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Complaints surge 35%: Why real estate agents must lift their game
Authority is holding to account agents who do not maintain high standards, says CEO.
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HB rent prices drop for first time in years – but it's still 'really rough' for families
A property expert says we're seeing a 'slight correction' in Hawke's Bay's rental market.
Residents oppose plans for 9-level purple apartment block, The Kubrick, in wealthy Auckland suburb
It could be much worse. Plan change 120 means area zoned for 15 levels, opponents admit.
Reserve Bank's Auckland office lease cost quadruples to $56m
Finance Minister Nicola Willis wants the bank to sublease the space.
Construction boss dumped rubble at his rental, tidy-up could cost $130k
Hui Gao's dumped debris flattened paddocks and filled a backyard pond.
Hillside headache: The drafty, damp and cracked rental property that's near a slip zone
The Nelson tenants have won $6000 after the rental fell short of healthy home standards.
'Incredibly weak period': No end forecast to falling rents
National rents have dropped 1.1% annually – one of the first falls since 2009.
'Trend turns' - new housing consents up 3.6% annually
Auckland and Otago contributed most to annual rise in building consents issued.
Five more tenancy cases involving dogs, cats, turkeys - even goats
Mother was the landlord. Son was her tenant. The two fought. The police were called.
Pensioner spent nearly two years in cold, damp council unit then got evicted
She won the first battle but has now been evicted for rent arrears.
The dog that came back from the dead: 7 unusual tenancy cases
Lamb in a nappy, parrot meth detector, cat that caused flood, some of the unusual cases.
Inside Economics: Mojo deficit – why Kiwis still pin their hopes on property
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
'There were hundreds of flies': Auckland rental left covered in urine, dog poo and rubbish
The property manager could barely enter the home due to the smell.
'Old and dingy': Property set for demolition instead used as unlawful, crowded boarding house
The owner has now been ordered to pay the boarding house's head tenant more than $9k.
Inside the $160m fix: How a luxury Queenstown resort became a leaky landmark
Repairs at the luxury lakefront resort are costing $993,000 per apartment.
Builder appointed to 32-level $201m Auckland CBD student tower
This week's $310m equity raise to repay bank debt and fund the construction of tower.
'Demoralising': Renters have lower life satisfaction than homeowners – study
And with a 142% increase in rents over the past 16 years, the well-being gap has widened.
Bryce Wilkinson: You do not have to own someone's house to help them
OPINION: Taxpayers could be subsidising Kāinga Ora by more than $2b a year.
Capital gains complexity: How NZ compares globally, and what Labour should do
A new report says NZ has the most limited regime in the OECD for taxing capital gains.
House prices fall again as Auckland leads nationwide declines
Auckland led the slide, with average values down 2.5% to $1.19m.
Development boss speaks out on $20m+ Auckland property failure
'We are not like others who simply walk away. We are doing everything we can.'
Property Insider: Auckland Uni's new $200m+ tower, Three Kings land sales, flood-prone land for sale
'A giant? Probably a medium-sized building for us.' - Simon Neale on new B320 project
Fletcher Building targets further $100m savings in big cuts
'Further declines in trading volumes and ongoing pressure on margins' - Andrew Reding.
Williams Corporation 'intends to pursue a public listing'
'Our focus now is to rebuild towards that level': Matthew Horncastle on NZX listing plans.
Mary Holm: Renting out your bach? Beware the tax trap that could cost you dearly
OPINION: It sounds like a conversation with an accountant is needed before doing this.
Reserve Bank more than triples office lease costs in the midst of staff layoffs
On top of the new 10-year lease, the RBNZ has allocated $14.5m to fit out the space.
Insolvency blights $435m in Auckland apartment projects, IRD chases others
Insolvency experts at BDO, Khov Jones and McGrath Nicol now on two huge apartment schemes.
'Faulty Towers': Further trouble at Onehunga's Beachcroft Residences
Andrew Grenfell is vowing to complete the scheme and deliver every unit to the buyers.
Auckland median house prices fall $20k in latest month
Did spring really boost the market? Perhaps median prices are more important than volumes.
Real estate agent, husband fined after flouting foreign buyer ban
A court ordered the couple and associated companies to pay $971k for breaches of the law.