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Grey Lynn do-up changes hands

An Auckland property that transformed from a hovel into a million-dollar must-have has sold.

Apartment builds to outstrip houses by 2017

By next year more than half of all new homes built in Auckland will be part of apartment blocks or terraced homes.

Springpark housing estate sold

Private investor Wilshire Group has bought the troubled Springpark housing estate in Auckland from receivers.

Grey Lynn 'hovel' fails to sell at auction

A dilapidated hovel that underwent a dramatic transformation has failed to sell at auction despite a $2.5 million bid.

'Grey Lynn $1m hovel' under the hammer tonight

David Rowe: I nearly bought a P house from the Queen

COMMENT: You don't expect to find traces of meth when you are buying from the Crown, writes David Rowe.

'We've lost everything we've worked for'

Couple's home renovation dreams shattered after their house tests positive for methamphetamine contamination.

Hamilton's most expensive property?

Cancel the gym membership - an expansive property overlooking the Waikato River includes its own gymnasium, covered swimming pool and sauna.

Where in NZ can first home buyers go?

Young Aucklanders with dreams of buying a first home should look to other parts of the regions for a property.

$2.6m mansion and a heck of a commute

One of the most expensive properties in Hamilton bought by Auckland CEO, who plans to commute.

Leaseholder liable for $173k in back rent

Yong Xin Chen ditched her leasehold Cornwall Park house after her annual rent increased from $8300 to $73,750.

SFO probes property development firm

The Serious Fraud Office is investigating a property development company that built two central Auckland apartments.

Block winner back on market

Auckland villa sold for $1.35 million - $190,000 over the reserve - just three months ago.

Mansion with its own waterfall fails to sell

House dubbed NZ's most unique property passes in at auction.

Self-employed tenants a risk for landlords

Self-employed tenants are a landlord's biggest risk after a law change making it easier to deduct unpaid rent from an employee's wages, an expert says.

Protest against housing in 'Stonehenge'

About 300 people held hands in Mangere today in a bid to stop a housing project on what an archaeologist described as "the paddock next to Stonehenge".

$50k claim for 'P home' sickness

A family is suing their former landlord for $50,000 after discovering the house they lived in for more than three years was contaminated with P.

Watch: Mega mansion up in flames

Drone footage captures the dramatic moment the multi-million dollar mansion burnt to the ground.