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The Greens say we need to think about stormwater as we build more dense housing
House price drop coincides with crippling mortgage rates
Anne Gibson analyses latest house price data, mortgage rates and Fletcher downgrade.
House sales hit all-time low; Auckland prices plummet
Only 2759 NZ homes were sold last month and just 943 in Auckland.
Seymour: Auckland needs to stop building in the wrong places
OPINION: Act Party leader says cross-party housing accord is asking for more trouble.
Well-established house builder laying off staff in 'restructuring'
At least four big challenges drive company to announce layoffs.
Developer Richard Kroon finishing $150m Victoria Lane in Remuera
Of the 23 units, 10 per cent deposits have been paid on 19 places.
Documents allegedly held by builder may hold clues to cost blowout on new home
Couple take builder to court to release documents they claim would prove they were misled.
Māngere residents stuck in waiting game after flood forces them from homes
Residents hit by devastating floods are in limbo waiting for an update on their homes.
First a new job, now a new name: “Chippy” gets a te reo moniker
The name was bestowed by Far North mayor Moko Tepania during the PM’s visit to Kerikeri.
Aucklanders to receive relief payments from $1.3m fund from Tuesday
Funding is available to those experiencing hardship from flooding or land slips.
'Their plans are flawed': Councillors call on Labour and Nats to stop intensification in Auckland
Labour and National have imposed greater intensification on Auckland.
Canny view: Glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel
OPINION: 2022 was ugly. 2023 so far – what a difference a month can make!
Israeli settler population in West Bank tops half a million
Figure crosses major threshold, set to surge further under Israel’s new far-right govt.
Payout: Couple awarded $270k after council wrongly sign off on pool
The pool, the centrepiece of the award-winning home, was found to be uncompliant.
$60m+ North Shore apartments: low-rise evacuated, red-stickered
"Probably looks worse than it is. We’re certainly a lot better off than other people."
Dave Letele moves flood relief support to next phase
Community advocate wants a warehouse to store furniture for flood victims.
Floods will push rents up, property investors say
Remedial work expected to impact on housing supply and demand.
More details to be revealed about 60 new Kāinga Ora homes
Residents near Gem St can hear more about a Kāinga Ora development in two weeks.
Focus: Auckland residents living in fear of next flood
More torrential rain Wednesday morning brought more flooding to Auckland residents, with many saying they have had enough and want the Council to take accountability. Video / NZ Herald
House prices expected to drop up to 20% in second half of year
House price index took its biggest tumble since 2009.
Sharp deal: $630,000 Onehunga place goes for $465,000
Patience and determined negotiating put him on the property ladder.
Westpac follows ASB and lifts home loan rates
Big bank will lift its short-term mortgage rates but lower its long-term ones.
'I believe we need this': Why some residents support major Govt housing plan
Others fear the swamp land on Ngongotaha Rd is not the right place for homes.
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.
Hipkins' big day, emergency housing in crisis & vodka slows to a trickle | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 January, 2023
A historic changing of the guard in Wellington today, the longest temp accommodation stays for Kiwi kids revealed and why Unis are booking up plane seats in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
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’
Five big problems blamed for housing developer's failure.
Native Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable living
House prices, stress, and thriving desert community driving some Hawaiians offshore.
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.”