oct 04:30 PM
BusinessPark board destroying residents' property values, claims lesseeA hard-nosed attitude by the Cornwall Park Trust Board is destroying property values, says one lessee.07 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandHouses dressed to impressMore and more homeowners are paying thousands of dollars to have their houses dressed before putting them on the market.06 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandTop bach no place for mod-consA clifftop bach voted the most eco-friendly in New Zealand is no place to take your hairdrier or straightening iron - it may just blow up the power system.05 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandSlice of The Block for saleA chip off <i>The Block</i> will be up for grabs after the TV3 show's four renovated homes have been sold.05 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandHousing NZ tenant told to pay $39kA former Housing New Zealand tenant who claimed to have raised $1 million to buy her home has been ordered to pay back $39,000.05 Oct 04:30 PM
BusinessDevelopers offer 172ha for park in controversial planA controversial Northland luxury housing development on a pristine eastern coastline goes before independent hearing commissioners appointed by Auckland Council on Monday.04 Oct 07:56 PM
New ZealandInsurance change costs homeownersHomeowners who pay to get their house valued on top of insurance bills will be left out of pocket if the estimation is too low - but won't get extra if their premium was based on an overvaluation.04 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Parties play politics over housing crisisThere is, of course, already a healthy degree of consensus between central and local government in the form of National's Housing Accord with Auckland Council..04 Oct 04:30 PM
EconomyEstate agents at odds over LVR falloutReal estate companies are at odds over whether the introduction of lending restrictions has affected the property market.03 Oct 02:50 AM
New ZealandBeach block slashed by $8mThe 16ha Doubtless Bay property is advertised as a four-hour drive or 45-minute helicopter ride from Auckland.02 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: First Home policy long on shortcomingsEditorial: The policy provided palpable evidence of the extent to which the Government sees itself on the back foot over the issue of housing affordability.02 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandFirst-home help comes with catchFirst-home buyers have been thrown a lifeline in the form of a subsidised, vacant state house, but it comes with a catch - they'll have to move to the regions.01 Oct 04:30 PM
Banking and financePrices reach record highProperty asking prices around the country have reached a record high, with a shortage of houses on the market helping to fuel demand.01 Oct 06:28 AM
