EconomyAustralia hikes interest ratesAustralia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 4.25 per cent.06 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandRental property tax creates 'wrong incentives' - TreasuryTreasury Secretary John Whitehead says the rental property tax scheme creates the wrong incentives.01 Apr 03:00 PM
InvestmentProperty glut creating 'buyers' market'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.31 Mar 10:20 PM
EconomyBuilding consents jump 10pc in FebBuilding consents issued in February jumped 10 per cent, after rising one per cent the month before.29 Mar 11:10 PM
InvestmentProperty market still feeling recession's biteThe easing of mortgagee sales is still some way off with the January figures up 31 per cent on the same month last year.27 Mar 11:30 PM
InvestmentAllied investors in the roughShareholders 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.27 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandWhere the money wentThe 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.26 Mar 03:00 PM
InvestmentBlue Chip - the missing millionsBlue Chip founder Mark Bryers is believed to have access to at least $1 million in trusts, despite the collapse of his business empire.26 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandSnapping up luxury buysLuxury houses at the top end of the property market are selling fast, with renewed interest in multi-million-dollar homes.20 Mar 03:00 PM
InvestmentFinance companies: Opening the freezerFirms were given a break when investors allowed them to delay payments. So how are they faring now, asks Tamsyn Parker.19 Mar 03:00 PM
PoliticsDunne tips property tax change, lower personal taxRevenue Minister Peter Dunne has tipped a new property investment tax and lower personal taxes in this year's Budget.18 Mar 10:30 PM
InvestmentBuyers jostling for real estate eyesoreSupermarket, health and retirement businesses are queuing to buy Soho Square, Ponsonby's Strategic Finance-funded five-level eyesore.15 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandIt's hard labour to own a houseThe average Kiwi has to work nearly three times harder to pay off the average house than they did 50 years ago.13 Mar 03:00 PM
InvestmentHouse prices steady in February, sales recoverHouse prices were stable in February, says the Real Estate Institute, while the number of properties sold recovered from a poor January.11 Mar 10:45 PM
