CompaniesInvestments in buildings on upThe value of New Zealand investment buildings sold last year was back to pre-global financial crash levels.27 Jan 04:30 PM
Banking and financeKiwi Income Property Trust stake for saleAn 8.6 per cent stake in giant listed landlord and Sylvia Park owner Kiwi Income Property Trust is now in play.16 Dec 04:30 PM
InvestmentWatchdog exits with warningThe next big financial disaster to hit New Zealand investors could involve a collapse in house prices or the sharemarket, says departing investment watchdog boss Sean Hughes.15 Dec 04:30 PM
InvestmentProperty deal one of the biggest: agentA financier has sold 65 Quay Park apartments and eight shops and offices on Maori land to a developer in a multimillion-dollar deal.09 Dec 04:30 PM
InvestmentFirst apartment block since GFCThe ground floor of the first block of Auckland apartments to rise since the global financial crisis is due to be poured on Saturday.09 Dec 04:30 PM
Banking and financeHome loan queries diveRules slash number of low-deposit mortgages but house buyers still encouraged to ask.09 Dec 04:30 PM
PropertyFirst home buyer numbers dropThe number of first home buyers in the market since the introduction of new Reserve Bank mortgage restrictions last month has plummeted, real estate agents are reporting.14 Oct 01:45 AM
Banking and financeRogue mortgage manager reined inA Kiwibank mortgage manager has been reined in after wrongly telling a customer it was pulling low deposit pre-approvals.25 Sep 01:45 AM
Investment$10m facelift for Federal St loomsMuch-publicised, long awaited changes to Auckland's canyon-like Federal St car rat run.02 Sep 05:30 PM
Banking and financeFinance firm boost tippedFinance companies could make a comeback in the wake of the Reserve Bank's clampdown on low deposit lending by banks.26 Aug 05:30 PM
Banking and financeCup of water on NZ's red-hot property marketExperts say tighter mortgage lending rules will only a partially ease house prices, writes Jamie Gray.25 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSold - for $1m over CVA four-bedroom home in Epsom has sold for more than $1 million - or 82 per cent - above valuation.18 Aug 05:30 PM
ConstructionQuake buildings deadline setThe Government has set a deadline of 20 years for assessing 193,000 buildings for earthquake risk and strengthening them.07 Aug 05:47 AM
InvestmentBuoyant note all round at Goodman annual meetingThe board and investors in NZX-listed Goodman Property Trust struck an upbeat note at yesterday's annual meeting in Auckland.06 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Investment property funding ruled outMy partner and I have been living in Australia since the start of the year because we can save more here than we could ever in New Zealand for a house.05 Aug 05:30 PM
RetailCanadians create luxury retail giantLuxury retailer Saks has agreed to sell itself to Hudson's Bay Co, the Canadian parent of upscale retailer Lord & Taylor, for about US$2.4 billion.30 Jul 05:30 PM
InvestmentTrade warning on home buying banPlans by the Labour Party to exclude foreign buyers from the housing market have sparked more calls for restrictions and warnings about the risk of damaging the country's relationships with its major trading partners.29 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Home-buying ban runs high risksIt's risky policy for a liberal, left-of-centre party because it leaves them open to accusations of xenophobia, writes Liam Dann.28 Jul 05:30 PM
InvestmentProperty developer salvaged money, court toldJamie Peters salvaged property from his "crumbling" businesses, secured hundreds of thousands of dollars for his family and managed his bankruptcy on his own terms, the High Court has been told.25 Jul 05:30 PM
InvestmentBankrupt put up in home by employerJamie Peters was put up in a $1200&-a-week Remuera house by a company that almost a year earlier had cancelled the bankrupt property developer's employment agreement.16 Jul 02:15 AM
InvestmentBankruptcy court told of boat sale proceedsMore than $300,000 from the sale of a $2 million luxury yacht ended up with a company directed by his father-in-law, a court heard yesterday.15 Jul 05:30 PM
InvestmentBankruptcy battle in courtA former rich-lister is back at the High Court today, fighting to be discharged from bankruptcy - one of 24 the Official Assignee has objected to releasing.14 Jul 05:30 PM
InvestmentKiwi living Las Vegas lifestyleA Bankrupt Kiwi property developer is still living in a 660sq m Las Vegas home despite defaulting on its $2.8 million mortgage four years ago.11 Jul 05:30 PM
InvestmentMigrants not to blame for housing crisisThe housing crisis in areas like Auckland is not a by-product of migrants buying up residential properties, Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says.23 Jun 01:03 AM
InvestmentPeters bankruptcy extension serves no purpose: QCThere is no good reason for Jamie Peters' bankruptcy to be extended as he faces Official Assignee claims he still has control of significant assets.18 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGareth Morgan: Reserve Bank solution misses the pointThe Reserve Bank has announced it will lift the ratio of deposits to loans in order to take the heat out of the housing market, writes Gareth Morgan.18 Jun 05:30 PM
