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John Armstrong: Warning flashes from a housing nightmare
So coos the sugar-encrusted, but hollow-sounding real estate-speak intent on seducing would-be home buyers and hard-headed investors into succumbing to the charms of life at Hobsonville Pt.
Listings low, asking prices soar
A slight rebound in the number of new home listings last month did little to alleviate pressure in the property market.
Dita De Boni: Homing in on the real Kiwi crisis
The political year has begun and if there's one thing all parties can agree on, it's that we have a "housing crisis" on our hands, writes Dita De Boni.
Urban's suburban dream
Kiwi actor Karl Urban has upgraded his family to a $5.25 million home in Herne Bay, Auckland.
Apartments drive building consents
Consents for 127 retirement village units is one feature of strong building consents data for December.
PM: More working prisons on the way
More prisons will be turned into working prisons where all prisoners will be placed in a 40-hour week programme of work and rehabilitation, says John Key.
Rent lift tipped as students return
The return of students to Auckland has some in the property sector picking a rise in demand and prices for rental properties.
Interiors: Washed in white
When Audrey Fitzjohn agreed to leave her native France to live in Hamilton with her husband Elliot, she had one proviso.
PM: KiwiBuild policy 'dishonest'
Prime Minister John Key has called Labour's KiwiBuild housing policy "dishonest".
Auckland city's rental prices rocket
Landlords increased weekly rents for homes of every size in all but two of Auckland's 30 suburbs, a four-year comparison shows.
Rents rising faster than wages, inflation
Auckland rents are outstripping wages and rising faster than inflation, a four-year comparison shows.
Govt criticises Greens' housing plan
The Government says the Green Party's shared equity housing policy would lead to more debt without solving New Zealand's housing affordability crisis.
$8.1m house sale sets tone
The biggest house sale so far this year is an $8.1 million home in Takapuna, with private access to the beach.
Greens offer families homes
The Green Party has ambitious plans for a shared-equity housing ownership model designed to help low-income families with dependent children into home ownership.
Rush for home loans
Mortgage approvals reached their highest levels in almost four years last month, as people rushed to make the most of low interest rates.
Brian Rudman: Affordable housing? It's right under your nose, guys
Bill English should look into a mirror next time he points the finger at Auckland Council for not doing enough to encourage affordable housing, writes Brian Rudman.
Record sale for out-of-zone home
A house just 500 metres outside of Auckland's sought-after triple grammar zone has sold for nearly $400,000 above its valuation.
Rebuild staff in demand
Skills shortages for the Christchurch rebuild and a lack of homes in Auckland are likely to be key factors influencing the employment sector in 2013, a report says.
Time to fix mortgage has come
Floating mortgage holders could save more than $700 million this year by switching to a two-year fixed rate, statistics show.
High-rise heart for Orewa
Seaside Orewa could get more high-rise apartments under the Auckland Council's moves to write a new planning rule book that encourages more living in town centres.
Exodus hits rural house prices
Rural areas of New Zealand suffered big falls in property values last year as people continued to flock to the main centres.
Housing plan a winner for Labour
The Labour Party housing policy for first-home buyers has struck a chord despite the Government's attempts to write it off as expensive and unrealistic.
Quake repairs lift building sector
The building sector has taken off and Canterbury earthquake repairs are one of its biggest drivers.