Increased participation by non govt organisations is needed to address a growing shortage of affordable housing, a report has found.

Auckland house prices held firm in July, but the number of sales slipped, new numbers suggest.

Purpose-built facility could easily be used as private house, writes Colin Taylor.

Expat marketing and IT millionaire Tim Williams is building one of New Zealand's biggest and most expensive houses.

NZ's residential property sector remained subdued last month with permits for new construction edging up from a slump in May, while commercial property extended its decline.

The number of consents issued for new home building nudged up 1.7pc in June.

While increasing the OCR this morning, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has indicated that future hikes won't be as aggressive as earlier tipped.

The NZ dollar climbed to a six-month high as a surge in new home sales in the US stoked investors' appetite for higher-yielding, or riskier, assets.

Home owners planning to make a quick buck renting their houses during the Rugby World Cup need to be careful - the taxman is watching you.

New Zealand home loan affordability worsened slightly in June from May as the median house price nudged up faster than incomes.

NZers will look back on the winter of 2010 as the moment we finally realised the last decade of growth was a sham.

House prices firmed up last month, but turnover stayed low said the Real Estate Institute.

Tough new Auckland City rules about the number of real estate signs allowed on one property are being flouted, as agents wait for the supercity merger.

House values across the country are losing ground because of cautious buyers and high levels of distressed sales pulling down prices.