Housing

A woman who helped her son and his wife buy a house has been offered compensation for the way the bank handled the dispute when the relationship went sour.

The transformation of Canterbury's Rangiora is clear, with the District Plan opening up land for up to 17,000 new sections over the next 30 years.

New data from Cotality shows that 12 percent of people selling residential properties in the last quarter of last year did so for less than the amount they paid for them.

Standalone houses in the Auckland suburb, usually the country's most expensive area, have a median value of $3.03 million.

Auckland Council's planning has been thrown for a loop after what looks like yet another government-imposed rule change over housing.

The tenant claimed he had been deliberately located next to the site of his childhood abuse.

Landlords can now charge up to two weeks rent as a pet bond, which came into force late last year. Audio

The review needs to tackle the problem that insurance is becoming more unaffordable and potentially inaccessible, Consumer NZ says.

As the market stabilises, property flippers are back at a rate not seen since before the global financial crisis.

There is likely to be another six months of little house price movement.

Social services say they are seeing alarming numbers of rough sleepers in Wellington as potential 'move on' laws looms. Audio

Several South Island towns were already on a list of areas AA won't issue new policies for. Audio

The availability of insurance has also improved across the country - even though some insurers are limiting their coverage in flood-prone areas. Audio

Interest rates might have started to rise but what home loan borrowers pay in interest is likely to keep falling through this year.

Locals say it's "baffling" AA will no longer issue new policies in Woodend - but for different reasons to its decision in Westport. Audio

Nearly 10 percent of the construction sector's total value is lost to systemic quality failure, writes industry consultant Mark Kirby.