New ZealandHousing: Pasifika hit hard by shortagePacific 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.17 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessCouncil's plan for meth housesAuckland Council has undertaken a review of guidelines for methamphetamine-contaminated properties and developed tough new proposals to be implemented next month.15 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDBusinessWeekly rents rise 5.3pc in NovemberNational housing rents rose at an annual pace of 5.3pc in November, as rental prices continue to plateau, according to Trade Me.14 Dec 08:38 PM
EntertainmentBlock homes still empty a month laterAlmost a month after The Block's finale, new owners are yet to move into the four houses featured on the hit TV3 reality series.12 Dec 10:45 PM
BusinessLeap in $1 million-plus property salesOwners 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.10 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionLawrence Yule: Wider approach needed on housingApart 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.10 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHouse sales up, prices rise in NovemberAnnual house sales rose for the first time in 13 months, driven by higher value properties, according to REINZ data released today.09 Dec 11:19 PM
Personal FinanceAt the landlord's mercy, for lifeA life-time of renting is becoming a reality for many New Zealanders, a survey shows, as the need for large deposits and big mortgages block their way to home ownership.09 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandChinese CBD bid highlights buying issueShanghai Pengxin's New Zealand property empire will soon reach into downtown Auckland, again igniting the issue of foreign ownership of property here.09 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDr Susan Flint-Hartle: Homeownership dreams need to get with the timesNZ has changed dramatically in the last 20 years and so must our approach to property as an asset, writes Dr Susan Flint-Hartle.08 Dec 04:00 PM
InvestmentWynyard complex gets ready for salePre-sales of the first of 500 to 600 new Wynyard Quarter apartments start in February and the first show-home is being built.08 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland property has $1 reserveAn Auckland real estate agent is taking a leap of faith in the hot property market - by auctioning his own property for a $1 reserve.06 Dec 10:53 PM
Banking and financeMiddle-age mortgage? No wayMiddle-aged home buyers face being locked out of the property market because banks are worried they are too old to pay off their mortgage before they retire.06 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand1970s house buy a winner - but it's 'not typical'Buying a house for next to nothing by today's standards in the 1970s has worked out well for John Robertson.05 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionMaria Hurley: Residents battle developers over central cityAs a wave of pro-intensification development sweeps Auckland more residents will find themselves battling to preserve the character of their neighbourhoods.03 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessProperty prices hit new highAuckland properties sold by the city's biggest agency, Barfoot & Thompson, have hit a new all-time price high of $756,909, up $20,671 in just 30 days.02 Dec 09:00 PM
Business30pc of new valuations 'wildly wrong'Valuations on about 30 per cent of Auckland properties - around 135,000 homes - are "wildly wrong", a valuation business claims.02 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessMystique to 'magic' Coatesville homeA Coatesville villa that may have once been home to artist Charles Frederick Goldie is on the market for nearly $2.7 million.02 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Helping grandchildren into first homeA reader writes: I intend to settle a cash sum on each of my grandchildren on my demise. What fish hooks exist if I place a lump sum in a KiwiSaver account for each?01 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDavid Seymour: Auckland Council needs to stop and take a breathA few weeks ago Auckland Council voted by a narrow majority to impose grotesquely large rate increases on thousands of Auckland's ratepayers.01 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessGround heat keeps new castle warmHow to heat a castle? That was the challenge for Christchurch engineer Alan Cooke when he got the job at Riverstone Castle being built by Dot Smith outside Oamaru.01 Dec 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsPublic transport key to housing projectsHundreds of new homes will be developed on Housing Corporation land in some Auckland suburbs, including Avondale, New Lynn and South Auckland.01 Dec 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsAlexandra Park property plan gains paceAlexandra Park's chief executive Dominique Dowding said apartments would be for sale from February and she predicted occupation of the Green Lane West Rd places by the end of 2016.01 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand$3m slice of paradiseA 7.8ha coastal section owned by descendants of one of the original settler families of Mangawhai is on the market for the first time in 125 years.30 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessNew homes to bust land hoardersExpectation is a powerful thing. It's the reason 45,000 sections in Auckland are sitting there ready to go, with all the connections to water, power and roads - but no houses.29 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessLandlords' top suburbsLandlords with properties in Otara, Mangere, Glen Innes and Mangere Bridge are reaping Auckland's highest returns.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandRevealed: 'Wildly out' valuationsReal estate industry experts have labelled the latest residential property revaluations dangerous, with calls for the mass appraisal system to be overhauled or scrapped.28 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessTrotting club's $205m property planA new $205.4 million urban village with almost a half-hectare shopping precinct and 231 apartments is to rise in an Auckland horse racing club's carpark.28 Nov 12:45 AM
Banking and financeValuation jump paying for do up'sAuckland homeowners made wealthy by their latest Auckland Council valuations are borrowing to do up their houses.27 Nov 06:25 PM
BusinessProperty in NZ: Bruce Patten from Loan MarketLoanMarket mortgage adviser Bruce Patten talks to NZ Property Editor Anne Gibson about the property market and Aucklanders increasingly borrowing for home renovations. Watch27 Nov 06:15 PM
BusinessHousing taking more of incomesThe average household's spending on housing climbed 11.1 per cent over the past two years, outstripping growth in incomes.27 Nov 04:00 PM
