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Buyers, lenders hold breath

The Reserve Bank is considering tighter mortgage lending restrictions, and could impose them within months, reports Tony Verdon.

Property report: Arch Hill - Quaint enclave of value

Turn-of-the-century workingman's cottages offer charm in the shadow of the city, writes Graham Hepburn.

Property report: Room for landlords to move

Statistics indicate that the disparity between rents and house prices means the upward price spiral may still have a long way to go.

Property report: Point and peruse data on potential new purchase

QV and CoreLogic have launched what claims to be New Zealand's first independent property smartphone app: QV homeguide.

Property report: Sales, values will keep rising

Despite rising values, especially in Auckland, the number of sales has been very low says Jonno Ingerson.

Property report: Stonefields - Rock solid vision for growth

Once the source for much of Auckland's roading gravel, Stonefields is now a convivial neighbourhood where residents become friends, writes Graham Hepburn.

Revealed: Auckland's cheapest suburbs

Only six areas of Auckland still have average prices under $400,000, meaning affordable homes are out of reach for many city dwellers.

Property report: Rising tide of trouble

Rising sea levels will make low-lying beachfront properties far harder, and possibly prohibitively expensive, to insure.

Property report: Housing crisis continues

We have a long way to go to give everyone a clean, dry and warm home and there is ample opportunity for businesses to give people what they need.

House prices: Are they up or down?

A day after QV released stats showing yet another increase in property values, Auckland realtor Barfoot & Thompson says last month saw a fall in prices, as more properties came on the market.

Brent Sheather: Matters residential

The biggest investment most retail investors will make is in the residential property market but research is not extensive.

Hot property: Auckland values soar

Auckland house values are up by 43.8 per cent on the last boom in 2007 - but a valuer is warning that off-the-plan buyers are not always recovering their money.

Property values rise at faster pace

KiwiSaver: Govt says law change on track for first home buyers

The legislation to alter the KiwiSaver first home withdrawal scheme is going through parliament. What does this mean for first home buyers?

eHome to finish building houses

The country's biggest off-site house manufacturer, now in receivership, is finishing the work it started at New Zealand's most advanced special housing area.

Auckland house prices soar

Average asking prices for houses for country smash through the half-million-dollar barrier for the first time but in Auckland the rampant market is surprising even the experts.

McMansions back and bigger than ever

New American homes were bigger than ever last year, according to data from the US Census Bureau.

Building consents hit post-boom high