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‘Goldmine’: Developers brace for $500m state home sell-off

The huge sell-off is part of the state housing agency's big cost-cutting 'reset'.

Landlords exit Northland market as rents surge, tenants struggle

Landlords are exiting Northland's market due to rising costs like insurance.

‘Attack on tenants’: 673 jobs to go at Kāinga Ora

The housing agency will shed 673 roles, 195 of which are currently vacant.

Housing glut: Auckland’s biggest agency has record unsold stock

Some Auckland vendors had begun to expect higher prices, REINZ said of February data.

Property Insider: Spooked by agency closures; developer retrenching; residents begin Amaia shift

People are alarmed by the JLL closures, asking what that says about the successful agency.

Horror Christchurch rental: Landlord agrees to pay $13k to vulnerable tenants

The rental had a leaking roof and gutters which overflowed into the dining room.

Woolworths property sales, Karangahape Rd plans; $1.1b Canadian moves: Property Insider

Woolworths stores in Te Atatū, Westgate and Mt Roskill have all sold recently.

Was it 'unliveable'? Landlord speaks out over UK family's Auckland rental complaint

Owner believes the outcome might have been different if he’d defended the hearing himself.

Property Insider: $7 billion Asia-Pacific fund hunts in NZ

Data centres, warehouses, offices, properties under mortgagee sale: asset classes named.

Public invited to see first Maungārongo apartments

A third of the 65 units have sold in this tough market. Invitations may mean more sales.

Who’s still got money? CBRE lists top sales of $1.7b deals lately

In the last six months of 2024, $1.7b of property sold in 97 deals. CBRE lists the top 10.

‘Yoga impacted by construction noise’: Arvida’s $50m+ fix-up irks some

Arvida is spending $50m+ on the main hub and apartments at its Mayfair retirement village.

‘Dishonest’: Landlord who found weapons, bong evicted tenant - but wasn’t upfront about why

Now the tenant has been awarded $12,000 after being left homeless.

Summerset may ban non-residents receiving care in its hospitals

Summerset has 28 villages with hospital and resthome-level care.

Bayswater Marina wants 156-boat drystack plans non-notified

Auckland Council is yet to decide if plans for the new building should be notified.

Consumer NZ, retirement residents vs Metlifecare over repairs, maintenance

Consumer NZ, Retirement Village Residents Association complain about repairs, maintenance.