Wellington house prices slump 30% from peak, QV says
Wellington house prices are now up to 30% below their peak, as the housing market continues to record…
Eleven months, $38,000, and still no consent for granny flat
A couple have spent $38,000 trying to get resource and building consent to build a cottage on their…
Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent
Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent ZB Choose a region…
Mt Albert tenant awarded $6600 after living in damp, leaky social housing property
According to the tribunal’s decision, Valerie Walters moved into the Mt Albert house in November 2022. Walters rented…
New hazard rules for West Coast homeowners
West Coasters will soon be able to find out online if their property or one they’re thinking of…
First home buyers still in the market despite record-low housing affordability
Australia’s housing affordability remains around record lows in data that goes back to 1995, despite lower mortgage rates.…
Director fined $54k over illegal boarding house for migrant workers
An Auckland property director, who ran an illegal boarding house for migrant workers, has been fined $54,000. Paul…
Is now a good time to buy a house?
With house prices still weak, a relatively large number of listings to choose from and interest rates falling,…
The revamped Queen Victoria Market will deliver thousands of homes but how affordable will they be?
For more than a decade, the City of Melbourne has dreamed of renewing the nearly 150-year-old Queen Victoria…
What sort of houses will foreigners be able to buy?
Houses in Devonport, Matakana, Remuera and Rodney, an apartment in Tauranga and large plots of land are among…
Home prices keep rising in ‘seller’s market’ as new property listings below average
Australian property prices have pushed higher again in August, as lower interest rates, rising real wages and buyer…
New home listings up 9% year-on-year as sellers return
The number of new property listings jumped in August compared to the same time last year, Realestate.co.nz data…