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Building consents up in Jan

Construction shake-up

Rich-lister's heritage battle

One of New Zealand's richest men is fighting a legal battle for his rights.

Maps redrawn in home heritage battle

Home affordability improves in January

New Zealand home affordability improved slightly in January after a fall in median house prices more than offset a small increase in fixed mortgage rates.

Confidence in housing market slumps outside Auckland

Housing confidence rising, says ASB

Housing confidence is on the rise in Auckland, while a new survey is showing growing uncertainty about tax changes and rising interest rates.

Bryers admits Blue Chip book keeping offences

Blue Chip co-founder Mark Bryers admits failing to keep accounting records in the lead-up to the collapse of his property empire.

Govt predicts boom year for house builders

Builders will put up 18,000 to 20,000 new houses this year, according to a forecast.

Nine city units snapped up

ASB cuts mortgage rates

HNZ tenants apply to appeal evictions

Insulation scheme plagued by poor work

Poor workmanship has forced inspectors to double the number of random checks and introduce tougher penalties under the Govt's popular home insulation scheme.

$1m for underwater repairs to wharf

The Mahina house

An artist's impression of the Mahina house design for a possible property on Kawau Island.

Weak sales signal hard year