When Audrey Fitzjohn agreed to leave her native France to live in Hamilton with her husband Elliot, she had one proviso.

Prime Minister John Key has called Labour's KiwiBuild housing policy "dishonest".

Auckland rents are outstripping wages and rising faster than inflation, a four-year comparison shows.

Landlords increased weekly rents for homes of every size in all but two of Auckland's 30 suburbs, a four-year comparison shows.

The Government says the Green Party's shared equity housing policy would lead to more debt without solving New Zealand's housing affordability crisis.

The biggest house sale so far this year is an $8.1 million home in Takapuna, with private access to the beach.

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.

Mortgage approvals reached their highest levels in almost four years last month, as people rushed to make the most of low interest rates.

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.

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.

A house just 500 metres outside of Auckland's sought-after triple grammar zone has sold for nearly $400,000 above its valuation.

Floating mortgage holders could save more than $700 million this year by switching to a two-year fixed rate, statistics show.

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.

Rural areas of New Zealand suffered big falls in property values last year as people continued to flock to the main centres.

New low-rise apartment blocks will be built in many Auckland suburbs this year in response to the housing supply crisis, an industry boss expects.

A coastal survey has shown that would-be home buyers are putting lifestyle convenience ahead of peace and quiet.

Pressure looks likely to stay on house prices in the year ahead, particularly in Auckland and Christchurch, experts say.

Imagine living metres from one of New Zealand's best beaches and only an hour from Auckland City.

This plantation-style home sits above the coastline in Church Bay, and overlooks Motukaha Island, the Hauraki Gulf and Auckland. The location provides breathtaking views of the sea by day, and at night the city lights are clearly visible.