People have tended to talk about Auckland CBD residents as if some form of sub-human species, who are forced to live in "shoe boxes", writes Dick Ayres.

More than 21,000 retirees have withdrawn their KiwiSaver funds since the first batch became eligible a year ago.

Two of three property titles for The Block New Zealand television reality series changed hands this year for $1.5 million, official records show.

The number of unsold properties in New Zealand has fallen to a record six-year low, driven by lack of supply and a winter dip in new listings.

The Auckland Council is toning down controversial plans for small-scale apartment buildings in half of suburban Auckland.

Tommy King, unlike his fiancee Emily Williams, was not yet eligible to access KiwiSaver when they started looking for their first home.

An Auckland family's home has been gutted by fire just six months after they moved in.

The number of first-home buyers using KiwiSaver savings to get a deposit on a house has almost doubled in the past year as the scheme turns six.

Risks to the financial system posed by an overheated housing market may be greater now than they were in the leadup to the global financial crisis, says Grant Spencer.

Many opinions are strong and emotive, but unfortunately most are based on poor information, little understanding of the market and in some cases pure bias, writes Andrew King.

Media couple Mike Hosking and Kate Hawkesby have put their Remuera home on the market as they search for a bigger property for their large family.

A frustrated Tainui Group Holdings has applied for a private plan change with the Environmental Protection Authority to help fast-track the first stage of its multibillion-dollar inland port.

Tenants in Auckland's poorer areas pay less than those in more wealthy suburbs - but not relative to the value of the houses, figures show.

My husband and I are trying to get on to the property ladder for a second time.

Fancy renting a beachfront property in Takapuna that comes with a lap pool, spa, indoor aquarium, petanque court, outdoor wood pizza oven, barbecue, double garaging and a security gate?

The discussion about Auckland's housing is heated and is at risk of missing the point.

The housing crisis in areas like Auckland is not a by-product of migrants buying up residential properties, Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says.

If the market distortion is going to persist then those with the means should be buying multiple houses, they can't do anything but go up in value, writes Gareth Morgan.

Some house buyers are backing calls to stop foreigners from ramping up Auckland's already heated market.

More than 1600 new apartment units are planned throughout suburban Auckland after a half-decade lull.

The Reserve Bank has announced it will lift the ratio of deposits to loans in order to take the heat out of the housing market, writes Gareth Morgan.

Calls of "shame" greeted Housing Minister Nick Smith when he arrived in Glen Innes to launch a redevelopment plan for the Tamaki area.

Australians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group.

The Prime Minister John Key believes first-home buyers should be exempt from proposed restrictions to low-deposit home lending.

Auckland's low-income suburbs of Glen Innes, Pt England and Panmure will roughly double in population under a draft plan for more intensive housing to be unveiled today.

The Reserve Bank is going to take action to cool the residential property market - and the 'speed limits' are a sensible move to rein in rampant house prices.

Auctions are being compressed into a shorter marketing period, which is "dumb and somewhat illogical", says property commentator Alistair Helm.