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Property Insider: Waiwera tower went with whimper; wholesale fund repayments looming

Demolition more of a labour of love, slowly unpicking the structure from the top down.

Townhouse construction funding most popular, land development not so much

Appetite grows for lending to terraces and townhouses.

New loss on Auckland property deposit linked to $2.3m Mt Eden deal

Both cases have similarities: deposits paid, deals never settled and one man with links.

Historic Whanganui building put up for auction

The building was originally built in 1914 and will go under the hammer in December.

Real estate, rugby and leadership: Peter Thompson looks ahead with Bruce Cotterill

The Barfoot and Thompson boss talks property prices on the Leaders Getting Coffee podcast.

Property Insider: Singaporeans lured to Hobsonville, Costco Oz/NZ boss retiring

'We have contracts conditional on approximately $3m of stock from Singapore': John Love.

How billion-dollar builder quadrupled annual revenue

"We don’t just move people around from project to project but let them put down roots."

Māori land owner v Parnell townhouse owners in ground rent rise fight: Who won appeal case?

Annual ground rent shot from $740,000 to $1.3m, which townhouse owners decried.

Developer in court battle with builder over new Wānaka hub

Disputes arose over payments during lockdown and a 39-lot subdivision.

Locals decry planned $300m 39-level block nicknamed 'Burj Takapuna'

Area is ear-marked for intensification as a metropolitan zone, hence the height.

Watch: How new 12-level hotel at Ellerslie was built

From Monday this week, Safari began operating the hotel under its franchise arrangement.

Failed house-buyer loses bankruptcy strikeout in $756k dispute

Warnings for would-be buyers who renege.

First-half commercial, industrial, retail property sales $1.2b, down 25pc

Private investors are the single most active group, ahead of syndicates and foreigners.

What landlords and tenants need to know this election - will renters take a hit?

Tenant-favoured policies could swing more back towards landlords: details outlined here.

Fewer apartment jobs blamed for falling crane numbers

Slowing pipelines of work in residential sector blamed for the decrease in skyline giants.

$435m of property sold: NZ's two biggest deals of 2023

Two transactions challenge views that the market is quiet: both were in South Auckland.