Greg Ninness

Prices started at $581,000 at Bayleys Auckland auctions last week, while a house on a lifestyle block in Canterbury went for $515,000: see the full results from around the country

Prices started at $581,000 at Bayleys Auckland auctions last week, while a house on a lifestyle block in Canterbury went for $515,000: see the full results from around the country

Industrial property rents are rising but prices are rising faster - pushing yields down - as an avalanche of money decends on a tight market

Industrial property rents are rising but prices are rising faster - pushing yields down - as an avalanche of money decends on a tight market

QV says the average home's value in Auckland is now $809,200 and has increased 14.6% in the last year

QV says the average home's value in Auckland is now $809,200 and has increased 14.6% in the last year

Investors who put at least $100,000 each into an Auckland property syndicate are likely to have lost the lot

Investors who put at least $100,000 each into an Auckland property syndicate are likely to have lost the lot

Asking prices on Realestate.co.nz surged to a new high in Auckland last month, but rose more slowly or declined in the rest of the country

Asking prices on Realestate.co.nz surged to a new high in Auckland last month, but rose more slowly or declined in the rest of the country

Residential building consents were up in March but still well below last year's peak, with little joy for Auckland buyers in the latest figures

Residential building consents were up in March but still well below last year's peak, with little joy for Auckland buyers in the latest figures

A Princes Wharf apartment loses three quarters of its value at auction but provides its new owner with a 28% rental yield

A Princes Wharf apartment loses three quarters of its value at auction but provides its new owner with a 28% rental yield

Only one home in Auckland sold for less than $1m but plenty for less than that in other parts of the country at Bayleys' latest auctions

Only one home in Auckland sold for less than $1m but plenty for less than that in other parts of the country at Bayleys' latest auctions

Housing unaffordability issues spread beyond first home buyers in Auckland and Queenstown - AMP360 Home Loan Affordability Report

Housing unaffordability issues spread beyond first home buyers in Auckland and Queenstown - AMP360 Home Loan Affordability Report

An apartment's price increased by 67% after less than three years when it was sold at auction this week

An apartment's price increased by 67% after less than three years when it was sold at auction this week

Net migration hit 56,275 in the March year; More heat for Auckland's housing market

Net migration hit 56,275 in the March year; More heat for Auckland's housing market

Asking rents in Christchurch surge 10% in 12 months, overtaking Auckland, making Christchurch the most expensive place to rent in the country

Asking rents in Christchurch surge 10% in 12 months, overtaking Auckland, making Christchurch the most expensive place to rent in the country

$47,000 for Pahiatua house but nothing under $500,000 in Auckland at Harcourts' latest auctions

$47,000 for Pahiatua house but nothing under $500,000 in Auckland at Harcourts' latest auctions

Dairy farm sales and prices were down in March quarter but still up on a year earlier

Dairy farm sales and prices were down in March quarter but still up on a year earlier

No easy job finding an investment property in Auckland as property prices rise faster than rents, forcing yields down

No easy job finding an investment property in Auckland as property prices rise faster than rents, forcing yields down

It was a big week for Bayleys commercial property auctions with particularly strong interest in development properties

It was a big week for Bayleys commercial property auctions with particularly strong interest in development properties

A two bedroom cottage on a postage stamp site sells for $940,000 - Bayleys auction results from throughout the country

A two bedroom cottage on a postage stamp site sells for $940,000 - Bayleys auction results from throughout the country

Tony Alexander says the time to remove LVR restrictions is when we are heading into the next recession. Andrew Little says tweak them to focus on speculators

Tony Alexander says the time to remove LVR restrictions is when we are heading into the next recession. Andrew Little says tweak them to focus on speculators

An apartment bought at auction last month was resold two weeks later for $55,000 more than it was purchased for

An apartment bought at auction last month was resold two weeks later for $55,000 more than it was purchased for

Average asking prices for Auckland properties listed on Trade Me Property have risen by $85,300 in the last 12 months

Average asking prices for Auckland properties listed on Trade Me Property have risen by $85,300 in the last 12 months

Harcourts sold 11 Auckland properties for more than $1 million at auction last week but only five for less than $500,000

Harcourts sold 11 Auckland properties for more than $1 million at auction last week but only five for less than $500,000

House price records fell like flies in March, as REINZ reports highest number of sales since 2007

House price records fell like flies in March, as REINZ reports highest number of sales since 2007

The median rent for a three bedroom house has increased by $27 a week over the last 12 months

The median rent for a three bedroom house has increased by $27 a week over the last 12 months

Harcourts sells more properties in Auckland at higher average price than ever before but the Christchurch market flattens

Harcourts sells more properties in Auckland at higher average price than ever before but the Christchurch market flattens

Commercial property sales surged last year with overseas buyers accounting for 57% of transactions priced above $5 million

Commercial property sales surged last year with overseas buyers accounting for 57% of transactions priced above $5 million