BusinessLeaseholders fight 'outrageous' rent hikeApartment owners in one of six Princes Wharf blocks are about to be hit by a big ground-rent hike from this weekend - which they call 'outrageous'17 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandGenteel price on period mansionThe rare opportunity to own a historic Auckland mansion is up for grabs - but it comes with a lofty $5.2 million price tag.16 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandTop agents told to pay for sold wardrobesA wrangle over wardrobes at a Remuera home that sold for $3.65 million has led a conduct tribunal to order to two top Auckland real estate agents to pay $10,000 to replace them.14 Nov 04:00 PM
Banking and financeSpring house prices surge 11.8%Auckland house prices have hit a new high and national sales volumes rose 11.8 per cent last month in a big spring resurgence.13 Nov 01:40 AM
Banking and financeBank eyes curbs on speculatorsThe Reserve Bank is eyeing measures to discourage speculators from buying multiple houses as it acknowledges its loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions have favoured investors.12 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandTV show homes: how they faredTwo of the Takapuna homes featured on the first season of TV3's The Block have increased in value by more than 50 per cent, according to official figures out this week.12 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandAlleged $47m con: accused a no-showA man accused of involvement in a $47 million mortgage fraud eight years ago has finally been charged.12 Nov 04:00 PM
Official Cash RateLandlords outstrip new buyers to borrowFirst-home buyers took out only 10 per cent by value of mortgages given by New Zealand banks in September.11 Nov 04:00 PM
EconomyHome owners cash in on value hikesHomeowners feeling flush after learning their newly-released property values are borrowing more from banks to splurge on new cars, boats and home renovations.11 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandCV crash: First the council site, now QVHeavy demand by homeowners desperate to access details about newly released property revaluations has now brought down the Quotable Value website.11 Nov 01:09 AM
BDBDBusinessRent hikes hit city-dwellersThe median weekly cost of renting a house in New Zealand has risen more than six percent on a year ago, according to Trade Me.10 Nov 11:51 PM
InvestmentCost rises blamed for apartment rent painA 157 per cent Auckland Council rates rise and a 140 per cent operating costs increase have been blamed for the axing of guaranteed rental returns on a city apartment block.10 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandYour new home value is...?Auckland residents eager to find out the new value of their home have been disappointed this morning after the Council's website crashed.09 Nov 09:00 PM
New ZealandHomeowners get new values todayAuckland property owners will today find out the new value of their homes when the Auckland Council releases individual capital valuations online.09 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLabour rift over capital gains taxLabour's leadership contest has turned into a showdown on the party's capital gains tax policy, with Andrew Little and David Parker at loggerheads over its future.09 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandA glimpse inside luxury mansionsThe public will get the chance to look into how the other half - or maybe the other 1 per cent - lives, with a tour through the homes of Auckland's elite in some of the city's swankiest suburbs on November 22.07 Nov 07:54 PM
EconomyHouse values rise at slowest rate in two years - QVHouse values throughout New Zealand rose 1.1pc in the past three months, the slowest rise in two years, according to QV data out.05 Nov 11:00 PM
BDBDNew ZealandAucklanders build bigger as land values soarAuckland land prices have surged, spurring owners to almost double the size of their houses in the past four decades.05 Nov 12:00 AM
BusinessProperty prices reach record highNew Zealand property prices have reached a new record high according to Trade Me Property.04 Nov 11:39 PM
New ZealandProperty boom: Tale of two citiesNew Zealand's roaring property market is a tale of two cities - Auckland and Christchurch - while the rest of the country mostly lags well behind.04 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessNew housing areas take total to 80Eighty Special Housing Areas, due to contain about 40,000 sites or residences, have been approved throughout the Auckland region.04 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessRee Anderson: Auckland's Special Housing AreasAuckland Council's Ree Anderson talks to Anne Gibson about Special Housing Areas. Watch04 Nov 01:57 AM
CompaniesYoung buyers not the problemYoung aspiring Auckland house-buyers are not spendthrifts frittering their money on weekend entertainment but victims of an over-priced real estate sector, says an economist.02 Nov 07:00 PM
BusinessMelbourne's building boomTwenty-three buildings taller than 200 metres are currently being planned or built in Melbourne, many by Asian developers.01 Nov 09:14 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Mortgage options available to get up ladderGetting a mortgage is much harder than it was before the global financial crisis. No longer will banks lend willy-nilly.31 Oct 11:04 PM
New ZealandBylaw banning open fires in Auckland kicked for touchA bylaw banning open fires and old woodburners in Auckland has been kicked for touch by Auckland council.30 Oct 01:09 AM
New ZealandAuckland households face big rates risesCouncil figures show 116,000 Auckland households are now expected to face a rates increase of more than 10 per cent, under a policy released today.29 Oct 11:15 PM
BusinessYoung home buyers told get realYoung, aspiring Auckland first-home buyers are not saving enough, says a real estate agency boss, encouraging them to lower their expectations and spend less.28 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFarmer sells in disgust at $50k rates'Horrific" rates of nearly $50k a year on land still being grazed by livestock prompted the $37.9m sale of one of Auckland's largest land lots.27 Oct 08:50 PM
