A new website wants to give tenants the "inside scoop" on rental properties before they sign up to a lease - but market commentators are sceptical about whether it will work.

Rateable values across Marlborough have leapt in the past year, some by a whopping 28 per cent.

Christchurch home buyers are opting for some of the city's cheapest suburbs as they hunt for value, while at the same time demand slows for some pricier locations.

The cost of renting apartments, townhouses, and unit properties in New Zealand is more expensive than ever, according to Trade Me.

If you wanted capital gains in the past year, a cheap part of Rotorua would have been your best bet.

An Auckland couple think they might have found an answer to Auckland's housing crisis - "downsize, considerably".

Jacinda Ardern says buying a $1 million home has helped her understand those who are battling to get on the property ladder.

Redeveloping central city buildings for residential housing and a one-stop shop for consents are among a raft of measures to be "pursued as a matter of urgency" to tackle Wellington's dire housing needs.

Property buyers hung back in every part of the country last month, new data shows.

Thousands of buyers could be caught out with apartment purchases they cannot complete over the next three years.