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'Bank of mum and dad' caught by tax trap: National MP decries brightline catch
'It has hit many Kiwis who aren't speculators' - MP Andrew Bayly.

Kennedy Point Marina protesters challenge injunction
Protestors on a hikoi from ferry terminal to High Court this morning.

'Immediate effect': House prices, volumes fall in response to law change
First home buyer activity has been hit particularly hard.

Four areas where house values shot up by $550,000+ last year
All 966 suburbs covered by CoreLogic's latest data recorded an increase in median values.

28-year-olds plan $55m scheme in top Auckland suburb
Twelve apartments planned for site vacant for some years.

'In debt, camping out': Business owners stuck in Aus, forced to sell house
Offers of more than $1.1 million are being sought for home at Amberley.

'Analysed and questioned': Borrower asked to explain eyebrow waxing, parking costs to bank staff
'The entire process has been invasive,' one borrower says of their loan application.

Mortgage minefield: New lending rules lock prospective homeowners out
The lending slowdown since December amounts to almost $2b, a credit reporting agency says.

Retirees v agents: House sale goes to tribunal
The couple appointed another agency which did sell the Churton Park home.

How much are landlords borrowing to buy investment properties?
Data shows whether the new rules have had an impact on the investment category.

Property management 'cowboy': agent withholding $52k rent shows gap in law
"This is a shocking indictment on the failure of the system" - barrister John Waymouth

Odd things about 2021's largest property sale in NZ
Curious twists, turns in largest commercial property sale of 2021: here's why

Summer questions: John Dakin on infrastructure, Covid and the Olympics
"Our infrastructure is poor. We have under-invested for decades."

Number of houses for sale surges, sales numbers also up
The areas seeing the biggest increases.

Property manager failed to pass on $52,000 rent to landlords
His behaviour, therefore, amounted to disgraceful - tribunal decision on Desmond Kan

'Don't underestimate impact of higher interest rates': Lister
"Low interest rates have been the single biggest driver of this housing boom."

Fears over $20 million underground Wanaka home
Plans for the new house are opposed by neighbours.

Power list: NZ's seven busiest house builders
The construction sector is the fourth biggest employer with 281,400 people: Poto Williams

Built 2014, demolished 2020, now liquidated: Palmers Westgate
Built 2014, demolished 2020: disposable retail takes on new meaning on this site.

Insolvent Auckland developer owes creditors $2.2m
Inland Revenue is owed $1.5m for GST and PAYE tax.

Parklane Terraces, Manurewa
OD 2019 was put into liquidation owing unsecured creditors an estimated $2.2m after building new Manurewa apartments. Video / Ray White

Million dollar homes: Average NZ house price exceeds $1m
Property prices soar to record high in 2021, according to latest figures from CoreLogic.

NZ's most expensive retirement unit project reaches first level
Kalmar is due to be finished in Parnell by 2023.

Auckland house prices party on - but for how long?
ANZ and ASB forecast prices to drop 4 per cent this year.

Cathedral land leased: Trees, homes gone for apartment project
Apartments planned for prominent corner site behind cathedral

Get out of town: Where to escape Auckland's sky-high house prices
How to achieve work-life balance and pay less for your home.

Luxury living: The flashest homes for sale in New Zealand right now
These are the houses where the top 1 per cent live. Take a peek inside.

11 most expensive residential sales of 2021
List includes mansions in Herne Bay and Remuera and some larger Queenstown area blocks.

Summer questions: Returning to the office crucial - Commercial Bay owner
"The Olympics were fascinating, a great distraction ... seeing Lisa Carrington ..."