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$300m Auckland skyscraper: Construction work 'paused' indefinitely

Auckland Council is 'aware that work is currently paused on the Seascape development'.

Owners of Du Val-managed Lakewood Plaza units pay millions after water mains burst

'Millions of dollars in repairs, ridiculously expensive': owner paying $30,000.

Auckland property: 44% of apartments sell for loss

Some owners may just be prepared to take a loss, but long-term gains still likely.

Italy doubles tax for wealthy foreigners

Financial Times: 'Flat tax for the billionaires' launched to address house price concerns.

Du Val investor worried after interim receivership

'It’s been nearly two years since I’ve been paid anything.' - Du Val investor

Fletcher's Iplex: leaky pipe class action launched in Australia

Around 30,000 homes in Perth are thought to be involved.

Granny flats proposal will not address housing market failures, council says

Removing or reducing consent requirements would have minimal impact on costs.

'Rent will continue' - Du Val to worried apartment landlord

Around 500 people live in the high-rise.

New home consents fall to levels last seen five years ago

Consents for building new homes were down 24% annually.

Māori women at risk of abuse caused by poor housing and poverty

A new report links sexual and family violence to poor housing and poverty.

Crushing 4% rental yield gap largest in 15 years – but many investors undeterred

'Rents are nowhere near enough to cover the mortgage for a typical debt-backed purchase.'

Landlord ordered to pay tenant $30k

Renting an old property out cheaply doesn't excuse landlords from ensuring it's habitable.

ANZ reverses house price forecast, expects 1% fall

Three aspects of house prices and interest rates have been revised in new research.

‘Disaster after disaster’: Man forced to pay for home he abandoned

Two men have been locked in court against the landowner of leasehold homes.

Tourism operators buy hotels to house workers as housing crisis hits hard

Queenstown housing issues continue, as businesses supply their own worker accommodation.

Property Insider: Auckland a Yimby city; art in new hotel; Mt Roskill's Soho Hotel opens

'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says.