Housing

Fletcher Building has reported a solid lift in first-half profit as it benefited from a strong housing market and building boom.

The seemingly out of control housing market is being pegged back, with expectations of a greater fall in prices than previously thought.

Tighter lending limits and changes to credit rules are resulting in slower house price growth, the Real Estate Institute says.

Controversial credit protection legislation is having an adverse effect on first-home buyers, but cash buyers could play a more prominent role this year.

Palmerston North officials are asking Parliament to help turn an overgrown former city bowling green into housing.

A new survey has delivered some sour news to the Reserve Bank with inflation expectations rising to their highest level in more than 30 years.

Chartered Accountants ANZ financial services leader says there has been no education about how tax changes affect homeowners who are not investors.

Residential property values are holding out against expectations of a market retreat, but signs of a slowdown in growth remain evident.

First-home buyers and elderly renters are paying the price of a "dire shortage" of housing in Rotorua, agents say.

As Aotearoa's border reopening edges closer, families living in motels fear the country's housing crisis is about to get a whole lot worse. Audio

The state landlord says it's been warned by other agencies that evicting disruptive tenants would make their work with them "a waste of time".

People are prepared to move away from major cities for a bigger house and better lifestyle.

Residential construction costs are rising at their fastest pace in four years with further increases expected.

A retail property broker says the pandemic is driving a resurgence in smaller suburban retail hubs.