A "warrant of fitness" scheme for all rental housing may be on the agenda whoever wins the election in September, a new survey has found.

Auckland house sales data for June is out, showing a slight decline in sales volumes but average sale prices up $11,088 - that's a daily price rise of $369.60.

If you think buying property in New Zealand isn't cheap, you're right. We take a look at the top seven most expensive cities.

House sale volumes and prices are dropping, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, which has just released its May sales figures.

First time landlords are being warned to check how much tax they may need to pay on rental incomes ahead of the July 7 deadline.

Institutional investors are praising the annual result of Kiwi Income Property Trust, saying it reflects the management shakeup which saw the exit of Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Graeme Wheeler delivered a trenchant defence of the bank's curbs on high loan-to-value ratio home loans yesterday when challenged by National MP Jami-Lee Ross that the regime had been "almost too effective".

First home buyer numbers had picked up nationally in March according to new figures from QV out today. So what happened where you live? Check our infographic.

A third tranche of "Special Housing Areas" will create 18,000 new residences across Auckland. Click here for details and maps of the new areas, announced today.

Auckland mayor Len Brown has just announced a 'significant' number of new approvals of special housing areas will be revealed today.

An Auckland mortgage trust has won a $3.1 million High Court claim against a company part-owned by a bankrupt property developer.

A former rich-lister recently discharged from bankruptcy is heading back to court, facing charges including misleading authorities and concealing property.

The average Auckland house sale price and volumes achieved by the city's biggest real estate agency dropped from $725,708 in March to $708,603 last month.

The figures for Auckland rental properties are out. So where are the most expensive places to rent in the city - and where can you get a bargain?

NZ could have had a superannuation pot of gold worth $278b by next year had it kept a compulsory savings scheme set up in 1974, a financial industry body claims.

A spokesman for the jailed South Korean developer says "personal" issues should not hinder or harm any of the business interests left behind here.

New Zealand is on a list of the top 10 most searched for countries by Chinese house-hunters, figures compiled from China's largest property search engine reveal.

Auckland landlords are making more capital gains off their rental properties than those elsewhere, a trend predicted to speed up in the next few years.

International investors with a total of US$2 trillion ($2.34 trillion) in funds have put New Zealand in their top-10 list of Asia-Pacific real estate investment targets.

Choice Hotels, which operates in 40 New Zealand locations, is looking for seven to eight new properties worth $40 million to $50 million this year.

A former chief executive of Bluechip and director Viaduct Capital Nick Wevers has died and criminal charges filed against him have now been withdrawn.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has signalled an aggressive, front-loaded start to the interest rate cycle now under way.

The $1.6 billion landlord Precinct Properties expects to start redeveloping its Downtown Shopping Centre site in Auckland's CBD above the new Central Rail Link in two years.

A new book is out to help landlords, with a series of forms ranging from notices to increase rent to a dog clause document.

This five-bedroom bungalow has seen five generations through it, but you wouldn't know it.