Banking and financeEnglish: Housing inflation coolingThe rampant house price inflation which has pushed the dream of home ownership out of reach for thousands of New Zealanders is probably over, says English.17 Dec 04:30 PM
EconomyAkl house consents hit 5-year highAuckland house and apartment building is at a 5-year high, with nearly 5700 dwelling consents issued in the year to October.16 Dec 10:40 PM
CompaniesNew homes tipped to cool Auckland marketExperts say planned construction good for buyers despite use of some prime areas.16 Dec 04:30 PM
Banking and financeKiwi Income Property Trust stake for saleAn 8.6 per cent stake in giant listed landlord and Sylvia Park owner Kiwi Income Property Trust is now in play.16 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandWill corn berm get to stay?An Auckland resident has come up with a novel answer to the problem of unmowed berms - planting a corn patch.16 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSweet profit made from lemonA builder demolished a leaky Onehunga property he bought for $440,000, shifted a 105-year-old worker's cottage on to the site and got $924,500 for the renovated home.15 Dec 04:30 PM
InvestmentWatchdog exits with warningThe next big financial disaster to hit New Zealand investors could involve a collapse in house prices or the sharemarket, says departing investment watchdog boss Sean Hughes.15 Dec 04:30 PM
Banking and financeNational house prices up againNational house prices rose $17,475 last month to reach a $425k median. But are falling sales numbers a sign that new loan rules are starting to bite? (with new infographic)10 Dec 10:30 PM
BusinessBuilders tip rush for new homesBuilders expect a rush of first-home buyers planning to build new houses following the Reserve Bank's announcement they will be exempt from new mortgage lending rules.10 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessApplications for first-home scheme surgeFive new lenders have applied to the Government to offer Welcome Home Loans amid surging numbers using the first-home buyer scheme.10 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessInterview: Darren Brown, project director of SugarTree The ground floor of the first block of Auckland apartments to rise since the global financial crisis is due to be poured on Saturday. Darren Brown, project director for the $250 million 615-unit SugarTree between Nelson St and Union St, said the project was the first major residential development in Auckland since the downturn last decade.Watch09 Dec 11:53 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Census housing statistics show shortfall not so direThe Auckland Council reckons Auckland is 20,000 to 30,000 dwellings short of what it needs, writes Brian Fallow.The NZ Institute of Economic Research begs to differ, putting the shortfall at just 5000.09 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessSaving beats housing trapAuckland first-time house buyers Tristan and Jessica Lomberg stepped out of the LVR trap by being hard-out savers.09 Dec 04:30 PM
Banking and financeLoan curbs boost for mortgage brokersReserve Bank home-loan cooling measures have driven business into mortgage brokers' hands, says Jeff Royle.09 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCost of home dream - 19 incomesIt would take 19 median incomes in Auckland to buy a home for the city's median house price, a Herald analysis has found.09 Dec 04:30 PM
EconomyAuckland property up 15.2pc - QVAuckland property values continue to surge ahead, up 15.2 per cent in the last year.09 Dec 12:10 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: 500 homes? P-P-P-praise the lordHousing Minister Nick Smith and his Cabinet colleagues have finally decided to lead from the front in dealing with Auckland's housing crisis, writes Brian Rudman. They are to fast-track the purchase of 16.5ha at Hobsonville Pt.08 Dec 04:30 PM
Banking and financeNZ property: Sellers still have upper handKiwis keen to sell off their homes continue to hold the upper hand in New Zealand's property market, despite a slight ease in the national asking price during November.03 Dec 05:48 AM
Banking and financeHotchin up for a $6.4m sliceFinancier's share from sale just a portion of $39m price - unless FMA gets it.02 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessWestpac coaches first home buyersWestpac Bank has launched a new service offering electronic coaching to people saving for their first home and a $1000 carrot to those who manage to reach at least $10,000.02 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessMini boom in coastal propertiesThe coastal property market is making a comeback after years of stagnant or declining prices.01 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandExporter pays $39m for Hotchin houseAuckland's most expensive house, the seven-bedroom mansion on exclusive Paritai Drive partly financed by former Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin, has been sold to a businessman for $39m.28 Nov 04:30 PM
Business$50m yuppie apartment planThompson Park, a $50 million 107-unit apartment project with units starting at $230,000, is about to be built in the Mt Wellington/Ellerslie area.26 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeHousing plan risks price dropA successful building plan will result in a 10,000-home oversupply in Auckland, says NZIER.26 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessCall to cut buildings down to sizeNorth Shore residents worried that three- and four-storey apartments could rise on vacant waterfront land.26 Nov 04:30 PM
ConstructionBuilders pressure Reserve Bank on loansThe building industry has stepped up pressure on the Reserve Bank over its loan to value ratio (LVR) loan restrictions.26 Nov 04:30 PM
Construction'Huge wave' of building work on wayMaking houses more affordable in Auckland will require far more land to be freed up .20 Nov 04:30 PM
New Zealand$100k man in state house wrong - SmithA captain of a fishing vessel in Nelson was making more than $100,000 a year and living in a state house, Housing Minister Nick Smith said last night.19 Nov 08:30 PM
BusinessHomestead moving off site - for nowA Victorian homestead in Pt Chevalier is being temporarily removed from its site while its church owner seeks a resource consent to permanently remove it and construct a replica building.19 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessWindow-dressing's $162k hikeA four-bedroom Meadowbank home bought for $973,000 in May was sold for $162,000 more three months later despite no renovations.19 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessHobsonville housing surges aheadFour years since work started at northwest Auckland's 3,000-residence Hobsonville Pt housing estate, the 150th house is about to be finished.18 Nov 07:30 PM
