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John Armstrong: We all know the act is not the problem

Got a problem? Then blame it on the Resource Management Act, writes John Armstrong. "Nick Smith is using the RMA as a smokescreen. The Auckland housing crisis is really a crisis of insatiable demand."

Developers blame infrastructure for progress

Property developers say the failure to quickly resolve Auckland's housing crisis is not their fault - lack of infrastructure is one of the biggest impediments to more building.

SugarTree apartment ready for residents

Residents will next month begin moving in to the new $250 million high-rise SugarTree apartment development between Nelson St and Union St.

Seaside haven a place to drop anchor

Perched on the edge of the Waitemata Harbour, this three-storey masterpiece in one of Auckland's finest suburbs is up for grabs.

House sales buck Christmas trend and hit new highs

Mortgage wars: Banks prune rates

Banks have started cutting interest rates as the busy house-hunting season heats up. So how will it affect would-be home-buyers?

Auckland values to rise throughout 2015

Auckland house values rose at almost twice the rate of the rest of New Zealand, up 9.8 per cent or $68,309 in the last year.

Peter Calder: Swimming against the developers

It took longer than it should have before I noticed the name on the letterbox in the middle of Woolleys Bay.

Smaller homes' asking prices rise faster

Bigger is better? Not when it comes to the price we're putting on selling smaller homes, according to new figures out from Trade Me.

Housing: Pasifika hit hard by shortage

Pacific Island people, the poor and the young are bearing the brunt of Auckland's housing crisis through falling home ownership rates and crowding, a new report shows.

Council's plan for meth houses

Auckland Council has undertaken a review of guidelines for methamphetamine-contaminated properties and developed tough new proposals to be implemented next month.

Weekly rents rise 5.3pc in November

National housing rents rose at an annual pace of 5.3pc in November, as rental prices continue to plateau, according to Trade Me.

Apartment - $500k a month?

Block homes still empty a month later

Almost a month after The Block's finale, new owners are yet to move into the four houses featured on the hit TV3 reality series.

Leap in $1 million-plus property sales

Owners of top-end homes are getting richer the fastest, with strongest price growth in the $1 million-plus category, while people who own lower-priced places are not reaping the same rewards, data shows.

Lawrence Yule: Wider approach needed on housing

Apart from those planning on cashing up and moving away, the overheated market is a challenge for Auckland dwellers, writes Lawrence Yule. Buying in Auckland has simply become impossible for many.

House sales up, prices rise in November

Annual house sales rose for the first time in 13 months, driven by higher value properties, according to REINZ data released today.

Chinese CBD bid highlights buying issue

Shanghai Pengxin's New Zealand property empire will soon reach into downtown Auckland, again igniting the issue of foreign ownership of property here.