Former television presenter and Labour hopeful Tamati Coffey has sold his plush Auckland pad for more than double its valuation price.

$400k may not buy you the biggest house in Auckland...but you'll be surprised at what is available further afield.

About 100 leaky building victims whose claims were rejected because they were beyond a 10-year threshold may now get help to fix their homes.

What's behind Auckland's rapidly rising house prices - and should the finger of blame be pointed at investors? Andrew Bruce says 'no'.

An organisation representing 10,000 young Kiwis backs plans for Unitec and Eden Park.

Intensive housing development on land surrounding Cornwall Park is being proposed - but lessees fear it'll result in further hikes to lease fees after new valuations.

Tropicana, one of the biggest privately owned blocks of land in inner Auckland, has been sold to retirement giant Ryman Healthcare.

A modern-day Chinese emigration wave is already underway, and the US is their preferred destination, with buyers snapping up $11b worth of US properties last year.

For years, wealthy Chinese have been transferring billions overseas to buy pricey real estate, despite their country's currency restrictions. How are they doing it?

Generally speaking home buyers can dip into their funds after three years of joining KiwiSaver to buy their first home. But what if that home's in Australia?

AMt Eden man's problems with Auckland Council over his neighbours' renovations have been backed up by others telling of fights across the city.

Buyers from Greater China spent $22 billion on US homes in the past year, up 72 per cent from the same period in 2013.

House sales fell in June from a year earlier, led by properties of $400k or less, indicating the LVR restrictions are curbing demand at the cheaper end of the market.

The country's largest house sales website showed Auckland's asking price hit a new all-time record of $732,240 last month.

I'm on the couch this week. It's one of those faux-leather settees; bad for spinal alignment and I'm usually so tired I wake in the morning with a cushion zip imprinted on my cheek.

Housing New Zealand wants to lift building restrictions around hundreds of its historic and "special character" homes across Auckland to allow for development.

A millionaire property developer plans to put his social ideas into practice in a $900 million housing project to start in Mangere in October.

A High Court judge found a leading firm of architects does not have a "watertight" defence in a leaky building case over a Waiheke Island house.

Construction of Sir Russell Coutts' beachside mega-mansion is under way in north Auckland, with the first step the removal of three multimillion-dollar houses from the huge section.

Auckland house sales data for June is out, showing a slight decline in sales volumes but average sale prices up $11,088 - that's a daily price rise of $369.60.

A luxurious penthouse apartment that is double the size of some houses is expected to sell for millions.

If you're tired of waiting for an invitation from Richard Branson, and have enough dosh, here are nine top private islands for sale.

Hollywood film tycoon James Cameron has made two further Wairarapa farm purchases but how much he paid has been kept secret.

Kiwi wages have risen $34.53 on average in the past year while house prices have skyrocketed $38,000.

If you think buying property in New Zealand isn't cheap, you're right. We take a look at the top seven most expensive cities.

The Government's Housing Accord with Auckland Council will hopefully go some way to boosting the delivery of much-needed housing.

Labour's proposal to make KiwiSaver compulsory has sparked an interesting debate about how much people need to save to live off in retirement.

An American investor with US$500 million ($574 million) has been in New Zealand scouting for retirement village assets and meeting one influential banker.

I intend to transfer my Australian superannuation funds into a New Zealand KiwiSaver fund. Can I use these funds to help build my first home in Christchurch?