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30 Aug 2011: First home buyers keen to gain a foothold on the property ladder have helped drive growth in the Auckland suburb of Otahuhu to a New Zealand high. read more >>

Building consents jump in July

30 Aug 2011: Housing approvals rose 6.3 per cent last month, says Stats NZ. read more >>

Red Zone purchase documentation being made available

19 Aug 2011: The New Zealand Law Society has begun circulating information to its members to allow them to be able to respond to the expected strong demand for advice from recipients of Government offers to purchase in the designated Red Zone. read more >>

ASB survey a tale of two cities

19 Aug 2011: Expectations that house prices will rise have jumped, especially in Auckland, ASB's quarterly survey of housing market sentiment has found. read more >>

House prices, sales fall in July

12 Aug 2011: Fewer homes sold during July, and prices fell by an average $15,000 as the market took a "mid-winter breather". read more >>

House prices stable in July, says QV

8 Aug 2011: Government owned property valuation service Quotable Value (QV) has reported house values were stable nationwide in July. read more >>

New listings squeeze leading to auction room battles

5 Aug 2011: More homeowners put their properties up for auction during June and July than at any time during the past four years, as a squeeze on new listings left prospective buyers to battle it out in the auction rooms. read more >>

ASB raises mortgage rates

4 Aug 2011: ASB has become the latest bank to raise fixed-term mortgage rates, increasing all its rates from one-year to five-year terms. read more >>

Auckland houses for sale lowest in a decade - Barfoot

3 Aug 2011: Auckland homeowners put just 1050 new properties up for sale last month, the lowest number in a decade, according to real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson. read more >>