Aaron Drever admitted his second misconduct charge last week before the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal in connection with the sale of three West Auckland homes.

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

Special housing areas, it turns out, are not making many more houses more "affordable".

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

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

Looming lapse of the affordability rule in up to half of special housing areas sparks land-banking accusations.

Almost a third of homes now valued at more than $1 million as new estimates show the proportion of "affordable" homes in the super-city has tumbled dramatically.

It's the weakest housing sentiment result since early 2012.

A couple who quietly donated to charity have done the same in death - and bequeathed proceeds from the sale of their Remuera home to those in need.

The Reserve Bank has delayed the start of changes to investor loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs) nationwide from 1 September to 1 October

COMMENT: As the housing bubble spreads out of Auckland, most New Zealanders understand that one of its underlying causes is speculation.

COMMENT: The evil which is land banking can be laid squarely at the feet of the now-defunct Auckland Regional Council.

The owners sold the three-bedroom house for a $216,000 profit 18 months after buying it.

An Auckland real estate agent who has racked up more disciplinary breaches than any other has now admitted reckless misconduct and his licence is on the line.

As Government comes under pressure to cut immigration levels, a new study finds migrants are not primarily responsible for rising house prices in Auckland.

COMMENT: Auckland's housing bubble has spread to Tauranga and Hamilton: it's time to act

COMMENT: Auckland prices were up just one per cent in July - not such a surprise given the sluggish winter selling season.

Labour housing spokesman Phil Twyford has called for a bank lending loophole to be closed, saying it is accidentally capturing people

A family trust that wants to allow housing on a South Auckland volcano says the housing could be around $500,000-$700,000 - aimed at low- and middle-income earners.

WATCH: Liam Dann and Anne Gibson make sense of all the different property data that's released each month.

A Cape Cod-style beachside home on Auckland's North Shore of 'exceptional quality'.

A proposal to build homes on one of Auckland's most prized volcanoes has alarmed environmentalists.

Protesters say The Block NZ promotes property speculation at a time of housing crisis

Cecil Sinclair has lost his building licence and copped a record three-year ban.

Rachel Tynan feels guilty owning a 970sq m section close to the city, but the thought of her villa being demolished or carted off is beyond comprehension.

New Zealand house values have just exceeded $600,000 for the first time while Auckland values climbed towards $1 million

The home-sharing site arranges merchant walks to curry support from businesses.