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Staff leave council building inspection team, demand outweighing capacity

An average home needs 11 to 15 inspections throughout a build.

Online building products platform inks $35m capital raise

Milot Zeqiri and Brittany Gribben co-founded ArchiPro in 2014.

Ghost suburb: Land ready for 1000 Auckland homes - they just can't get water

One woman's home was built 16 months ago. Yet she can't move in.

The missing $300k: Families and tradies left in lurch by company collapse

Tradies and others who worked on Xmas Day are yet to be paid.

House prices 'most vulnerable in a long time'

Investment adviser says analysts will not be shocked by 'meaningful' fall in prices.

Ed Sheeran's bizarre building addition to 'Sheeranville'

Ed Sheeran's latest building structure might hint at his final resting place.

Housing bill to be watered down

Labour and National's landmark townhouse bill will be watered down.

Finance experts' verdict on $350 million Winton IPO

What's the reaction to developer Chris Meehan's audacious NZX/ASX listing plans?

Robertson and Orr see house prices becoming more 'sustainable'

"There's a shared view that house price growth has been unsustainable," Robertson said.

New building consents: How the major regions compare, and why Wellington is lagging

New stock not coming online to the same degree as other cities a 'cause for concern'.

Shelly Bay housing plan: Council applies to remove caveat

Wellington City Council has applied to remove a caveat registered at Shelly Bay.

'Ratbag' property developers ask to buy houses damaged in tornado 24hrs later

Shirley Corles-Davis is still angry at being asked if she wanted to sell her house.

Leaky homes case: Company had no insurance for weathertightness disasters - auditor

Asset stripping allegation strikes James Hardie leaky home lawsuit.

Public housing demand 'increasing significantly'

Councils say more new builds are 'not achievable' without support.

Auckland man facing $315,000 bill after house built in wrong place

Neighbouring developer sues homeowner after a building consent error.

Small Business: Christchurch paint firm seeks to raise $1.2m capital

Former nurse says raise will enable her firm to grow its distribution.