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Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald.

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Buyer beware: Warning over common contract clause that can cost home buyers

16 Mar 04:00 PM

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Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home

28 Feb 04:00 PM

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Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales

19 Feb 04:00 PM

Find out where you could've bought a classic timber villa for just $15,000.

Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed
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Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed

17 Feb 02:39 AM

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Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand
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Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand

13 Jan 04:00 PM

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Property

Where to go to escape Auckland's skyrocketing house prices

31 Dec 04:00 PM

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New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream
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New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream

28 Dec 04:00 PM

Lockdown might even be a joy if you owned one of these stunning properties.

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Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners
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Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners

27 Dec 04:00 PM

Luxury house sales boomed again in 2020 even without foreign buyers.

NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it
Property

NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it

28 Nov 04:05 AM

There is a capital gains tax already on the books, it's just not enforced: Researchers

New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market
Property

New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market

11 Nov 04:00 PM

If you thought house prices were high, they could be about to rise even further.

Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer
Property

Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer

16 Oct 04:00 PM

Developers have been paying big bucks. Now homes are becoming too expensive for even them.

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Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices
Property

Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices

13 Oct 04:00 PM

Should house prices rise or fall? Kiwis have their say and it may surprise you.

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Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis?  Policies compared
Property

Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies compared

27 Sep 04:00 PM

How the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.

Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards
Property

Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards

25 Sep 05:00 PM

National wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.

'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result
Property

'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result

06 Sep 07:03 PM

Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.

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House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been
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House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been

11 Jul 05:00 PM

Auckland Council delayed its three-yearly CV estimates. Here's what they could have been.

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The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for
Property

The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for

10 Jul 05:00 PM

First-home buyers are battling to save deposits. This change could make a huge difference.

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Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
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Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad

27 May 05:00 PM

Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.

House prices tipped for 7% fall, despite lockdown success
Property

House prices tipped for 7% fall, despite lockdown success

14 May 11:38 PM

Westpac tips house prices to fall 7 per cent by the end of this year.

$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25
Property

$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25

11 Apr 07:07 AM

A young Kiwi isn't letting the coronavirus slow him down as he buys his fourth property.

Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords
Property

Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords

03 Apr 01:36 AM

Hardship for renters and landlords expected to get worse, property investors say.

Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering
Property

Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering

26 Mar 11:33 PM

Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.

Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers
Property

Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers

26 Mar 08:32 PM

Airbnb wants to match medical workers tackling coronavirus with safe places to stay.

Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police
Property

Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police

26 Mar 03:17 AM

There is confusion over whether tenants and house sellers and buyers can move homes.

Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay
Property

Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay

25 Mar 05:10 AM

Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.

Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help
Property

Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help

25 Mar 02:04 AM

Landlords and tenants urged to work together because both will need the other in downturn.

House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?
Property

House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?

24 Mar 04:00 PM

Settlements and house moving likely to be deferred but no official decision has been made.

Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market
Property

Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market

23 Mar 06:30 AM

New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.

Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts
Property

Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts

22 Mar 04:00 PM

Banks are urging any customers hit financially by the crisis to contact them early.

ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
Property

ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank

18 Mar 04:20 AM

Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.

Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff
Property

Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff

18 Mar 04:20 AM

Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.

KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
Property

KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report

13 Mar 04:00 PM

KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.

Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland
Property

Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland

11 Mar 04:00 PM

Humble Māngere home sets a record sale price above the million-dollar mark.

Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears
Property

Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears

06 Mar 06:19 PM

Family claim Airbnb rental owner discriminated against them based on their nationality.

Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market
Property

Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market

04 Mar 05:36 AM

Virus most likely candidate to topple Auckland's thriving housing market, economist says.

$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners
Property

$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners

04 Mar 12:57 AM

A Remuera couple recently made a $4m resale gain by selling their mansion.

100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011
Property

100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011

02 Mar 04:02 PM

House prices are on a longer winning streak than the All Blacks.

Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV
Property

Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV

28 Feb 05:00 PM

A simple New Lynn quarter acre block has sold for close to $2m as Auckland prices heat up.

House prices to grow by 10 per cent and play key role in election
Property

House prices to grow by 10 per cent and play key role in election

18 Feb 04:00 PM

House prices are flying again and threatening to play a big part in the election.

How to get foot on Auckland property ladder from $50k
Property

How to get foot on Auckland property ladder from $50k

17 Feb 10:16 PM

New business offers alternative way to get foot on the property ladder.

Multi-million-dollar slice of South Island paradise up for sale
Property

Multi-million-dollar slice of South Island paradise up for sale

14 Feb 02:13 AM

A luxury lodge on 330ha of coastal forest and limestone cliffs is up for grabs for $22.5m.

Government's $300m boost aims to get homeless out of motels
Property

Government's $300m boost aims to get homeless out of motels

12 Feb 10:00 PM

New funding aims to better prevent homelessness, while providing better accommodation.

Rogue landlords fined $124,000 for flouting insulation law
Property

Rogue landlords fined $124,000 for flouting insulation law

02 Feb 06:30 AM

Landlords have been shifting the cost of cold houses on to taxpayers, health expert says.

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University splurges $5m on Parnell pad for new vice-chancellor
Property

University splurges $5m on Parnell pad for new vice-chancellor

28 Jan 04:00 PM

University of Auckland's new head will move into one of the city's best neighbourhoods.

From selling socks in high school to buying three homes by 22
Property

From selling socks in high school to buying three homes by 22

23 Jan 05:25 AM

Christchurch investor Logan Freeman's sock start-up landed him his first home deposit.

End of the line: Which Auckland train line is best for a home-buyer?
Property

End of the line: Which Auckland train line is best for a home-buyer?

17 Jan 04:00 PM

New data unveils Goldilocks zone where houses are not too far away and not too expensive.

Five things to know about the housing market in 2020
Property

Five things to know about the housing market in 2020

16 Jan 04:00 PM

Will prices rise and which way are interest rates headed? Our experts give their take.

Bouncing back: Auckland house prices make biggest jump in two years
Property

Bouncing back: Auckland house prices make biggest jump in two years

07 Jan 04:00 PM

House price resurgence gains speed as pundits tip further rises this year.

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Multi-millionaire investor's tips to buying a rental
Property

Multi-millionaire investor's tips to buying a rental

07 Jan 05:29 AM

Investor Graeme Fowler is worth the equivalent of a Lotto win. Here are his tips.

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Top end: Rich listers and the homes they bought in 2019
Property

Top end: Rich listers and the homes they bought in 2019

29 Dec 12:45 AM

A Herald investigation reveals the names behind biggest house purchases in last two years.

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Big spenders: Who bought Auckland's priciest homes and for how much
Property

Big spenders: Who bought Auckland's priciest homes and for how much

27 Dec 05:24 PM

Kiwi rich listers and wealthy foreign buyers snapped up 2018's priciest pads.

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Luxury digs: Who bought the decade's most expensive homes?
Property

Luxury digs: Who bought the decade's most expensive homes?

27 Dec 04:41 AM

Exclusive research reveals the nation's top celebrity and rich-lister home buyers.

Experts fear it will take a tragedy before Government acts on leaky homes
Property

Experts fear it will take a tragedy before Government acts on leaky homes

24 Dec 04:00 PM

Huge repair costs mean leaky homes are going unrepaired and putting lives at risk.

Property report: How globalisation shook up NZ's property market
Property

Property report: How globalisation shook up NZ's property market

01 Dec 04:00 PM

The country's biggest riser is not what you think.

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Tax crackdown coming for Airbnb owners
Property

Tax crackdown coming for Airbnb owners

30 Nov 04:00 PM

Inland Revenue has called on international tax partners to share Airbnb data.

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Silent killer: Mould danger for third of all Kiwi homes
Property

Silent killer: Mould danger for third of all Kiwi homes

24 Nov 04:00 PM

Children sick from cold and damp houses go to hospital four times more often than others.

Deadliest April in a decade: Revisiting other horrific crashes
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Deadliest April in a decade: Revisiting other horrific crashes

28 Apr 07:32 PM

As horrifying as yesterday's Taupō crash was, it is not the country's deadliest.

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