New ZealandRotorua house-value growth in NZ top fiveLake city remains a popular alternative to higher-priced cities, says QV.31 Jan 04:00 PM
BusinessKiwi couple build tiny home on breakBetween filthy flatmates, noise pollution and eye-watering rental prices, share houses come with their fair share of pitfalls.29 Jan 02:26 AM
InvestmentReal estate agents and agencies cleared in probeThe collective value of the two homes soared $550,000 in less than a week.27 Jan 02:27 AM
InvestmentInside ex-council tower becoming apartmentsIt's a radical transformation: from protected heritage ex-Auckland Council's headquarters into new apartments. The first visuals 26 Jan 03:28 AM
BusinessAotea Square project worth $500mHuge new mixed-use property project planned on council-owned Auckland land, being sold to a developer26 Jan 03:03 AM
InvestmentCitizen Thiel's rise in the Trump regimeBillionaire New Zealand citizen Peter Thiel has been reported to be President Trump's potential ambassador to Germany.25 Jan 06:46 PM
New ZealandMeth trial: Real estate agent breaks downAn estate agent facing meth and perjury charges broke down in tears while adamantly denying she bought or used drugs.25 Jan 04:23 AM
InvestmentBillionaire Kiwi citizen backing TrumpControversial American billionaire, Trump donor and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has taken NZ citizenship and quietly acquired a Wanaka lakefront estate.24 Jan 06:09 PM
InvestmentDebt shows cracks in US property boomA US$90 billion ($123b) wave of mortgages, leftover debt from the 2007 lending boom, is laying bare the weak links in the U.S. real estate market.24 Jan 05:50 PM
BusinessGlimmer of hope for first home buyersHousing prices dropped in most parts of New Zealand over the last month, offering a glimmer of hope for first home buyers.24 Jan 02:53 AM
InvestmentWhy rich Americans see NZ as a havenWealthy Americans are preparing for a potential doomsday by buying property in New Zealand.23 Jan 10:48 PM
InvestmentCan you see it? House's transparent fenceUnusual feature of new $15m heritage apartment project revealed23 Jan 09:00 PM
New ZealandEstate agent charged with dealing methPaihia woman 'vehemently denies' using coded real-estate terms to organise buying P from drugs kingpin.23 Jan 04:00 PM
BusinessDavid Seymour: Kiwi politicians need to have 'guts' to address housing affordabilityNew Zealand's politicians need to get the "guts" to introduce major reform aimed at tackling housing affordability, ACT Party leader David Seymour says.23 Jan 04:03 AM
BDBDBusinessChristchurch bucks affordability trendChristchurch housing became more affordable in 2016, bucking the trend across New Zealand's housing markets.23 Jan 12:27 AM
InvestmentA fix for Auckland's affordability crisisAuckland's worsening housing affordability could be eased by freeing up more development land, one business leader says.22 Jan 08:12 PM
BusinessBuying a home alone sent me brokeTrying to break into the property market by yourself - with no partner, family or friends - is a tough battle.22 Jan 07:43 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Focus: Auckland 4th least affordable cityThe annual Demographia housing affordability survey is out and unsurprisingly it paints a disturbing picture when it comes to our largest city. Herald property editor Anne Gibson gives us the details of how bad affordability is in Auckland.Watch22 Jan 06:00 PM
InvestmentAuckland homes even less affordableAuckland has gone from the world's fifth least affordable city to its fourth, now behind Hong Kong, Sydney and Vancouver as the least accessible housing market.22 Jan 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsA slice of Kiwi history up for saleA home belonging to world renowned marine biologist Bill Ballantine is on the market after more than 50 years.20 Jan 08:49 PM
InvestmentWant to go halves on a house?A new business thinks it has found a way to get more first-home buyers into the property market.19 Jan 02:50 AM
BusinessGlamorous micro living spacesFrom converted garages to spaces so tiny the bed has to be mounted on the wall, the typical studio flat is becoming ever smaller.19 Jan 12:54 AM
InvestmentCommunity group warning to AucklandA community action group says big opposition to a retirement village in Devonport hasn't stopped the council granting consent.18 Jan 08:22 PM
Interest ratesAustralia is on a housing knife-edgeHomeowners will find themselves in trouble if interest rates rise by as little as 0.5 per cent. And it's the young and rich most at risk.17 Jan 11:40 PM
BusinessAuckland rental market set to spikeRental property companies are bracing for a tsunami of applications as thousands of students compete with transferring workers and new migrants for a place to live.17 Jan 04:26 PM
BusinessQuick-fire home sales trigger probeReal estate industry watchdog investigators are looking into quick fire sales of neighbouring properties in Mangere Bridge following a Herald investigation.17 Jan 04:00 PM
InvestmentProperty stats: Has your house gone up?Where in the country are house prices cooling and rising?16 Jan 11:02 PM
BusinessRising rentals: 'Families priced out'Double income families who've been renting for a long time are ten dollars away from ending up in their car, a housing trust CEO says.16 Jan 09:57 PM
BusinessLeading questions: Helen O'SullivanHelen O'Sullivan, chief executive of Ockham Residential, gives her take on the year ahead. What is 2017 looking like for your business? 2017 16 Jan 12:42 AM
InvestmentWellington rents soar, Christchurch downWellington rents jumped 9.8 per cent annually while Auckland's rose only 3 per cent, falling slightly last month, according to the latest stats.15 Jan 10:23 PM
BusinessCouple build tiny house for $45kA Wairarapa couple spent $45,000 on a tiny house that downsized their living quarters and upsized their happiness.15 Jan 10:19 PM
BusinessStretch your dollar in NZ's cheapest cityWatch NZH Local Focus: This is the city with the cheapest housing in New Zealand and local real estate agents are rejoicing.15 Jan 09:08 PM
Investment$200m luxury apartment conversionWhile some projects are cancelled, work has begun to convert a 17-level office block in to apartments.15 Jan 09:04 PM
BusinessHow 2 houses sold 5 times in just 4 daysTwo Auckland homes were sold five times in four days as investors 'flipped' the properties for huge profits.15 Jan 04:00 PM
