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Hammer time for real estate
House auctions remain popular as buyers and sellers attempt to make the best of the sluggish market.

'Extreme' home for sale
One of the country's most unusual homes - featured on both American and New Zealand television shows - is for sale, complete with its own pub.

<i>Bernard Hickey: </i>Tightening without hiking the OCR
The Reserve Bank has slightly opened its forecast window for the first rate hike by a month or two in this morning's statement.

RWC warning issued over misleading rental claims
Homeowners exploiting others with misleading claims about their properties ahead of the World Cup are sounded a warning by industry leaders.

<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Enforced savings are a homeowner's advantage
Although renting may be better financially, when you bring common behaviour into the mix the advantage evaporates.

Celebrity homes looking for new owners
Alison Mau and Simon Dallow are preparing to sell their $1.9m Remuera family home, 10 months after announcing their shock split.

Tycoon's secret $5.5m pad
Motorcar magnate Colin Giltrap has made property history - paying a record $5.5 million for a luxury penthouse overlooking Mt Maunganui.

Booming Auckland house sales jump $709 each day
House sales are booming nationally and Auckland leads the way with a $709 a day jump, writes Anne Gibson.

House prices on the up and up
House prices have risen to their highest March level in two decades.

Home loan approvals take record tumble
NZ banks granted 4438 home loans in the first quarter of this year, a 30 per cent drop on the same time last year.

Real estate watchdog fields 320 complaints in first five months
The newly formed Real Estate Agents Authority has received more than 320 complaints in its first five months of operation.