Auckland's biggest real estate agency says sales activity was subdued last month and spring failed to spark activity.

House listing have risen in Auckland and the run could last until Christmas.

Wellington house values rose 21 per cent in the last year, outstripping Auckland's 15 per cent, but Queenstown values are rising fastest.

New Zealand's longest leaky building trial - and potentially most costliest - is due to start this month.

Couples earning $1582.57 per week after tax are struggling to buy an Auckland house.

The proposed European-headquartered project will be situated behind Auckland's city library.

Parties at loggerheads over plans for Three Kings quarry must now meet and attempt a resolution.

Appeal dismissed in Tuscany Towers case

Auckland property prices are rising rapidly but rents are heading in the opposite direction, unlike other parts of New Zealand.

David Russ says it "beggars belief" he has to foot the bill for damage caused to his property by renter Amanda Stewart and her pet.

More than a third of people overseas who own NZ properties are escaping the tax net, an Opposition MP says.

The case was brought by a group of owners of an upmarket Bay of Islands apartment block suffering weathertightness issues.

Latest sales figures from the Real Estate Institute show a national median house price rose 5.8 per cent annually.

A shakeup of the laws New Zealand's $40 billion apartment sector is imminent.

John Key is being slammed for saying first home-buyers should look at apartment living. Are there actually reasonably-priced apartments for sale?

Auckland's economic growth is far outstripping the rest of New Zealand's. Here's why.

An apartment property management group has raised a number of concerns about the rise of Airbnb in New Zealand.

Labour has renewed calls to ban foreigners buying New Zealand houses.

Advertisements are being placed at supermarkets by people wanting to live in cars seeking "driveway and shower" arrangements.

An Auckland man has gone to unprecedented lengths to try and break into the city's notorious housing market - by selling a high five.

Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett says Labour leader Andrew Little's plan to upgrade all rental properties has some large gaps.

COMMENT: There's been a lot discussed about all the problems P smoking brings, but what about the real cost to the owners of these properties?

COMMENT: One clear advantage of selling is that you can dial down the risk level.

Labour Housing Spokesman Phil Twyford says removing negative gearing is needed to squeeze property speculators out of the housing market.

Overseas residents bought 1749 out of the 57,678 homes sold in New Zealand between April and June, newly-released data shows.

Tenancy Tribunal hears all kinds of horror stories - including Featherston rental cat-astrophe.

COMMENT: You think it's easy being a landlord? All we do is sit around and randomly put up rents when our Jags need servicing, writes Ron Goodwin.

All four big banks are now applying new lending restrictions to home loans - six weeks ahead of the Reserve Bank's official September deadline.

COMMENT: It's clear our laws protecting tenants have not kept up with changes in the market which have tipped the balance further to landlords' benefit.

Shared spaces, co-working, hot-desking, desk-surfing. Whatever you call it, there is no denying it's a growing trend.