The Mix

Leaky buildings time bomb

With more apartment buildings becoming part of the urban landscape, buying into one can be a little scary as reports of leakiness and expensive reclads continue. More...

How much has your home made in the last year?

Homeowners in some of the country’s wealthiest and cheapest suburbs are reaping the benefits of the housing market recovery, with new OneRoof figures identifying just how much money homeowners have made (or lost) in the last year. More...

Government to tweak 'over-prescriptive' CCCFA lending law

 Homeownership could soon become an achievable goal for more Kiwis thanks to a potential law change. More...

'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed

House insurance premiums jumped by more than 30 percent in a year in some parts of New Zealand, price monitoring data provided to Treasury shows. More...

Liquorland invaded by 14 sheep during Great New Zealand Muster

Employees at a Te Kūiti liquor store experienced a different kind of ram raid on Saturday when they became shepherds to a flock of 14 lost sheep which invaded the store’s lunch room for close to an hour.  More...  

When bad things happen to agents at open homes

Open homes are not usually fraught with danger but agents do have nightmares about them. More...

Real estate’s first te reo Māori signs: Agents blown away by the response

Some of New Zealand’s first bilingual real estate signs have been rolled out across the country this month and it has left a lot of people asking why it hadn’t happened sooner.  More...

Tony Alexander: Recession haunts the housing market as job loss fears take their toll

In the short space of six months, vendor power in the housing market has evaporated. More...