Building landlords cry poor
Landlords are crying poor and seeking financial assistance in the face of proposals to strengthen thousands of old buildings.
Landlords are crying poor and seeking financial assistance in the face of proposals to strengthen thousands of old buildings.
An appeal by a real estate agent found guilty of breaching professional standards after he listed the wrong property for sale has been thrown out.
Home-building consents fell last month as a drop in approvals for apartments offset gains for other types of dwellings
Bill English says the greatest influence on the housing market will continue to be interest rates and supply constraints created by the planning system, writes Brian Fallow.
For the first time, the BNZ-REINZ Residential Market Survey this month sought 572 real estate agents' views about overseas buyers.
The community housing sector in Auckland, which elsewhere would be in the market for developer-supplied affordable housing, is neither strong nor vibrant, writes Brian Rudman.
A North Shore couple with a Down syndrome daughter say they are under severe stress and unable to repair leaky townhouses due to a three-year battle to get money.
We now have a tax system that favours the investor over any family wanting to own a home of their own - regardless of price, writes Alan Dudson.
Editorial: A contributor to our website today suggests an interesting way to make houses more affordable for young people seeking their first homes.
"Is National planning to confiscate private property to get houses built on it?" asks Tim Hazledine. "Labour has come out with a promise to build 100,000 new houses, which turns out to be half-baked in its lack of detail."
Kiwibank has today launched a six-month fixed home loan rate of 4.79 per cent, the bank's lowest rate in its 11-year history.
Join us at noon today for a live chat with Geoff Cooper, economist for Auckland City.
Auckland's critical housing shortage worsened again last year - but the gap between population growth and house-building may be closing at last.
Residents of Takapuna high-rise apartment block The Sentinel plan to spend $470,000 on a big outdoor podium upgrade of their tower in a project due to start on Monday.
Housing affordability and the difficulty of buying a new first home have led to a review of the way councils charge property developers.
My adult daughter - my only child - has been living with her partner for nearly four years in a relationship that may or may not last - it seems to be up and down.
New Zealand's commercial construction sector has been nailed into the ground by the recession, industry chiefs say, and Mainzeal Property and Construction's receivership came after a string of others.
Auckland's property market had a booming January, with one real estate company selling 78pc more homes worth more than $1 million than the same month last year.
It's time for a dose of fatalism and some common sense when it comes to dealing with earthquake-prone buildings across New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch quakes.
Max Byrnes, a Manukau Golf Club neighbour, fears for the Conifer Grove area when Fletcher Building puts up hundreds of houses.
A real estate agent who gave a first-home buyer incorrect information has been found guilty of "sloppy and unprofessional" conduct.
What a lost opportunity at a time when the council is on a crusade to convert Aucklanders to the joys of intensive housing, writes Brian Rudman.
New Zealanders are showing a rising resistance to overseas investors, a business survey has found.