Housing

A quarter of the resort's houses are empty, but people arriving for work are being offered places with literal holes in the ceilings. Audio

The poor condition of many New Zealand properties has been identified as one of the biggest factors affecting households struggling to heat their homes.

National party says its housing growth plan would fast-track developments on new land.

Years before the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 residents, it was foreshadowed by another fatal fire in London which wasn't adequately investigated. A journalist who has worked on that story for six…

A significant number of whānau from a Taranaki iwi are struggling to heat their homes and living in the cold, says Ngāti Maru's chief executive.

From the start of June, the Reserve Bank will ease the loan-to-value ratio limits on lending to owner-occupier borrowers with less than a 20 percent deposit, as well as allow property investors to…

New maps showing areas where extreme coastal flooding could occur aim to fill gaps for places that do not have this data available.

The value of cheaper houses has fallen more than those at the top rung of the property ladder, as more first time buyers become home owners.

Despite the Reserve Bank's signal that inflation is back in its cage, Westpac economists say house prices are about to head up and push the need for another official cash rate rise. Audio

The ACT Party has applauded National for signalling a backdown over its support for denser house zoning.

Analysis - When a dairy caught fire at the end at the end of my street in April, a fire engine came from a station across the Hutt River in Seaview, rather than just down the road.

Residents affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods say their accommodation money is running out.

Auckland had the highest proportion of properties resold at a loss, and more apartments were loss-making than other property types.

The building director says tenants will get their bonds back, but he does not know when.