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Property market still feeling recession's bite

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

<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Houses yield poor returns

Allied investors in the rough

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 - the missing millions

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

Where the money went

The Blue Chip failure changed the lexicon. A 'blue-chip' opportunity will never mean the same again in New Zealand. Phil Taylor traces the decline and fall of the company.

Strategic kept us guessing, says investor

IRD backs off liquidation of 14 McKenna companies

Snapping up luxury buys

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

Shortage fuels house price rises

House prices steady in February, sales recover

House prices were stable in February, says the Real Estate Institute, while the number of properties sold recovered from a poor January.

Experts scoff at claims of crisis in rent market

Jones chases hundreds of thousands from rent contract

Toughest sell starts at home

The hardest part of the process of selling your home is letting go.

Low supply fuels wild ride in 2009

Market defies gloomy forecasts as buyers fight over meagre property pool.

Property Report: So you want to live in... Otumoetai

Relaxed coastal suburb attracts a range of residents.

Historic foundation of lasting value

The life of the registered valuer is often lived in the shadows of property transactions, and can therefore be mistaken to be a profession in its infancy.