The Property Institute has vowed to find out how many foreigners are buying Auckland houses and what influence they are having on the market.

There is a important debate to be had about foreign investment in NZ because we are a small, open economy and a big shift in global trends can have a disproportionate impact, writes Liam Dann.

A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.

Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.

John Armstrong takes a look at the rules surrounding property investment by foreign nationals in other countries around the world.

The number of French interested in buying Kiwi land has grown enough to warrant one locally based Frenchman to establish a French real-estate business.

The Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.

Comedian weighs in on the property debate: "Being Chinese in New Zealand always puts you on the back foot."

Under current rules there are no specific size requirements for non-permanent accommodation - including 9sqm apartments.

For a man worth more than $11 billion, Graeme Hart keeps a remarkably low profile. Matt Nippert charts the rise of a most private business magnate.

A big wave of Chinese cash is heading our way. Is New Zealand prepared for a massive $10b to drop on the property market?

A tenants' watchdog has warned rent increases risk pricing people out of Auckland's heated housing market, sparking homelessness and social problems.

The floodgates are set to open for Chinese buyers to pour billions into NZ real estate as restrictions on privately held capital are eased: report.

OPINION: Landlord Tim Duffett says it's time to change the whole way we rent homes in New Zealand.

The prestigious suburb - first to reach the $1 million mark in 2003 - has now set a frightening new benchmark.

Goodman Property Trust, the country's second-biggest listed property investor, has ratcheted up development plans with four new industrial projects in Auckland worth $45.8 million.

With annual price growth at 13.9 per cent, it is no surprise Auckland is increasingly dominant in lifting the country's overall growth rate, writes Geoff Barnett.

An Auckland student who became a homeowner at just 22-years-old is not a fair representation of all students, says the national students' association.

The agent says the price demonstrates the fierce competition among investors and developers for properties with subdividable sections.

As property prices in the area escalate by around $1000 a day, agent says owners of the brand-new $1.14m house have simply "changed their minds".

The IRD has released a summary of commonly made mistakes by non-professional property investors.

When Graeme Wheeler introduced the Reserve Bank's new rules for property investment in Auckland, he said that it was only one tool to manage the housing crisis.

Dampening highly geared speculators' appetite for the Auckland cash-box housing market got the thumbs up from many quarters yesterday.

Graeme Hart's Rank Group confirmed it plans to sell down its stake in Carter Holt Harvey in an initial public offering.

Desperate home-buyers have resorted to sleeping in cars overnight in the hope of securing one of 12 sections when they go up for sale this morning.

Andrew King of the NZ Property Investors Federation outlines the main concerns around housing in Auckland - and clears up some of the facts.

Head-to-head bidders are paying tens of thousands of dollars more at auctions than they would for fixed price homes, new figures reveal.

Amidst the debate around the effects of a capital gains tax on the Auckland property market, TV show 'Our First Home' has proven useful.