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'Ghost houses': Thousands of empty homes in AKL CBD

Despite a housing shortage, the vacancy rate was 11 per cent.

Rogue landlord fined $25,000 for failing to lodge tenants' bonds

Landlord failed to lodge tenants' bonds on 32 separate occasions.

$12.5m Auckland hotel upgrade: 178 to 244 room expansion

The ex-Waldorf Stadium hotel has been expanded.

Dawn Picken: Well-behaved pets no threat to rental properties

Landlords might consider pets home-wreckers, but for many of us, pets are family.

Where do rich parents go when the kids move out?

Plans launched for Sonata with units selling for up to $8.3m.

Blacklisted over a baby - renter illegally refused home

Queenstown boss "disgusted" after being turned down for 11 rentals - because he has a baby

Stats House collapse haunts Wellington building owners

City council is narrowing down a secret list of buildings following new MBIE guidelines.

Landlord must pay tenants evicted after mould complaint

Two lots of tenants were evicted from the same property after complaining about mould.

City living: Apartments a big saver for first-timers

Find out where apartments are selling for up to $400,000 less than homes.

Revealed: The suburbs with the best rental returns

You'll have to look further afield for the best rental returns, but we have the answers.

Council proposing Hutt housing changes

Hutt City's proposing building houses up, with less space to build out.

The secret that can add thousands of dollars onto Auckland homes

New data shows you are likely to feel content living on a crescent.

Couple count on spring to boost home's sales price

Home-owner Ruth Flynn hopes to capitalise on demand for West Auckland lifestyle blocks.

House-price mystery: Best and worst suburbs of NZ

New data shows house prices on the up in some Auckland suburbs and plunging in others.

Four homes in two years: Young couple's homebuying secrets

Couple believe their story is a sign the country's housing market has life in it yet.

New tenancy law to become tenant-landlord battleground

A new law about who should pay for rental property damage could trigger waves of disputes.