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Builders, bankruptcies in crosshairs after family's six-year 'nightmare'

A family made a builder sign a personal guarantee but they still can't get their money.

The Prosperity Project: Investor questions value of home ownership

Opportunity cost and returns challenge traditional property thinking.

House prices show biggest monthly increase in two-and-a-half years

But economists warn that the Iran conflict may curtail rebounding house prices.

Taran Wiseman: First-home buyers and 'mums and dads' – the seismic shift in the property market

OPINION: First-home buyers hit a record 27% share of property sales in 2025.

Barfoot & Thompson in $600k lawsuit after rising star agent's copy-paste signature 'mistake'

OLA Homes says copy-pasted digital signatures cost it more than $600,000.

Construction on Auckland's Seascape Tower in limbo after developer goes under

Property editor Anne Gibson joins Herald NOW to explore what will happen to Seascape Tower after developer Shundi Customs goes into receivership. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

'Big mistake': Million-dollar sale collapses as rising star estate agent copy-pastes signature

A copy-pasted signature was among the errors that invalidated the contract.

Inside Economics: Survey shows investors turn away from housing; are Aussie bank profits too big?

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Building consents continue to rise as cost pressures ease

Lower interest rates and building costs have driven a pick-up in residential consents.