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Watson and Hotchin due $5m from Allied
Allied Farmers is due to pay Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin a further $5 million by the end of this month.

Dorchester posts annual loss of $19.1M
Dorchester Pacific, seeking to raise $10 million to exit its moratorium, has reported a full-year loss of $19.1 million.

$1m addresses on the increase
What do you think is the country's most expensive street? The answer might surprise you.

It's a Bob each way - and no Blue Chip
Blue Chip co-founder Bob Bangerter considers the finance company's "saga" over and is now working as a property consultant under the name Bob James.

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Housing squeeze will widen generation gap
New Zealand needs to have a debate about our taxation system, our pension system and the looming clash of the generations, writes Bernard Hickey.

Budget 2010: No tax depreciation on commercial, rental property
Owners of both commercial buildings and rental houses will no longer be able to claim depreciation on their investments.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Mrs Hotchin shows the wrong attitude
Auckland socialite Amanda Hotchin has clearly never heard - or possibly even cares about - the Marie Antoinette syndrome.

Why the leaky homes bailout is unfair
The government's description of the leaky building issue as a "natural disaster of huge proportions" is both a clever device and a dangerous precedent.

Tax rule changes 'bad for business'
Budget depreciation rule changes could smack the multibillion-dollar commercial property sector with most of a $1.3bn bill.