Latest fromResidential Property

Man left homeless by agency
A judge has told the state housing agency it was "not helpful" to evict a vulnerable tenant who had nowhere to go.

Taste for the grandiose stamps mark on urban landscape
The Chinese footprint on the NZ housing scene...

Estate agent censured over business partner's theft
An estate agent failed to alert authorities to the theft of client funds from her real estate office.

QV: Property recovery shortlived
Property values fell back in Auckland and Wellington during March..

<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: Something fishy about house hunting
A vortex of domestic insecurity has enveloped me, thanks to the stork heading my way.

Chinese bidding for Tongan royal estate in Auckland
A group of Chinese investors are understood to be the main contenders hoping to buy the Tongan royal residence in Auckland.

Up to 12,500 workers needed for Christchurch rebuild
The residential rebuild in Christchurch could require up to 12,500 full time workers and reveal a number of skills shortages in occupations such as concreting and carpentry, Prime Minister John Key says.

$10,000 drop in house prices helping buyers
House prices have fallen nationally $10,000 in the past three months, and affordability is increasing around NZ.

'Winter of discontent' in store for quake hit property market
House sales in Christchurch have plummeted since last month's quake, and worse could be in store.

Estate agent asked bank to fake papers in sale dispute
A Nelson real estate agent tried to have a bank falsify documents to cover up problems over a sale, once he found out a complaint against him was being investigated.