There have been more than 1000 submissions against plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach.

The number of new listings fell for the fifth straight month last month, fuelling talk of a looming property shortage in our biggest city.

A heavily tagged, unoccupied house in west Auckland has infuriated neighbours and exposed loopholes in council rules.

Equities on Wall Street and across Europe fell after a US home sales fell a record 27 per cent in July.

Auckland is now the least affordable area for buying a home, taking that mantle from Queenstown for the first time since 2002.

A new survey shows the number of New Zealanders interested in investing in residential property has declined significantly, for the first time in several years.

The man behind the $27m purchase of a Queenstown property development from Allied Farmers is declining to say how the deal is being financed amid speculation Allied may be helping him.

A top economist says the property market is "stuck in neutral at best", but REINZ says property prices in the main centres are holding up well.

It's really easy to cut out the middleman.

DIYers will be able to undertake more minor work without red tape and builders will be forced to stand by their work, under law changes.

A report prepared by business researcher Infometrics is predicting house prices will fall 4.1 per cent by next June.

Kiwibank has joined ANZ, Westpac and TSB today, moving to increase floating mortgage rates and cut longer term fixed rates.

The fundamental problems with the NZ housing market are coming home to roost, writes Bernard Hickey.

A "do-nothing" sentiment is gripping the property market and the number of house sales is down a third from a year ago, says the valuation agency QV.

The Govt will increasingly look to charity to fund low-cost housing as it moves towards restricting state housing, the Housing Minister says.