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Bittersweet demise of high-flying risk-takers

House prices creeping up

New Zealand house prices recovered last month to be close to levels of a year ago.

<i>Martin Hawes</i>: Taxing times are on the way

Seaside dream is in reach

Party's over and debts called in for property kings

Failed major developments in New Zealand are piling up, like the Soho Square project in Ponsonby which is now mocked as 'Sohole'.

Collapse of a brick and mortar empire

Greens selling super fund houses to avoid confusion, says Turei

Kiwibank raises mortgage rates

State tenant 'owned two properties'

A man is facing allegations he lived off the taxpayer in state housing while he was a landlord owning two properties.

<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Home is where the hard graft is

Bonus cuts may slow property rebound

<i>Mary Holm</i>: Choosing the right time to buy

Asking prices rise as property listings increase

September rise in house prices, new listings

A shortage of properties listed for sale, which was thought to have been a factor in rising prices, looks to have eased last month.

Tenants lose eviction appeal

Figures point to 'soft' recovery in building activity

The number of new building consents issued in August has risen, possibly pointing to a "soft" recovery in the building market.

August building consents up

August recorded the most new housing consents in nearly a year, says Statistics New Zealand.

<i>Graeme Baker:</i> Sorry, you're too messy for muggers' alley

I've experienced some rather unsuitable flats. But never have I suffered the indignity of being rejected as "unsuitable" to live in one. Until this year...