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Sea change: would you rather an Auckland villa or private island?

One Grey Lynn villa and five private islands you could buy instead.

From university drop out to first home buyer in three years

Why 22-year-old thinks apartments are better investments than houses.

City living: Apartments a big saver for first-timers

Find out where apartments are selling for up to $400,000 less than homes.

Revealed: The suburbs with the best rental returns

You'll have to look further afield for the best rental returns, but we have the answers.

The secret that can add thousands of dollars onto Auckland homes

New data shows you are likely to feel content living on a crescent.

$4 billion lost: Fonterra's biggest shareholder is angry and off to authorities

Leading investor's long-held worries have come to head with FMA complaint.

FMA asks to see Fonterra's books

FMA asks to see Fonterra's books after complaint by biggest farmer-shareholder.

Why Auckland mother won $13k from her landlords

Tenant with a child aged under two listed 22 separate issues with Henderson house.

'It's heartbreaking': One of Auckland's oldest villas could be bowled

Plans to bulldoze a much-loved villa has a community angry at more loss of character.

Foreign buyers sell off NZ homes in droves, push house prices down

Foreign buyers are selling more properties than they are buying in New Zealand.

Auckland house prices sliding amid fears of a fall in first-home buyers

Auckland house prices are now on a run of 17 months of near consecutive price drops.

Student who lost $60k home deposit starts Givealittle

The student bought a apartment via her mother, but now can't afford to pay.

'The agent was my mum': Student loses $60k deposit

"She did not warn me whatsoever about the difficulties" - daughter on agent mum.

Deposit lost: First-home buyer's $60k 'hard lesson'

The developer says the contract was clear in specifying the details of the sale.

Rise of the first-home buyers: The new market hotspots

Newcomers to property market increasingly compete with investors.

Shoebox city: Would you live in an apartment twice the size of a prison cell?

Studio apartments just 21 square metres built in Auckland despite planning rules.