It's hard labour to own a house
The average Kiwi has to work nearly three times harder to pay off the average house than they did 50 years ago.
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House prices steady in February, sales recover
House prices were stable in February, says the Real Estate Institute, while the number of properties sold recovered from a poor January.
Toughest sell starts at home
The hardest part of the process of selling your home is letting go.
Low supply fuels wild ride in 2009
Market defies gloomy forecasts as buyers fight over meagre property pool.
Successful mission requires special agent
Trust is to the successful sale of a house as location is to buying one.
Property Report: So you want to live in... Epsom
Great parks and schools make this a family favourite.
Future looking up for high-rises
Inner-city apartments can be a great investment if you do your homework.
Worlds collide in extreme sales
In Auckland, you'll need $40,000 or so as a deposit to scrape into some suburbs at entry level.
No boom equals no gloom
The world has just experienced its greatest financial crisis since the 1930s, with international credit availability all but ceasing for a period late in 2008.
Property Report: So you want to live in... Otumoetai
Relaxed coastal suburb attracts a range of residents.
Historic foundation of lasting value
The life of the registered valuer is often lived in the shadows of property transactions, and can therefore be mistaken to be a profession in its infancy.
Top of the plots
Eat your heart out, Remuera. The tree-lined streets of Auckland's most noted, refined suburb.
Suburbs meet varied needs
Top-selling agents from four of Auckland's biggest real estate agencies give their assessment of how the market has been tracking in the past few months and, more importantly, where they think it's going.
Property Report: So you want to live in... Beach Haven
A former market garden and holiday area offers coastal, community-oriented living at a reasonable price.
<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Hanover house of cards doomed to fall
Investors in property-related finance companies were like lambs to the slaughter.
Auckland house prices hit Feb high, says Barfoots
Auckland's largest real estate company says average sale prices for February were up by 3.2 per cent.
Property listings surge, sales stall
The number of new properties on the market surged in February but with buyers "cagey", the number of unsold houses has ballooned.
Home affordability improves in January
New Zealand home affordability improved slightly in January after a fall in median house prices more than offset a small increase in fixed mortgage rates.
<i>John Dorbu:</i> The great mortgagee ripoff
John Dorbu writes on capital gains tax and selling investment properties on the cheap.
Housing confidence rising, says ASB
Housing confidence is on the rise in Auckland, while a new survey is showing growing uncertainty about tax changes and rising interest rates.
Bryers admits Blue Chip book keeping offences
Blue Chip co-founder Mark Bryers admits failing to keep accounting records in the lead-up to the collapse of his property empire.