EconomyHouse sales reach five-year highHouse sale volumes have hit a five-year high in the wake of booming prices, with a Real Estate Institute report showing sales up 24 per cent in a year.11 Dec 12:25 AM
ConstructionSeismic rules tipped to boost building workAuckland builder George Levick expects tougher new seismic standards to be a big boost to the construction sector.10 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessTree removal easier under new lawThe Government's moves to permanently abolish tree protection rules for those not already named on district plans will be further strengthened, an expert says.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandTycoon's $40m retreat takes shapeRoofs are going on New Zealand's biggest, most expensive new residential development, which could be finished next summer.09 Dec 04:30 PM
New Zealand13 Auckland suburbs in $1m clubAuckland now has 13 suburbs with an average house value of $1 million or more, property figures released to the Herald show.09 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandFirst home buyers find island dreamWaiheke Island could be the last place in Auckland where first home buyers can still afford the quarter acre dream.08 Dec 04:30 PM
EconomyAuckland house prices up 1.5pcThe average selling price for homes in the Auckland market rose by 1.5 per cent last month, says the region's biggest real estate agency Barfoot and Thompson.04 Dec 10:30 PM
BusinessListings fail to keep up with demandAuckland real estate asking prices fell 2 per cent last month even as longer-term sale prices continued to soar, according to Realestate.co.nz.03 Dec 04:30 PM
CompaniesChristchurch house buying schemeA scheme has been launched to encourage Aucklanders to buy big new planned Christchurch houses for $640,000, as a financial watchdog reminds investors.03 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Heritage move a breath of fresh airThe powers that be within the Super City are floating an idea that would give some flesh to all those slogans about liveable, transformational and world class.02 Dec 04:30 PM
EconomyRecord prices: Your home's new valueThe two faces of the North Island property market are reflected in new figures out today that show Auckland prices still largely surging.02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAffordable housing: Political battlefieldJust over four months ago, printer Layton Armstrong and vet Charmaine Abraham began house-hunting in the Otahuhu/Mt Wellington area, looking at places going for about $400,000.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHamilton's new house rules lambastedA council has gone to extreme lengths to create safer neighbourhoods by preventing home owners from building garages ahead of the house, and forcing more living on to the front yard with little privacy.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandEstate agent chief link in P chainA real estate agent is alleged to be the central link in a drug-dealing enterprise which supplied methamphetamine throughout the country.28 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: City's blanket ban on razing old homes a step too farEditorial: In one swoop, all houses built before World War II will be deemed to have special merit. Never mind that in any period a mixture of good, average and awful homes are built.28 Nov 04:29 PM
New ZealandCouncil eyes house demolition banThe Auckland Council is considering a ban on demolishing tens of thousands of heritage and character homes unless owners can prove they are beyond repair.27 Nov 04:30 PM
ConstructionProperty used to enter NZ - developerAn Auckland developer says Chinese are using property as a ticket into this country because owning real estate increases immigration visa points.26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHouse inferno 'like a Hollywood movie'Police and fire safety officers are investigating the cause of a blaze that destroyed an upmarket Auckland home, almost killing the owner.25 Nov 10:20 PM
OpinionLen Brown: Land won't fix house woesAuckland currently has capacity for thousands of dwellings on existing greenfield land, writes Len Brown. "So the issue is clearly more than just land supply."25 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSellers score massive gainsIt's almost as good as claiming Lotto's first-division prize - hot homes in Auckland's frantic housing market are selling well above their official valuations.24 Nov 04:30 PM
