An Otago woman has donated the entire value of her home to charity.

Auckland average house prices topped $600,000 for the first time in October, according to Barfoot and Thompson’s latest statistics.

It will take a combination of a hike in interest rates and more houses being built to take the heat out of the Auckland housing market, ASB’s chief economist says.

Government moves to improve housing affordability have been slammed as weak by BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander.

There were 22% more new houses consented for in September compared to the year before, Statistics New Zealand says.

Realestate.co.nz has reported signs of rising confidence in the market, as sellers pushed up the national truncated mean asking price to a new high of $445,529 in October.

Housing New Zealand has repaired 212 earthquake-damaged houses in Christchurch.

Auckland Council says it expects house prices to remain firm, with a million new residents expected over the next 30 years.

It's not the demise of the National Bank brand that has borrowers talking to their brokers about switching banks, it's a decision by another bank that is getting the phones going.

Imagine you’ve worked hard all your life to build up your business.

Even houses that may require major repairs are selling well in Christchurch, the Real Estate Institute says.

Some property investors will feel the sting of the Government’s moves to tackle housing affordability, but not as sharply as they might have, says the New Zealand Property Investors Federation.

A new website designed to help would-be sellers find real estate agents is helpful but won’t replace word-of-mouth recommendations, says Real Estate Institute president Helen O’Sullivan.

More development on Auckland’s fringes is not the answer to the housing affordability crisis, the Green Party says.

A programme launched today offers property developers advice to help them construct buildings that use up to 70% less energy than the average.

Landlords can expect especially good returns from top quality investment properties at present, says New Zealand Property Investors Federation president Andrew King.