OpinionPeter Lyons: The Janus face of foreign investmentIf an investment fund started buying up NZ dairy farms and dairy factories and wanted to staff them with workers imported from low wage countries this should ring alarm bells, writes Peter Lyons.23 Sep 01:00 AM
OpinionAnne GibsonFive reasons Auckland's property market has changedEvidence of a cooling in the Auckland property market is growing - but there's plenty of reasons to think there may be life left in the boom yet.22 Sep 11:40 PM
EconomyHas property market finally peaked?Auction clearance rates have dropped and attendance rates are down as soaring prices flatten out.22 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Buy first house, retire immediatelyI am in KiwiSaver and have decided to pump funds into it until I buy my first home at about 65.19 Sep 05:00 PM
InvestmentBig rise in demand for Auckland rentalsBarfoot & Thompson says high number of applications is unusual for this time of the year.16 Sep 10:16 PM
OpinionLiam DannInvestment strategy merits Govt considerationForeign investment is not a black and white issue. Too often the populist reaction to the issue is knee-jerk and xenophobic.13 Sep 08:18 PM
New ZealandK Rd's colour under threat of whitewashFor decades Karangahape Rd's eclectic tenants have jostled together. Now, those who love it fear Auckland's most vibrant street is under threat.13 Sep 02:00 AM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: The lure of the 'double Grammar zone'The words "double Grammar zone" plastered across a real estate billboard is enough to make any red-blooded agent salivate, writes Bernard Hickey.12 Sep 05:00 PM
PropertyESTATE PLANNINGOn the face of it, inheriting a property sounds great. But there can be costs to be aware of, warns Diana Clement08 Sep 05:00 PM
InvestmentProperty Report: Speculators stash landLand bankers have become increasingly active around Auckland's fringe - many waiting to cash in on areas earmarked for future development.06 Sep 04:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentForeign speculator tax forges aheadThe IRD IS proposing a withholding tax of 33 percent of a vendor's gain on a sale, or 10 percent of the total purchase price.31 Aug 03:48 AM
InvestmentHigh profile Brit in NZ seeking investmentSir Michael Bear visited Auckland today to raise interest in investing in £100 billion worth of regeneration projects.30 Aug 11:04 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Overseas investment a key part of our storyForeign firms play an important role but we need good rules in place, writes Brian Gaynor.21 Aug 05:00 PM
EconomyDo you rent? Breathe a sigh of reliefAfter years of increases, New Zealand rents stalled last month, says Trade Me Property.18 Aug 11:45 PM
CompaniesChinese group eyes housing projectAuckland developer Tony Gapes of Redwood Group is poised to sell three-quarters of New Zealand's most affordable intensive housing project to Chinese interests.10 Aug 05:00 PM
InvestmentRegional leaders reject Key's claimRegional leaders say they want foreign investment, but not in their houses, despite claims by Prime Minister John Key to the contrary.06 Aug 05:00 PM
InvestmentLuxury penthouse goes up for tenderOne of Auckland's most upmarket new apartments hits the market tomorrow, although it is not yet built.06 Aug 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Landlord tax belies PM's housing claimFigures showing bank loans to investors outnumbering first-home buyers by three to one are hard evidence of what has undoubtedly been happening for a long time.29 Jul 05:00 PM
InvestmentProperty investors restrainedTwo major Australian banks have lifted interest rates for property investors in a bid to cool the country's property boom.24 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouple sell $26m worth of propertyExclusive: A wealthy couple who have donated generously to the National Party are cashing up more than $26 million of property in Auckland.24 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionJamie Whyte: Banning foreign home buyers pragmatic, but wrongJohn Key does not need know how many Auckland houses are sold to foreign buyers to see banning such sales is a bad policy, writes Jamie Whyte. Foreign buyers make New Zealanders altogether better off. The more the better.22 Jul 02:01 AM
InvestmentRealty body set to check foreign buysThe Property Institute has vowed to find out how many foreigners are buying Auckland houses and what influence they are having on the market.20 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Two sides to property problemsThere 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.19 Jul 09:30 PM
InvestmentSkinny section needs fat walletA 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.19 Jul 05:00 PM
Investment'NO stamp duties, NO capital gains tax'Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.19 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Solid data on buyers only place to startBoth an open door and tight controls on foreign home ownership have dangers, but with no figures we can't have a debate.17 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyEaqub moves on from NZIEROne of New Zealand's most prominent and outspoken economists, Shamubeel Eaqub, has resigned from the NZIER.16 Jul 10:50 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Is it goodbye to the back yard?Exactly where does the housing ladder lead, asks Brian Fallow - to financial security, or to years and years of debt servitude?16 Jul 09:28 PM
InvestmentForeign rules could hurt reputationThe Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.15 Jul 05:00 PM
InvestmentCan foreign nationals buy real estate in...John Armstrong takes a look at the rules surrounding property investment by foreign nationals in other countries around the world.15 Jul 05:00 PM
