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Architect raises spectre of balcony collapse

Court case angers apartment owners

Real estate giants row over worth of auctions

Two leading real estate firms have gone head to head over whether auctions are a good way to sell houses.

Aussies interested in Hillary's home

Australians are muscling in on attempts to save the Remuera home Sir Ed Hillary built and lived in until his death.

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Abnormal now the norm

Rental property tax creates 'wrong incentives' - Treasury

Treasury Secretary John Whitehead says the rental property tax scheme creates the wrong incentives.

Property glut creating 'buyers' market'

Sellers appear to be in denial over asking prices with a glut of new homes on the property market strong favouring buyers, says realestate.co.nz.

Building consents jump 10pc in Feb

Building consents issued in February jumped 10 per cent, after rising one per cent the month before.

Probe into 'state houses for money'

Judges back leaky-home owners over council

Owners in two townhouse complexes have been backed in drawn-out leaky-building repair battles with their council, which lawyers say may affect rates.

Estate agent censured for cold-call offer to grieving widow

A real estate agent sent cold-calling condolences to a grieving widow - then offered to sell her house.

Heartbreaker of a sale

Snapping up luxury buys

Luxury houses at the top end of the property market are selling fast, with renewed interest in multi-million-dollar homes.

<i>Diana Clement</i>: How to be sure the bank will say yes

Dunne tips property tax change, lower personal tax

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has tipped a new property investment tax and lower personal taxes in this year's Budget.

House prices have room to fall further, says expert