Working with a mentor

Recruiters know what they are looking for and sometimes people stretch themselves to fit.

Being the boss of your workmates can present a unique set of challenges.

Digital skills are now considered standard requirements.

Steve Hart asks - do we really need all those meetings?

Steve Hart on podcasting and career longevity.

Steve Hart on the art of the second interview.

A call-to-action for the New Zealand Government to make better working lives possible.

A third of working Kiwis are on the hunt for a new job.

If your work performance is under scrutiny it may be because you're not wanted.

The bully still reigns in many of our workplaces, writes Steve Hart

Looking back at 2018 we can see it was this year that a corner was turned in the market.

Survey shows 62 per cent of employees didn't even bother to ask for an increase.

Following three cases where tenants have been badly treated by property managers.

Among those exempt from the watered-down "ban" are buyers from Australia and Singapore.

We are now well along the downward track on the real estate cycle.

Almost 10,000 people with ANZ made a withdrawal with KiwiSaver for first home buying.

Deep down we always knew something stank when it came to the meth testing industry.

Light shone on an industry that has cost home owners lots of money and lots of stress.

Real wage growth has fallen behind productivity growth, writes Steve Hart.

Nowhere near enough affordable homes are on the market to meet current demand.

Trying to pick the current trend in the housing market cycle is a tough call.

Dark clouds are slowly moving in on property investors.

First-time home-buyers are holding out for a new home rather than buying an existing one.

It can be tough at the top and also for managers who are less-than-focused.

Sales of lifestyle properties are on the up, according to the Real Estate Institute.

Home affordability has improved across the country.

House price inflation will drop to 2 per cent a year.

Building consents for new townhouses, flats, and units hit a 23-year high.

There're many reasons why staff have job dissatisfaction - there're just as many solutions

Little headway has been made to build a single home, let alone an "affordable" one.

Median home prices across the country went up 6.9 per cent in the year.

House sales are up and prices are down according to Barfoot & Thompson.

Landlords should be required by law to keep their properties up to standard.

There's an easy way the Labour government can build 'affordable' homes in Auckland.

We are back to January 2013 house-buying confidence levels, according to an ASB survey.

New Zealand's real estate industry regulator has changed its name.

Podcaster Steve Hart on the joys of podcasting.

Water quality, rapid urbanisation and impact of natural hazards up for talks at NZPI.

A rental crisis is coming.

Downturn in net migration and changes to tax rules for property investors play a part.

Employers need to look after employees mental health in the workplace.

Auckland market reined in from rapid price increases and has settled into stable trading.

The Labour-led Government is to build 100,000 new homes over the next 10 years...

Schedule a time out from work these holidays.

Buyers are returning to the Auckland property market following a two-month drought.

The new Auckland Council property valuations are out and causing a storm.

Reports show nationally, the median price rose by 3.9 per cent year on year to $530,000.

New figures show a surge of activity from first home buyers outside of Auckland.

With a new Government coming into power, interesting times ahead for residential market.

Value of lifestyle properties down by 23 per cent for the same period as last year.

170,000 rental properties need to be insulated to meet the Residential Tenancies Act.

Auckland values have dropped in most parts of Auckland over the past three months.

Country may be facing a slowdown in economic activity that will impact the housing market.

It seems China is about to relax its rules on capital outflow.

Paerata Rise: a new housing development on former Wesley College land near Pukekohe.

Auckland's population will continue to grow at a rapid pace say economists at Westpac.

House prices are levelling off in most parts of the country.

Real estate agents who fail to perform professionally will face tougher consequences.

A law change to help make rental homes warmer and drier is a step closer.

Fewer homes sell in winter than during any other season according to statistics.

It is well established now that real estate is in a bit of a funk.

Real estate prices in Auckland have been stagnant since the start of the year.

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According to Stats NZ there are more than 33,000 empty homes across Auckland.

You may be surprised to hear that house prices are still rising across New Zealand.

Debt-to-income limits on mortgage lending have potential to do damage to house market.

A report says the housing market is the number one risk factor in the economy.

The seasonally adjusted number of new homes consented fell 7.6 per cent in April.

Homes can now be made off-site with machines that could be operated by one person.

Herald Homes reader says neither of her children may be able to live in Auckland again.

Auckland property sales numbers were at their lowest level for an April since 2008.

There has been a drop in the number of lifestyle properties sold.

Home sales continue to track downwards when compared to the same time last year.

The lending restrictions have not hit as hard as they have in Auckland.

Demand is increasing for inner city apartments according to figures.

Landowners chip away at the housing shortage, the pressure on prices continues to mount.

The Auckland cycle has peaked and will probably sit flattish with small rises.

The national median house price rose to $495,000 in the year to February.