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Lending not house supply needs correction

COMMENT: Unbridled bank lending is the driving force behind house price growth, Michael Rehm writes.

Put house-buying dreams on hold

COMMENT: Figures suggest NZ real estate prices are well out of line.

Island property (comes with graveyard)

A stretch of Great Barrier Island that also hosts one of the country's largest marine graveyards is being sold.

Hundreds oppose Ryman in Devonport

The Ryman village is planned for the ex-Navy Wakakura site in Devonport.

Sargeson buyers asked for more money

Buyers of a big Takapuna apartment project replacing The Block homes are the latest off-the-plan purchasers to be asked to pay more for units.

Buyer left stunned by $224k price jump

An Auckland apartment buyer now faces forking out $1 million for a unit he had agreed to buy for $775,000.

Inside Sydney's most expensive suite

A penthouse apartment in Sydney's Bennelong Point, with a 270 degree outlook of Sydney's iconic harbour, is Australia's most expensive apartment.

Council yet to loan $15m to St James

Auckland Council is yet to loan $15 million for the upgrade of the city's historic St James Theatre and no public money is at stake in the troubled project.

Revealed: Who is buying NZ houses

Around 3 per cent of New Zealand homes are being sold to people with foreign tax residency, according to just-released data.

Hope for first home buyers

by David Porter[Temp photo until David finds some real people] Mount Maunganui and Papamoa Ray White Realty Focus franchise owner

House prices at peak: property broker

The property market is at its peak, says Property Brokers Hawke's Bay manager Paul Whitaker. He said while prices were strong and

World's biggest housing binge expanding

Motivated by a weakening yuan, surging domestic housing costs and the desire to secure offshore footholds, Chinese citizens are snapping up overseas homes at an accelerating pace.

Australia's foreigner-only enclave

This exclusive Australian precinct is already up to 80 per cent foreign owned and mostly by Chinese investors.

Judith Collins sells luxury beach house

Corrections Minister Judith Collins has sold her luxury Maraetai holiday home for $1.9 million.

Sally Ridge's first real estate listing

Sally Ridge is now a licensed real estate agent with her first listing for sale in Auckland.

Homeless deterring tenants, bosses say

Business people are upset about Queen St's homeless but they're being called on to help.

How much of a powerhouse is Auckland?

Auckland economic update shows the city's extremely strong performance

Family homes in Akld nudge $1.5m

Big families in Auckland are among those being asked to fork out almost $1.5m for a new home as the price of a five-bedroom property has more than doubled.