One of NZ's largest and most speculative property investment visions on leasehold land - Albany City Property Investments - is in tatters.

The Westin hotel is "making the best of a bad situation" as a dispute between the owners and receivers rumbles on.

Auckland and Queenstown have again been confirmed as having the most unaffordable housing for locals.

Auckland property developer David Henderson is seeking approval for a plan to pay his creditors in a bid to avert bankruptcy.

A common tactic used to lure buyers is causing longer sales cycles and more misery for owners, new research suggests.

Big money is being lost on waterfront land sales.

The real estate storm has seen prices fall by as much as 25 per cent.

Two further trusts established by Allan Hubbard have been put into statutory management, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

The answer depends on your motives, writes Bruce Morris.

Once notorious, now fashionable, reports Ashley Campbell.

Once again, there's no stopping Herne Bay.

For many of us, Tokoroa is a place you drive through... quickly. But the timber town has heart, and house prices to make Auckland eyes water, writes Bruce Morris.

Rises and falls in house prices don't affect everyone, all the time, says registered valuer Glenda Whitehead.

Local loyalty shines through here, writes Ashley Campbell.

Bruce Morris sifts through the statistics to pinpoint the North Island’s most expensive streets... and others of more humble heritage.

The news is good - and bad - says the Bank of New Zealand's Tony Alexander.