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Govt only plans to overhaul $50b apartment sector in 2019: Twyford
Apartment law reform in 2019: Government

$6.9m shortfall as Harcourts' Preet companies enter liquidation
Accounts for Preet & Co Real Estate estimate a $5.2m shortfall.

Opposition MPs push for law reform in $50b apartment sector
Nikki Kaye and Judith Collins want to adjust laws relating to the apartment sector.

$100k discounts on some Auckland properties: New QV research
Auckland sections and new houses discounted

NZ's house market tops $1 trillion, Kiwis owe $248b in mortgages
Around a quarter of the $1.07 trillion market is borrowed in home loans.

$6.9m shortfall from Harcourts' Preet businesses
Harcourts' Preet creditors want $14.5m-plus

Tenants win: Property managers caught out in 'sting'
A property manager was secretly recorded giving a bad reference to her former tenants.

Letting fee axe could reignite rental auctions: Landlord
Letting fee axe draws industry ire

Renters to be freed from letting fees
It will be illegal to charge renters a letting fee under a bill introduced today.

Mould, holes, cracks ... yours for $260 a week
Rental home deemed a health hazard for Whanganui mum and her six children.

Wellington resident Hayley Young on her rent
An interview with Hayley Young who had to find another rental property in Wellington after her rent went up by $165 per week.

Interactive: How much does rent cost in your suburb?
Find out how prices for new rentals changed in your suburb.

Wellingtonian 'flabbergasted' by huge jump in rent
The proposed price hike left them looking for other accommodation.

Welcome home, but not for your car
33 units but no private spaces for residents' cars in radical block.

Auckland landlord suffers $99k meth damage
Extensive work had to be undertaken at the property.

Locals want parkland around $500m North Shore development
The waterfront scheme for Bayswater plans has drawn community backlash.

Head count puts homelessness in the spotlight
It's hoped the head count will provide information in the quest to reduce homelessness.

Ted Manson's $160m philanthropic housing move
Ted Manson is building $160m of new Auckland apartments, mainly for the poor.

Like a 'doll house assembly plant': The Auckland factory creating prefab homes
Once complete, the homes are shipped and dropped in place.

Skyscraper wars: New 187m Auckland tower claims record
Seascape developer claims tallest NZ record

Foreign investor ban plan outrages retirement giants
Ryman Healthcare and Metlifecare have invested heavily in the local market.

No undocumented workers on $200m ex-Fonterra HQ job: boss
There are about 130 workers contributing to the project, set for completion in 2019.

Property investor confidence bounces back
A survey of Auckland property investors suggests optimism is returning to the market

Metlifecare profit slumps 66 per cent
The retirement giant made $56.5 million in half-year profit.