BusinessMore charges for sacked agentA real estate agent sacked after on-selling two pensioners' home for a $725,000 profit faces two misconduct charges that also relate to on-selling property.23 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessIs this the only way for young buyers?When Vicki and Mike Crosby's daughter and her partner started looking for a house, Mum and Dad put up their hands to help.23 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Women-only living a sad prospectOnly women will be able to rent and live in the 10 single-bedroom apartments in Glenholme, and although the properties are still being renovated, four women have signed on the dotted line.23 Apr 05:00 PM
KiwiSaverTears after KiwiSaver shockA young couple who were told they would qualify for an $8000 govt grant to help buy first home are in shock after finding out they can only get half that.23 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-Allan: A bargain, in wrong part of townCOMMENT: You'll not often find a five-double-bedroom, two-bathroom home in Auckland for this price, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.23 Apr 05:00 PM
PropertyExplore: Can you afford a house in NZ?INTERACTIVE: Discover how many properties are within your price range, around the country.23 Apr 02:26 AM
BusinessParents open home to help kids outGeoff and Elizabeth McKenzie didn't expect to have all their children back home in their twenties and thirties but it's a reality they have been happy to adjust to.22 Apr 08:34 PM
New ZealandListing urges bidders to 'be brave'A fire-damaged property in the heart of Ponsonby with a capital value of $1.37 million will go to auction next month.22 Apr 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Rising rents just as toxic to Kiwi dreamOur forebears came to NZ to escape perpetual tenancy and have property of their own. That has been the Kiwi dream and there is no reason to give it up now.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHousing crisis hitting birth ratesExperts believe Auckland's housing crisis may be lowering city's birth rate, as young adults shut out of buying homes are forced to live with parents.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I'm about to move into a sleepout'West Auckland grandmother Lee Hickey is moving out of her house to make room for her daughter, son-in-law and their two children.22 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessHow a sacked agent made $725kAn agent helping two pensioners sell their home has been sacked after buying the property for $530,000 and selling it for $1.255 million in just four months.22 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessFemale-only apartment block popularRotorua's first female-only apartment block is getting such interest developers are already looking for a site for a second one.22 Apr 02:27 AM
OpinionKirsty Johnston: Drop Sky? That won't get me a houseCOMMENT: I read advice from a mortgage broker saying house hunters just need to give up their Sky TV to be able to buy a home, this enraged me.21 Apr 11:35 PM
Property'Ditch the Sky TV and start saving'House hunters who say they can't afford to buy a home in Auckland need to give up Sky TV or expensive cars and just save harder, says a mortgage broker.21 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHome Truths: Market daunting for singlesHouse prices in Auckland have risen so fast that many single people on ordinary incomes now find it impossible to buy a first home on their savings.21 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessBuyers fuming over lost time after pin pulledIt promised to be an affordable and modern entry into the Auckland property market but a developer has pulled the pin on a town-house project.21 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessSpeculation in new housing areas: LabourThey're supposed to be Auckland blocks of land designated 'special' to boost the city's housing supply, instead they're being traded like horses.20 Apr 05:16 AM
OpinionPeter Jeffries: Renters bear cost of Auckland housing madnessAuckland renters are facing bleak times, with steep rent rises looming as a result of the city's housing crisis.19 Apr 11:04 PM
BusinessIwi suggests parkland-for-housing dealAn iwi plans to give 175ha of coastal land to Auckland Council in return for the right to create and sell 58 upmarket housing sites.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHome Truths: Terrace house ideal padLike many new Aucklanders, Bharat Bhushan and Lovely Garg are not emotionally attached to the traditional Kiwi section.19 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessPosh suburbs face reality checkRemuera home owners may not like it, but three-storey apartments in the suburbs offer the last real chance at housing affordability in Auckland.19 Apr 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateTougher lending rules tippedThe Reserve Bank could expand mortgage lending restrictions in an effort to head off the housing boom as it rolls down the country, economists say.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionHave you given up on finding a house in Auckland?Up to one in four property sales in parts of provincial New Zealand are now to Aucklanders, with many buyers forced from the city as prices spiral beyond their means.19 Apr 03:20 AM
BusinessChina's richest man eyeing NZ property?China's richest man, Alibaba online shopping founder Jack Ma, says he'd like to buy a home in New Zealand.18 Apr 11:00 PM
EconomyHouse prices 'should keep climbing'An Auckland economist says recent changes to tax and deposit rules didn't dampen the property market - and he expects prices to keep climbing.18 Apr 10:40 PM
BusinessArguing the case for urban sprawlFirst home hunters squeezed out of entry-level Auckland suburbs are being pushed to the far reaches of the city but face massive daily commutes to work.18 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessFew housing options left in AucklandCecile Bourgeois, 39, would like to buy a house in Auckland, but experts agree her most realistic option is leaving the city and setting up somewhere else.18 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLarry Williams: Correction on house prices is comingCOMMENT: The concerning thing is that people are so desperate to get into the market, they are borrowing to the hilt to buy overvalued homes, writes Larry Williams.18 Apr 03:29 AM
AgribusinessFarm prices fall across New ZealandThe median price per hectare is down to $33,897 in the three months to March, according to REINZ figures.18 Apr 02:16 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Serious disconnect in housing boomCOMMENT: Last week we found out Auckland's house price boom was back from the dead like the monster in a B-grade horror movie.17 Apr 10:44 PM
PropertyNZ Herald Focus: 18 April 2016Aucklanders are being pushed out of their own housing market and are responsible for one in five house sales in cities including Hamilton, Whangarei and Tauranga. Watch17 Apr 09:58 PM
BusinessExodus of the house huntersUp to one in four property sales in parts of provincial NZ are now to Aucklanders, with many buyers forced from city as prices spiral beyond their means.17 Apr 05:00 PM
