Housing

A couple who bought a new home are warning others of the potential pitfalls of mortgagee sales, after struggling to get the former owner to leave.

More people own their homes - a stat that has surprised even the statisticians.

A freedom camping advocate says more and more working people are having to live in vehicles due to the cost of living and rising rental prices. Audio

Information released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.

The Housing Minister says the plan would lower the risk for developers and ensure houses were ready for buyers to enter the market as interest rates drop.

Auckland residents whose properties are in danger because of slips on publicly owned land have pleaded their case for a fix funded from council coffers.

But are they really 'ghost houses'?

Officials admitted a rise in home ownership was unexpected and they had to double-check the data.

We're nearing the bottom of the market, research firm says.

New Zealand's rental market is cooling - but how much of that is due to the return of interest deductibility for investors?

Residents of a new Salvation Army social housing complex in Hamilton say they are grateful to live there.

The Green Building Council wants the government to look at better ways of building homes. Audio

The housing department has been taking significant numbers of tenants to the Tenancy Tribunal in recent months over rent arrears.

The Minister for Building and Construction says he is confident an overhaul of Building Consent Authorities will not leave the country open to a re-run of the leaky homes debacle. Audio

There were broken appliances, nails sticking out of the deck and landlords who allegedly spied on tenants with cameras.