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<i>Inside Money</i>: Why we need a better loan shark net

Lending to the destitute and desperate is a risky business - for both parties - but what sort of profit margins does the average loan shark achieve?

Property prices firm up in June, but turnover low

House prices firmed up last month, but turnover stayed low said the Real Estate Institute.

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Rates cut will give little thrust to housing market

<i>Diana Clement</i>: Shedding light on fix or float dilemma

<i>Mary Holm</i>: Gold investing can have pitfalls

Kiwibank follows rivals with big mortgage rate cuts

Kiwibank, which led its rivals in cutting two-year fixed home loan rates last week, has now followed them by reducing its three, four and five year rates.

Property market weak, prices fall 1.4pc in May

House prices fell 1.4 per cent across New Zealand in May, according to the latest REINZ Monthly Housing Price Index, released this morning.

House prices on Budget brink

Uncertainty over next week's Budget with its potential for tax increases for landlords is being blamed for a sluggish property market.

Housing confidence rising, says ASB

Housing confidence is on the rise in Auckland, while a new survey is showing growing uncertainty about tax changes and rising interest rates.

Kiwi dollar opens firmer in quiet market

Tax reforms to put brakes on house prices - experts

The dream of first home ownership will be made easier by Prime Minister John Key's likely tax reforms, economists said today.

Warehouse to raise $100m in bond sale

<i>Michael Lang</i>: Get a bigger slice of pie

Mortgagee sales near record high

Study names unfair credit card companies

Hidden details about the interest charged on partly-paid or overdue credit card balances is unfairly costing customers.

Homes out of reach for many NZers - report

Auckland is fast catching Queenstown again as the least affordable region in New Zealand.