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State houses empty despite waiting lists

A one-bedroom state house in one of Auckland's most expensive suburbs sat vacant for 805 days before being sold.

Sale of $2m house puts spotlight on density push

A large residential site in the heart of Mt Albert could easily contain 15 or 16 well-designed town houses and units instead of three large houses: expert.

Council stands firm on heritage

The Auckland Council is holding the line on rules to protect the city's built heritage after being advised they are a burden on landowners seeking to develop their properties.

Bowls clubs could also be sold

A review of Auckland Council's sport and recreation assets not only involves 13 golf clubs valued at $200 million-plus, but also all the council's bowling clubs.

Hot property: $200k boost in six months

Auckland's property market has boosted the price of a Whangaparaoa home by more than $200,000 in six months, and a Mt Albert unit by almost $100,000 since April.

Agency seeks to force land sale

Auckland Transport is taking legal action to force owners of Eden Terrace properties to sell up for the $2.5 billion City Rail Link.

Sold four times in 13 weeks

An Auckland property agent is the latest beneficiary of a series of sales of a modest West Auckland house which has rocketed in price by $153,000 in 13 weeks.

Reserve warning on property investors

They bought nearly half of all the Auckland properties for sale in June.

Student's bizarre alternative to rent

After a fight with her landlord, Leonie Müller chose to quit the property market and live on trains.

Rates bill: $6m wiped off CV

A clifftop Parnell property owned by a prominent Aucklander has had more than $6 million wiped off its capital value by Auckland Council.

Class action likely over cladding

A leaky building lawsuit against cladding manufacturer James Hardie is looking more likely to expand into a class action.

Home advice: Sofa, so good

Warning: Auckland house prices may fall

Finance Minister raises spectre of a reversal of fortune as latest REINZ figures shows median Auckland house sale price dropped $20,000 last month.

House median drops $20k

The latest REINZ figures show Auckland's median price fell 2.65 per cent from $755,000 in June to $735,000 last month.

Mangere housing site in doubt

A Fletchers project to build up to 480 homes on a Mangere site, including ancestral burial caves, may be the first Auckland Special Housing Area to be revoked.

Suburbs could get more apartments

"It is a sea change ... one that very few people would have seen coming" - Herne Bay Residents Association chairwoman Christine Cavanagh.

World-Class Auckland: Your feedback

Today we launched a 10-day series which looks at some of Auckland's biggest issues. Here's some of your feedback to questions posed on social media today.

How to make houses cheaper

Auckland consistently ranks highly in lists of the world's best cities but is never number one. So what would it take to turn Auckland into a first-class city?