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Foreign property buying stats due soon

Speculation in new housing areas: Labour

They're supposed to be Auckland blocks of land designated 'special' to boost the city's housing supply, instead they're being traded like horses.

Peter Jeffries: Renters bear cost of Auckland housing madness

Auckland renters are facing bleak times, with steep rent rises looming as a result of the city's housing crisis.

Posh suburbs face reality check

Remuera home owners may not like it, but three-storey apartments in the suburbs offer the last real chance at housing affordability in Auckland.

Tougher lending rules tipped

The Reserve Bank could expand mortgage lending restrictions in an effort to head off the housing boom as it rolls down the country, economists say.

Iwi suggests parkland-for-housing deal

An iwi plans to give 175ha of coastal land to Auckland Council in return for the right to create and sell 58 upmarket housing sites.

Home Truths: Terrace house ideal pad

Like many new Aucklanders, Bharat Bhushan and Lovely Garg are not emotionally attached to the traditional Kiwi section.

Have 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.

China'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.

Home truths: Jafas rolling into town

Aucklanders are buying at least 20 per cent of properties in nearby regional main centres, as soaring city prices force house hunters to look elsewhere.

Should we stay or should we go?

Gemma Mann and Mike Alsweiler are thinking about leaving Auckland to find a house they can afford, even if it means saying goodbye to their families.

What y'all can buy for US$1 million

How do Auckland property prices compare with the rest of the world? Andrew Laxon finds it all depends on where you look.

Bernard Hickey: Time for action on high house prices

COMMENT: It's easy to assess the value of an asset in a liquid and rising market, but the future liabilities are not so easy to see.

Even the elite are locked out

The number of highly paid professionals and managers unable to afford to buy a home in Auckland has almost doubled in just over a decade.

First home hopefuls left disappointed

First home buying hopefuls Gemma Mann and Mike Alsweiler faced the grim reality of ever-climbing house prices this evening as they attended their first auction.

Looking for a home to call their own

How hard is it to buy your first home in Auckland today? Three house hunters share their stories.

Editorial: House rises fuelling gap in society

Auckland estate agents were jubilant this week at figures showing house prices and sales volumes in the city had taken off again.

No limit to KiwiSaver's appetite

Landlords who are forced to sell sometimes find they've gained little or nothing after years of hassle. Sometimes they even end up with a debt to the bank after selling the property.