Mary Holm's financial advice column features an accountant who's fed up with complaining landlords.

House sales in Auckland climbed to their highest level in almost two years last month.

Australia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 4.25 per cent.

Sellers appear to be in denial over asking prices with a glut of new homes on the property market strong favouring buyers, says realestate.co.nz.

Building consents issued in February jumped 10 per cent, after rising one per cent the month before.

The easing of mortgagee sales is still some way off with the January figures up 31 per cent on the same month last year.

Shareholders in rural services company Allied Farmers stand to lose out over an estimated $24 million mortgage on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Kinloch Golf Club near Lake Taupo.

Blue Chip founder Mark Bryers is believed to have access to at least $1 million in trusts, despite the collapse of his business empire.

Luxury houses at the top end of the property market are selling fast, with renewed interest in multi-million-dollar homes.

Firms were given a break when investors allowed them to delay payments. So how are they faring now, asks Tamsyn Parker.

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has tipped a new property investment tax and lower personal taxes in this year's Budget.

Supermarket, health and retirement businesses are queuing to buy Soho Square, Ponsonby's Strategic Finance-funded five-level eyesore.