Real estate market stats issued today show a large increase in the number of properties changing hands in August and prices across most parts of New Zealand rising.

One of NZ's richest families denies profiting from the elderly in a move which could net them more than $5 million.

A general shortage of properties is likely to see values continuing to rise in many parts of Auckland, says Jonno Ingerson

New housing approvals were up 6.3 per cent in July from the month before, says Statistics NZ.

First home buyers keen to gain a foothold on the property ladder have helped drive growth in the Auckland suburb of Otahuhu to a New Zealand high. Figures from Quotable Value New Zealand show which suburbs are rising and falling in popularity...

For companies renting out mansions for as much as $20,000 a week, business at the high end has been brisk.