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![EQC, insurers ask court who should pay quake damage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
EQC, insurers ask court who should pay quake damage
The High Court has been asked to sort out who is legally responsible for insurance...
![Property Report: So you want to live in... Mt Albert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Property Report: So you want to live in... Mt Albert
Ashley Campbell visits a long-established suburb with mixed-bag amenities.
![Same name, different places](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Same name, different places
Bruce Morris looks at sales in two celebrated streets - one in Auckland, the other in Mt Maunganui - for a lead on prices over the past 15 months.
![Glenda Whitehead: Catching a buyer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Glenda Whitehead: Catching a buyer
It is never easy to describe the housing market in a one-line sound bite. If I had to sum up the "tone" of the market today, it would be that participants are taking a considered approach.
![Land of contrasts: Taumarunui and Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Land of contrasts: Taumarunui and Auckland
Bruce Morris finds a town of faded glory where freehold property sells for less than most Aucklanders spend on annual rent.
![Signs of recovery in patchy market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Signs of recovery in patchy market
Confused over whether Auckland prices are going up, down or sideways? Bruce Morris tries to get a handle on things with a trip to the auction rooms.
![Bruce Morris: Is it a good time to buy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bruce Morris: Is it a good time to buy?
Has the market bottomed out – is now the time to gather the deposit, pick up a mortgage and buy?
![Added values: Auckland suburbs ahead of the pack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Added values: Auckland suburbs ahead of the pack
Bruce Morris looks at the link between selling price and capital valuation to pinpoint Auckland suburbs that are running ahead of the pack.
![Shamubeel Eaqub: Saving back in fashion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Shamubeel Eaqub: Saving back in fashion
The housing market is improving with sales volumes rising and pent-up demand in the North Island property market. Turnover is expected to rise, but don’t expect house prices to rise strongly.
![Workers back at Hotchin house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Workers back at Hotchin house
Contractors move in to clear mould and pave driveway of $37m Paritai Drive mansion.
![Millionaires make peace in luxury-home rent quarrel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Millionaires make peace in luxury-home rent quarrel
Tenancy Tribunal hears property mogul and Westpac chief settled out of court.
![Earthquake pushes agents out of real estate business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Earthquake pushes agents out of real estate business
Latest figures show real estate agents in Canterbury and Westland, already suffering from one of the worst years in terms of sales, have been dealt a further blow following the February 22 earthquake.
![The discreet $6m street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The discreet $6m street
To get your foot in the door at Herne Bay's Cremorne St you will need a fair few bob.