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Trust ordered to pay tenant nearly $3K after subletting 'uninhabitable' property
The judgment is the second against the trust in just over a month.
Builder insolvency to cost creditors $698,000
A slew of problems, some pandemic-related, seem to have struck another builder.
‘Hellish house’: Young mum wins payout over 'dire and unsafe' rental
Issues included rotting floorboards and cupboards and a mould-ridden ceiling.
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The price of your home: Latest values revealed; where the market is now heading
Property market downturn expected to continue, despite some promising signs.
Northland's median house price goes up to $785,000
Kaipara reach a record median house price of $1.1m
Auckland housing developer folds after lender says ‘no’
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Native Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable living
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Proposed Kāinga Ora homes 'nowhere near' enough to fix Whanganui’s housing problems
“Because all of us, everybody in Whanganui, suffer because of inadequate housing.”
Political Roundup: The triumph and tragedy of Jacinda Ardern
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'Appalling': Govt plans 350 homes on site it rejected for private development
'Without developments like this, reliance on emergency housing in Rotorua will continue.'
‘A tragedy’: Wellington’s desperate rental rush is crushing spirits
Rental hopefuls face 60 other people at some viewings, mouldy rooms, and high prices.
House buyers' bonanza, heartache for sellers: Auckland, Wellington take big hits
Sales plummeted year-on-year, but at least the pace may have slowed.
Editorial: Nimbyism goes bananas as housing intensifies
OPINION: Our editorial on neighbours' anger at multi-storey developments.
Real estate agent numbers slow in latest half-year as market turns
More people unlikely to get decent income in real estate, expert says.
'Not in my back yard': Auckland residents fight housing intensification plans
Neighbours want to stop 467 new houses in Orewa and 81 in Beach Haven.
Good time to buy? The NZ suburb where house prices haven’t risen in five years
Will the end of the Covid pandemic send prices rising in this suburb?
'You were manipulated': Woman 'very sorry' for part in $8.7m mortgage fraud
Two couples bought houses with money obtained through fraudulent mortgage applications.
John Minto: Time to reassess NZ’s Middle East stance
OPINION: New Israeli government has declared its top priority, and NZ must respond.
House construction inflation sets new annual record
Despite a recent slowdown the overall trend is one of surging costs.
'You can't stop nature': Opponent on homeowners' sea wall proposal
Opponent says efforts are futile: "The sea will rise, the cliffs will erode".
House prices, job security and the cost of living - Liam Dann on the economy in 2023
The year ahead will be like going to the gym with a hangover.
US President Joe Biden’s Israel quandary with new Netanyahu far right government
Israeli Prime Minister’s new government is giving the Biden administration headaches.
Against the odds, they managed to buy a first home. Can they hang on?
They laid their dreams of home ownership bare. Eighteen months on, how have they fared?
What’s stopping tiny houses from helping solve housing crisis?
Three major complications appear when people try to make their dream a reality.
Summer questions: Clive Mackenzie and holiday shopping magnet Sylvia Park
Some big challenges ahead but Kiwi Property in "strong position" to navigate any slowdown.
Six money questions for 2023
A look at the big financial issues coming up with the Craigs Investment director.
New Netanyahu govt says West Bank settlements top priority
Country’s most religious, right-wing govt ever is also taking hard line on LGBT, justice.
Summer questions: See opportunities in challenges
'Now is the time for preparation and planning,' Leonie Freeman says.
NZ's busiest housing developer holding $152.4m of investor funds longer
"Adverse market conditions" cited in letters to wholesale investors
FMA suspends The Property Crowd licence for non-compliance
Business 'has a poor understanding of its regulatory obligations'.
Redundancies climb: Developer goes from 204 to 125 staff
Business adjusting to coping with slower demand.