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It's hard labour to own a house

The average Kiwi has to work nearly three times harder to pay off the average house than they did 50 years ago.

Shortage fuels house price rises

Lots of houses, not enough buyers

New Zealand is awash with unsold houses which could take nearly a year to clear.

House prices steady in February, sales recover

House prices were stable in February, says the Real Estate Institute, while the number of properties sold recovered from a poor January.

Bank waives excess for clients who buy property marking kit

Rents will go up if tax rules changed - investors

Property investors have warned that rents could go up by $34 a week if the Govt scraps landlords' depreciation claims on housing, but the Government says they are wrong.

Housing poses threat to economy

High Court nullifies 'landmark conviction'

Worlds collide in extreme sales

In Auckland, you'll need $40,000 or so as a deposit to scrape into some suburbs at entry level.

Agony of a $1.7m mistake

A couple finally win a two-year battle with the British government over their upmarket $1.7m Auckland home.

<i>Diana Clement</i>: Chile quake an insurance wake-up call

<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Hanover house of cards doomed to fall

Investors in property-related finance companies were like lambs to the slaughter.

Housing guide picks out best rental returns

'It's not fair' - the landlady hits back

Pat Baker, a $10 million landlady and grandmother, is bristling about being blamed for wrecking the economy.

Fund touted to protect against shonky builders

Auckland house prices hit Feb high, says Barfoots

Auckland's largest real estate company says average sale prices for February were up by 3.2 per cent.