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Support for curb on home loans

Auckland's top real estate agency has welcomed the Reserve Bank's moves to dampen the hot housing market but doesn't expect prices to suddenly drop.

Mining plan: Locals asking is it me next?

A decision granting a company permission to mine beneath the eastern part of Waihi has left those on the other side of town worried they could be next, a residents group says.

Housing outlook hits record high

Expectations of house price inflation have hit a record high in ASB's quarterly survey, while the numbers who consider it a good time to buy a house continue to fall.

Housing outlook hits record

Can you afford this house?

A $224,000 prototype house, aimed at Aucklanders who want an affordable place, has been built at Papakura.

Demolition rules 'affect 10,000 homes'

Almost 10,000 houses are affected by an Environment Court decision on pre-1940s demolition consents, a planner says.

Roll up for bowling club apartments

Fourteen apartments, starting from $1.25 million, will be built on the Ponsonby Bowling Club site in Herne Bay in Auckland.

Call to streamline Maori housing

A Maori architecture specialist is calling for a more streamlined approach towards Maori housing.

Auckland house prices vs world's

Auckland house-hunters fed up with the city's skyrocketing prices will find their money will buy them even less on the property ladder of many major overseas cities.

Auckland dominates growing market - expert

Commercial, industrial and retail properties sales last year totalled more than $1.4 billion - but deals this year could be higher, says a property market expert.

Hart's home ready for party

New Zealand's richest man has completed a huge new three-level banquet hall with pool and piazza area at his Auckland clifftop property.

Renters TV show reflects grim reality, says property investors' leader

The head of Auckland's main landlord group says TV2's Sunday night Renters reflects reality.

Sales soar beyond ritzy areas

The number of sales in Auckland suburbs typically considered less desirable are growing at a faster rate than their usually sought-after neighbours.

Deck drop: 'It's lucky no one died'

The owners of a house where a deck collapsed, sending about 20 people and a hot barbecue plummeting to the ground, say it was lucky no one was killed.

Mortgagee sales fall to four year low

In the last quarter of 2012, there were 461 mortgagee sales, 11 per cent down from the previous quarter and 24 per cent less than the same quarter the year before, according to statistics released today by Terralink International.

Sections to soar in value under plan

Auckland homeowners could become about $24 billion richer under Auckland Council's proposed Unitary Plan as the value of sections will shoot up.

What's wrong with your home?

Statistics New Zealand has taken the pulse of the country's homes in its nationwide New Zealand General Social Survey.

State houses sold to developer

A formerly state house-dominated street in Sandringham is set for major redevelopment after seven large sections were sold to a developer for more than $8 million.