It's becoming harder for Aucklanders to borrow money for a new house if they haven't already sold their current home.

COMMENT: If everything goes according to the Unitary and Govt plans, Auckland is about to embark on an apartment building spree like it has never seen.

COMMENT: Couple want to know how to invest their property windfall.

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.

The dream pad has a high stud, floor-to-ceiling windows and stunning views from the Coromandel ranges to the Sky Tower.

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

Revealed: Ryman's Devonport retirement village plans

Large numbers of tourists to New Zealand are posing major risks to infrastructure.

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

Wanaka's population gain has underpinned a boom in house prices with properties on the verge of the $1 million mark.

Watch NZH Focus: Property editor Anne Gibson has the latest on Auckland house sale prices jumping $280 a day, according to data from the Real Estate Institute.

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

Chinese buyers are showing a growing appetite for New Zealand properties, with inquiries jumping by 50 per cent.

Did the creation of an 'urban boundary' cause Arrowtown prices to go through the roof?

Brent Bastin juggles fruit and rides little kids' bikes - all to sell homes in the red hot Tauranga property market.

Australia has roughly "six weeks" to prevent a housing market collapse caused by banks, a US report says.

Off-the-plans buyers in two big apartment complexes have been on-selling for big profits.

The average property price in Auckland climbed over $1 million this week - here's what that gets you in other top cities.

Property values in one former gold mining town have hit the roof.

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

New Zealand's largest listed retirement village operator has had its application to build a huge new village in the Auckland suburb

Housing Minister Nick Smith is accusing Labour of immaturity after they hijacked his urgent changes to housing policy.

Washington D.C.'s most famous builder of micro homes is going national.

An Auckland couple have cashed in on their dated home and moved to Rotorua where they bought a "top of the range" property for less.

Prime Minister John Key says he will back the Reserve Bank to introduce further controls on housing demand if house prices continue to rise.

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

Landlords should be able to do their own meth-testing of rental properties, says this Auckland man.

It is too soon to say the market has turned, but it might be wise to wait and see.

Looming lending rules for investment properties may be behind a jump in Auckland property listings last month.

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