PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBarfoot & Thompson in $600k lawsuit after rising star agent's copy-paste signature 'mistake'OLA Homes says copy-pasted digital signatures cost it more than $600,000.09 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumNew Zealand'Big mistake': Million-dollar sale collapses as rising star estate agent copy-pastes signatureA copy-pasted signature was among the errors that invalidated the contract.04 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumProperty'Problematic': 541 new Auckland apartments unsold, 20% of stock built in last three yearsDownturn in house sales sparked more unsold apartments but also many terraced homes too.21 Jan 11:00 PM
Mood of the BoardroomHousing lift ahead: $5m foreign buyers expected to fuel market activity23 Sep 04:59 PM
PremiumOpinionAnne GibsonProperty Insider: Mansons begins Graham St project; free car with Westgate home; how’s Resido going?07 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAuckland100,000 homes built in seven years – does Auckland still have a housing crisis? The median house price in the city is now about $1 million, 7.5 times the median income.04 Jul 09:00 PM
PropertyHousing glut: Auckland’s biggest agency has record unsold stockSome Auckland vendors had begun to expect higher prices, REINZ said of February data.01 Apr 10:19 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAnne GibsonProperty Insider: $7 billion Asia-Pacific fund hunts in NZData centres, warehouses, offices, properties under mortgagee sale: asset classes named.10 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessWhere Auckland rents rose the fastest in 2024Viewing and listings may be picking up after 'subdued activity' late last year.23 Jan 11:30 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessApartment developer declares insolvency owing $3.76mUnexpected cost rises, Covid delays, cooling market blamed for development failure.22 Jan 09:25 PM
Business‘Sales declined significantly’: Barfoot & Thompson on December residential trade'Given challenges, Auckland housing market came through the year in good shape.'06 Jan 10:09 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessUnconsented building work non-disclosure sees agents fined $18,000Three Barfoot & Thompson agents pleaded guilty to unsatisfactory conduct in the case.16 Dec 02:33 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessNZ house values fall for ninth consecutive month, unsold Auckland stock swellsMarket in a holding pattern, not falling to any significant extent but not rising either.04 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘He looked very grey’: CPR and a rogue car tyre as chaos unfolds in record Auckland Marathon fieldIt was the largest Auckland Marathon on record, with nearly 18,000 registering.03 Nov 06:46 AM
Mood of the BoardroomMood of the Boardroom: Barfoot & Thompson’s Peter Thompson on rising insurance costsPlus the three biggest worries held by the real estate boss.02 Oct 03:59 PM
ConstructionPrice slump: Barfoot & Thompson issues new monthly data on Auckland house salesHomes are going for less but more of them sold in September than some other months lately.01 Oct 11:02 PM
New ZealandRealtor made secret commission deal with buyer of $26.5m property, then didn't pay upNow he's been fined after netting $326,000 in a deal he hid from the vendor and his boss.01 Oct 06:00 AM
New ZealandHome owner has good excuse for not paying $317,000 rate debt on South Auckland home - he's deadNo rates repayments have been made on the property since March 2005 - nearly 20 years.24 Aug 05:00 PM
Banking and finance‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue downChilly weather matches a particularly cold Auckland market for house sales and values.08 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change comingAt least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKerbside home viewing for upmarket Auckland apartment after mortgagee sale listingThe viewing had changed from an open home to a kerbside gathering of potential buyers.09 Jun 07:31 AM
InflationAuckland rents up 5.6%, NZ rents up 8.3%Rising immigration and more students cited as driving factors.29 Apr 10:58 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careFrom rugby field to $350m retirement village: Summerset nears trylineDeposits taken on the first stage or 180 units amount to around $100m of sales.15 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionHow many people rent homes in New Zealand? Bond data shows all-time recordRental bonds were lodged for 410,904 properties by November 1, Tenancy Services said.06 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeHouses for sale flood Auckland market, hit 11-year peakSale numbers plummet, new listings skyrocket: not a market in recovery at all.04 Mar 11:45 PM
ConstructionAuckland rents up 5.2pc, average $662/week: Barfoot & ThompsonLatest jump is the biggest rise since 2015 when rents rose 7 per cent.01 Feb 02:03 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: Timing of planned tenancy law changes tipped'War on landlords' set to be reversed with law reform. But precisely when, landlords ask.23 Jan 01:20 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance$40 million Pakatoa Island no longer for saleHe's in the rare position of having one of the few privately owned islands in the Gulf.11 Jan 11:21 PM