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New, never-lived-in Auckland apartment project up for mortgagee sale
WFT Finance brought in a subcontractor to finish the apartments before calling Colliers.

Mary Holm: We came to NZ with nothing and managed to buy a house
OPINION: But it's not so easy for those with physical or mental health issues.

'Get out of my house and out of my life': Landlord to tenant after bad haircut
A bad haircut sparked violence and furious text messages, landing a landlord in court.

New 12-level $290m University of Auckland student block planned
Singaporeans involved in the new deal, Precinct to sell 80% of the development when done.

'Significant reset': Ryman CEO Naomi James on latest year
'Challenging market conditions': revenue up but devaluations, other items hit bottom line.

'No recovery yet': Auckland apartment market flounders
Build-to-rent was boosted by a new project, a trend noted in the latest research.

Sexual vendetta: Tenant showed flatmate's nude pics to Epsom boarding house
The landlord must pay $7778 damages after a slew of complaints from tenants.

Ikea, Resido build-to-rent, Drury a focus for Kiwi Property: full-year result
The long-awaited arrival of the global leader has retailers and shoppers excited.

Tenant moved out then sublet rental without telling landlord
She failed to provide a tenancy agreement and a gang member showed up to collect rent.

'Offered sex in the lift': Tenant allegedly running brothel from apartment can't be evicted
CCTV showed people moving through the building 'day and night', landlord told tribunal.

Northcote's Vietnamese-built Elevation apartments near completion
'It's been challenging' – Alastair Sawer, chief executive of developer TLC Modular

‘Bittersweet’: Why family left mouldy property where their baby died
Family wanted to leave as mould issues continued but were torn by the home's nostalgia.

Tauranga Mayor finally buys home in city - why he isn't moving in yet
Mahé Drysdale's new home in Pāpāmoa is rented out for now.

It's a 'rough area': Tenants deny starting fire that damaged rental property
The fire happened hours after the tenants had been asked to remove a pile of rubbish.

Property Insider: Next steps for Seascape tower but what of Shundi's big Tāmaki plans?
Icon took over the Seascape site on April 30; now in set-up/due diligence/review phase.

First look: Inside stage one of new Wānaka retirement village
Nothing for under $1m here: the starting point is $1.24m, but prices go up to $4.5m.

Developer 'goldmine': Herald analysis maps 840 of Auckland’s most valuable state homes
Exclusive analysis reveals $1.7b 'treasure map' of Kāinga Ora's Auckland properties.

Property Insider: What could the future hold for ex-Auckland Star site? Architects explain champion Te Arai home design
'Somebody, please build something here – anything' debate on a site empty for 36 years.

'We have to comply': Landlord gives dozens of pensioners 90-day notice to vacate village
'We couldn't tell them what was happening, because we didn't know ourselves.'

Reasons to consider making a commercial property your next investment
The high cost of residential property could open the door to more commercial investment.

How this city is bucking the national trend for new home builds
Half of the new homes were social housing or affordable rentals.