BusinessDispute leaves rates bill unpaidA $21,404.80 unpaid rates bill is owed on an Arch Hill house but one of its owners is refusing to pay due to a property dispute.06 Apr 05:00 PM
CompaniesDo-ups a reality for first-home buyersEntry-level Auckland home buyers are opting for older houses on smaller sections in need of considerable DIY work.06 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessCity 'escapees' thrivingStruggling to buy their first home in Auckland, with twins and another baby on the way, James and Barbara Ryan "did the only thing that made sense", and left.05 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessProperty: This generation has it toughNearly one in five Auckland first-home buyers now spends more than six years saving for a deposit, delaying the home ownership dream while prices rise.05 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Oh boy, has the market moved on'Council valuations are out of date, with homes selling in Auckland's market on average for more than 15 per cent above their figure of six months ago.04 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandDownsizing the Kiwi dreamIn the first of a three-part series, Herald property reporter Lane Nichols looks at how the previous generation’s quarter-acre dream is fast becoming unattainable.03 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandFrom $55,000 to a cool $1.5mCatherine Smith was 25 when she bought her first home in 1982 - a three-bedroom bay-fronted Ponsonby villa for $55,000.03 Apr 04:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Paper, scissors, tax - how compliance cuts could play out for investors01 Apr 08:30 PM
New Zealand$1 reserve home goes for $125,000An Auckland couple paid just $125,000 for a $1.57 million four-bedroom Grammar zone character Greenlane house yesterday.01 Apr 04:00 PM
Economy'Super eight' suburb values up 17.9pcHouses in eight Auckland suburbs south of the CBD topped national value rises, up a "whopping" 17.9 per cent annually, according to QV data just out.31 Mar 11:00 PM
PropertyAffordable homes: Best & worst regionsMortgage payments for Auckland's most affordable homes are costing first-time buyers nearly half their take-home pay each week, a new report shows.31 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandProperties sold to cover ratesAuckland Council is chasing unpaid rates of $300,595.02 on eight properties and court action has begun to result in forced sales.31 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: On the level - insurance churn report takes the axe to commissions30 Mar 08:30 PM
BusinessTakapuna property steeped in historyA sprawling lakefront property where former Takapuna mayor Fred Thomas and his wife, Mary, raised their nine children is for sale by tender.30 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessNorth Shore property sold to cover ratesThe High Court has ruled that an Auckland North Shore property at 2/57 Northboro Rd, Belmont must be sold because of $59,393 unpaid rates.29 Mar 09:22 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: If the Salvation Army can't do it, no one canIf the likes of the Salvation Army cannot afford to buy cut-price state houses, it seems improbable that any other social services agency is in a position to do so.27 Mar 04:00 PM
Official Cash RateMore million dollar homes auctioned offOne in five Auckland properties have sold under the hammer for more than $1 million and only two of 55 properties were sold for less than $500,000 last week.25 Mar 11:15 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Kiwis hoodwinked over state housingThis week, Finance Minister Bill English was dealt a blow by the Salvation Army, which rejected his suggestion it buy Housing New Zealand stock.25 Mar 08:45 PM
New ZealandBig do-up for pension flatsA set of four run-down pensioner flats have been spruced up in a $350,000 renovation which is expected to attract first-home buyers.25 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessAgent guilty over $47k feeA real estate agent who left a vendor liable for a second commission while pocketing a $47,500 fee from a buyer has been found guilty of misconduct.24 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessScrap over Waiheke zoningWaiheke's biggest landowner is challenging zoning classifications on parts of its holdings on the island's eastern tip in the Stony Batter Historic Reserve war fortifications vicinity.24 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessTV do-ups unlikely to reach $1mThree houses being renovated on TV One's Our First Home won't go anywhere near the $1 million mark each when they are auctioned next month, an investment expert believes.24 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessPad with litigious history for saleOne of Auckland's most spectacular penthouses - but one with a litigious history - is for sale 16 months after the luxury pad was last bought, fetching $4.7 million.23 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessOwners join leaky home class actionFacing huge bills to fix their leaky houses, more homeowners have joined the new $100 million-plus leaky home class action.23 Mar 04:00 PM
ConstructionGovt targets cost of building consentsCouncils may soon face private sector competition for issuing building consents again, as part of a Government drive to make housing more affordable.23 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand2 beds, 21 offers, one big saleA two-bedroom entry-level home in Mt Wellington drew an unprecedented 21 offers as desperate first-home buyers battle to break into Auckland's heated property market.20 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: House prices weaken as global property trends converge - surveyNew Zealand has zero affordable housing markets, according to the '11th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey'.18 Mar 08:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeLVR limits tipped to stay in placeA resurgence in property prices means LVR "speed limits" are likely to stay in place, Standard & Poor's says in a report that predicts banks will continue to post strong earnings growth....18 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessRents rise again in FebruaryAuckland rental real estate remains NZ's most expensive but the tight Christchurch situation appears to be improving as more places come on the market.17 Mar 09:30 PM
PropertyHuge savings with mortgage dealsShopping around for a mortgage could save New Zealanders up to $28,500 over the lifetime of a loan, according to a new survey of home lending.17 Mar 09:22 PM
BusinessUS home construction slumps as bad weather holds back buildersHousing starts plummeted in February as plunging temperatures and snow became the latest hurdles for an industry struggling to recover.17 Mar 07:30 PM
