InvestmentStrategic Finance trustee calls in the liquidatorsStrategic Finance's trustee has appointed liquidators to the failed property lender - saying they will have wider powers than the receivers to scrutinise deals made.27 Jul 12:15 AM
Official Cash Rate<i>Bernard Hickey - </i> Reserve Bank should target the housing bubbleIt's clear the economy has become dependent on the debt growth fuelled by the housing market's ever-increasing values.26 Jul 09:30 PM
InvestmentLegal hell in Fiji paradiseFor the 240 investors in Fiji's Denarau Hilton, the past 18 months have been anything but paradise.24 Jul 04:00 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: Chilling levels of household debt finally dawnsNZers will look back on the winter of 2010 as the moment we finally realised the last decade of growth was a sham.17 Jul 04:00 PM
Interest ratesProperty prices firm up in June, but turnover lowHouse prices firmed up last month, but turnover stayed low said the Real Estate Institute.13 Jul 11:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateAuckland house prices slump in JuneAuckland house sales slumped 16pc in June, with the average sale price falling 3.6pc from a year ago, says real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson.04 Jul 10:45 PM
EconomyHouse prices will fall: economistsWestpac economists expect house prices to fall about 2 per cent this year and another 2 per cent next year.02 Jul 04:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateRents will rise as house prices fall, says WestpacHouse prices will fall gently for the next two years before levelling out, says a leading bank economist.02 Jul 03:00 AM
EconomyNZ housing 'still way overpriced' says EnglishNew Zealand's housing market is "still way overpriced" by international measures, says Finance Minister Bill English.01 Jul 12:00 AM
EconomyWestin Hotel company in receivershipReceivers have taken control of the company which manages one of Auckland's top hotels, the Westin Lighter Quay.30 Jun 09:30 PM
InvestmentAllied Farmers says it won't pay Hanover $5mAllied Farmers says it will not be making a $5 million payment to Hanover Finance.29 Jun 10:30 PM