A cracked driveway is one of the best ways to make a bad first impression to buyers.

Unique feature of property had inventive couple going round in circles.

OneRoof's guide to what's on the market in the Bay of Plenty this week.

Here's what you need to know: from how much you need to save to working out your buying strategy.

The trendy new office seems fitting for a boss who skateboards to work.

Developers say not renewing the legislation "slows up the process" of new development

Summer took its toll on the house sale market with Auckland and national volumes down.

Elisabeth Vogelaar was allegedly conned out of $400.

Only a third of Tauranga homes are mortgage free, new data reveals

Twelve metre container converted into a liveable space for very special new owners.

Million-dollar properties are becoming the norm in these Hawke's Bay suburbs.

$200m-plus office sale this year's biggest.

Simon Bridges releases figures showing there are 403,883 properties bigger than 4500 sq m.

Home that focuses on the outdoor spaces as much as the interior is a concrete option.

Seaside home ticked all boxes for couple who knew how to be flexible with travel, traffic.

Two years of fruitless househunting ended in a split second.

By 2013 home ownership dropped back to 66.2 per cent — now sits at around 63.2 per cent.

A luxury development in Mairangi Bay will offer sea views and sophisticated living.

At the end of the driveway, the bush drops away to views of water and city lights.

Couple found space to breathe in a 1960s subdivision and property linked to famous name.

The former real estate agent denies all the charges.

Remuera won't be hit "but those in Hawke's Bay with a few sheep and cows will".

Which one will leave you financially better off? OneRoof.co.nz finds out.

The three-bedroom home has a CV of $1.775m and 65-years of memories for the Puia family.

Environmentalists fear Ryman plans, wildlife effects

Families pitch in to finish renovations, writes Robyn Welsh.

All an old rundown villa needed was a little bit of love, writes Donna Fleming.

It's called 'Beverley Hills', because it was one of the first to have swimming pools.

Mt Eden's St James Sunday School hall now up for sale after being gutted by December fire.