OpinionTim Hazledine: House affordability? Blame wages"Is National planning to confiscate private property to get houses built on it?" asks Tim Hazledine. "Labour has come out with a promise to build 100,000 new houses, which turns out to be half-baked in its lack of detail."14 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financeKiwibank slashes mortgage rateKiwibank has today launched a six-month fixed home loan rate of 4.79 per cent, the bank's lowest rate in its 11-year history.14 Feb 02:56 AM
Freight and logisticsLive Chat Replay: Auckland economyJoin us at noon today for a live chat with Geoff Cooper, economist for Auckland City.14 Feb 12:00 AM
New ZealandHouse supply gap begins to closeAuckland's critical housing shortage worsened again last year - but the gap between population growth and house-building may be closing at last.12 Feb 04:30 PM
BusinessOwners upgrade tower pool areaResidents of Takapuna high-rise apartment block The Sentinel plan to spend $470,000 on a big outdoor podium upgrade of their tower in a project due to start on Monday.11 Feb 04:30 PM
EconomyProperty values up in JanuaryNew Zealand house values continue to soar but the booming market is no longer being propped up by property powerhouses Auckland and Christchurch.11 Feb 05:46 AM
Banking and financeWestpac cuts mortgage ratesThree weeks since ASB kicked off competition among banks for the year, Westpac has this morning announced cuts to three of its fixed mortgage rates.10 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandEye on developers' leviesHousing affordability and the difficulty of buying a new first home have led to a review of the way councils charge property developers.10 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Keeping inheritance after partner splitsMy adult daughter - my only child - has been living with her partner for nearly four years in a relationship that may or may not last - it seems to be up and down.08 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionRecession hammered building firms, say chiefsNew Zealand's commercial construction sector has been nailed into the ground by the recession, industry chiefs say, and Mainzeal Property and Construction's receivership came after a string of others.07 Feb 04:30 PM
EconomyBig January for home salesAuckland's property market had a booming January, with one real estate company selling 78pc more homes worth more than $1 million than the same month last year.06 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Bureaucrats more destructive than quakesIt's time for a dose of fatalism and some common sense when it comes to dealing with earthquake-prone buildings across New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch quakes.05 Feb 05:10 PM
BusinessResidents in rough over courseMax Byrnes, a Manukau Golf Club neighbour, fears for the Conifer Grove area when Fletcher Building puts up hundreds of houses.04 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAgent mucks up house dealA real estate agent who gave a first-home buyer incorrect information has been found guilty of "sloppy and unprofessional" conduct.04 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman: Costly reality of waterfront housing wipes out diversity promiseWhat a lost opportunity at a time when the council is on a crusade to convert Aucklanders to the joys of intensive housing, writes Brian Rudman.03 Feb 04:30 PM
EconomyKiwis sour on foreign investmentNew Zealanders are showing a rising resistance to overseas investors, a business survey has found.03 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandJohn Armstrong: Warning flashes from a housing nightmareSo coos the sugar-encrusted, but hollow-sounding real estate-speak intent on seducing would-be home buyers and hard-headed investors into succumbing to the charms of life at Hobsonville Pt.01 Feb 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateListings low, asking prices soarA slight rebound in the number of new home listings last month did little to alleviate pressure in the property market.01 Feb 02:40 AM
OpinionDita De Boni: Homing in on the real Kiwi crisisThe political year has begun and if there's one thing all parties can agree on, it's that we have a "housing crisis" on our hands, writes Dita De Boni.30 Jan 08:47 PM
New ZealandUrban's suburban dreamKiwi actor Karl Urban has upgraded his family to a $5.25 million home in Herne Bay, Auckland.30 Jan 04:30 PM
BDBDConstructionApartments drive building consentsConsents for 127 retirement village units is one feature of strong building consents data for December.29 Jan 10:30 PM
New ZealandPM: More working prisons on the wayMore prisons will be turned into working prisons where all prisoners will be placed in a 40-hour week programme of work and rehabilitation, says John Key.29 Jan 01:05 AM
New ZealandRent lift tipped as students returnThe return of students to Auckland has some in the property sector picking a rise in demand and prices for rental properties.28 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Home ownership a real religion in New ZealandDeborah Hill Cone is fed up with New Zealand's oppressive attitude to home ownership.27 Jan 08:40 PM
InvestmentChina push worries criticsAuckland homeowners are being encouraged to sell their houses to wealthy Chinese investors in a television marketing push.27 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleInteriors: Washed in whiteWhen Audrey Fitzjohn agreed to leave her native France to live in Hamilton with her husband Elliot, she had one proviso.26 Jan 09:00 PM
BDBDEconomyPM: KiwiBuild policy 'dishonest'Prime Minister John Key has called Labour's KiwiBuild housing policy "dishonest".25 Jan 04:10 AM
