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Housing fall on the way, bankers warn

The housing market has a head of steam up, Westpac economists say, but they expect a downturn late next year.

More finance firms tipped to fail

A big chunk of the surviving finance company sector is unlikely to outlive the retail deposit guarantee.

Hanover hits early snag in pay-back plan

Investors in Hanover Finance will not now get all their money back and are instead likely to receive 70c in the dollar over five years.

Hanover Finance not keeping to repayment plan

Lack of homes pushes up Auckland prices

A shortage of homes for sale has pushed Auckland's residential property values higher than a year earlier, QV figures show.

Affluent buyers down to earth

Rich Lister Gary Lane wants more than $10 million for a piece of land once donated to the people of Auckland - and estate agents say someone will cough up the cash.

Bollard's bite set to rival his bark

<i>Martin Hawes</i>: Beware rental guarantees

Take a breath before you buy

Bernard Hickey offers up 10 reasons to take a deep breath before rushing into the current property market.

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Optimism based on return to bad habits

Property sales jump 10pc in September

The number of houses sold in September rose 10 per cent, while prices increased 0.9 per cent.

<i>Lindsay Mayo:</i> Taxed land can't get up and go, but money can

Bittersweet demise of high-flying risk-takers

Muso's talent has no Enz

Songwriter extraordinaire Neil Finn is also proving himself adept as a property developer.

<i>Martin Hawes</i>: Taxing times are on the way

Seaside dream is in reach