We all know what's it's like to have no self-control in the two Fs - that's food and finances.

Auckland tenants could be in for a New Year shock.

A new housing ventilation scheme aims to improve the state of housing for rental properties.

Saddling yourself with debt for poor gross yield is dopey, says expert.

Auckland's biggest real estate agency says median house prices dropped 1.3 per cent last month and its chief also acknowledged auction clearance rates had "slowed".

The head of one of Auckland's largest body corporate managers wants those in charge to be regulated but holds little hope of change.

Westpac New Zealand expects Auckland's heated housing market to cool following regulatory changes.

The Government has set its sights on New Zealand cities' urban planning rules as part of its drive to improve housing affordability.

Once upon a time, everyone pitched their tents on the lawn and shared a loo. Now, writes Joanna Mathers, big business is taking over.

An "alarming" number of landlords remain largely ignorant of new Reserve Bank LVR rules which demand Auckland investors have 30 per cent deposits.

Auckland residential rents have risen by an average of $2000 over the last year - a 9 per cent hike.

Interests associated with marina investor and developer Simon Herbert have bought Auckland's Pine Harbour Marina for $22 million.

$50 million-plus housing project in Auckland has been identified by a property investor as the site of shoddy building.

NZ house prices have hit a new record high but why?

Auckland property market rebounds, with average prices jumping from $821,079 in August to $836,275 last month.

Moves to take the heat out of the Auckland housing market appear to be having an effect.

Falling interest rates and static prices is making Auckland housing more affordable, say Massey University lecturers.

Evidence of a cooling in the Auckland property market is growing - but there's plenty of reasons to think there may be life left in the boom yet.

Auction clearance rates have dropped and attendance rates are down as soaring prices flatten out.

I am in KiwiSaver and have decided to pump funds into it until I buy my first home at about 65.

Barfoot & Thompson says high number of applications is unusual for this time of the year.

Foreign investment is not a black and white issue. Too often the populist reaction to the issue is knee-jerk and xenophobic.

For decades Karangahape Rd's eclectic tenants have jostled together. Now, those who love it fear Auckland's most vibrant street is under threat.

The words "double Grammar zone" plastered across a real estate billboard is enough to make any red-blooded agent salivate, writes Bernard Hickey.

On the face of it, inheriting a property sounds great. But there can be costs to be aware of, warns Diana Clement

Land bankers have become increasingly active around Auckland's fringe - many waiting to cash in on areas earmarked for future development.

The IRD IS proposing a withholding tax of 33 percent of a vendor's gain on a sale, or 10 percent of the total purchase price.

Sir Michael Bear visited Auckland today to raise interest in investing in £100 billion worth of regeneration projects.