Miriam Bell

Home improvement work is back on peoples' agenda with a 30% leap in demand for tradies after months of limited activity in the sector, Builderscrack says.

The Government's plans to revamp the country's insulation regime avoid disaster as they stop short of rolling back total insulation levels, the Green Building Council says.

The housing market spent much of the year as a buyer's market after an “underwhelming recovery” turned into a downturn, a property researcher says.

Residential building cost increases have dropped to the slowest rate since records began in 2015 as inflation has eased, Quotable Value says.

Miriam Bell Commercial property transactions have plummeted about 40% from the market peak, and are now at their lowest level in a decade, experts say.

More life is returning to the housing market with sales on the rise, and increased buyer interest, the Real Estate Institute says.

Turbulent times put core parts of Charles Ma's $1 billion plus Auranga development in South Auckland on hold, but this month work on the town centre was officially reactivated.

A new $250 million Auckland hotel and apartment building that has been in the works for seven years is opening for business next week.

High profile property investor Nikki Connors has announced she is retiring due to the mental and physical toll of the last three years.

New Zealand's housing market started the year with momentum, and ended it with hope ‒ but the road was bumpy along the way.