New Zealand home loans are now cheaper than those available across the Tasman.

Community action groups across the city are joining forces in the battle against intensive housing growth.

The Auckland residential property market is showing signs of easing, says realtor Barfoot and Thompson.

The Bank of New Zealand will raise its floating mortgage rate to 7.25 per cent from 7.10 per cent.

A focus on housing appears to be crowding out retirement in people's savings plans, according to the latest AMP SuperWatch survey.

If coastal land in the Whangarei district has become too expensive you can buy land on the Moon.

The days of camping at Hot Water Beach might be over but on Tuesday you could buy your own beach section on the old holiday park.

The Tasman District Council plans to tighten its rules for houses built with plaster, stucco and similar claddings to make them less leak-prone.

Christchurch properties with city or coastal views are among the priciest in the country, figures from the Real Estate Institute reveal.

ASB Bank economist Anthony Byett gives his views on the best home loan rate deal in wake of the Reserve Banks' Monetary Policy Statement last week.

The booming housing market may be discouraging people from saving for their retirement, according to a survey by financial services company AMP .

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Finance company Hanover Group said yesterday it was confident it would not be pulled down by the collapse of Australian get-rich-quick seminar promoter Henry Kaye.

Q. I have inherited from my father's estate units in two property trusts. One is listed on the NZX and the other on the ASX. I have never owned shares before. What is the difference between a "listed property trust" and a "listed company"? If I sell the Australian units will I have to pay any Australian taxes on the proceeds and is there any problem in bringing the money back to New Zealand?

Fear of heights is not the preferred phobia when interviewing Colliers International chief executive Mark Synnott.

The Auckland City Council is expected to announce today that it will not certify hundreds of existing plaster-clad homes without a cavity to drain away water.