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Building consents sink in September as growth stalls

New Zealand building consents stalled in September with its first monthly decline in five eroding gains over the past two months.

House colour stand off-ends in acrimony

Valuation tumble shock for owner

Counting cost of homes

Get advice on debt, FMA warns property buyers

Double the personality in Glendowie

Diana Clement: Real estate agent tricks to watch out for

Householders say energy scheme a ripoff

More 'mum and dad' mortgagee sales

Auckland prices jump but sellers holding back

Bogus architect claims inflate house values

Jump in flash home sales push up Auckland property prices

Pensioners fear new landlord as council looks at selling units

State house worth $1 million

Home buyers discover agent's family secret

A real estate agent who failed to disclose he was marketing a property on behalf of his parents, has been censured by the Real Estate Agents Authority (REAA).

Building consents up 17pc - units, quake homes approved

The number of new homes approved for construction in August was up 17 per cent, the second month of increases, with retirement units and earthquake-related replacement homes lifting the numbers, says Statistics New Zealand.