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Keen interest in single-story, flat section homes

Property: $10m buys a beach too

Grey prospects for golf greens

Developer raising money for housing

Apartments next step for Mt Wellington quarry development

Housing inquiry opens for input

Quake victims: Waiting to hear if they stay - or go

We'll buy your house - Govt's offer

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

Ashley Campbell visits a long-established suburb with mixed-bag amenities.

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.

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.

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

Bruce Morris finds a town of faded glory where freehold property sells for less than most Aucklanders spend on annual rent.

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.

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?