John Key does not need know how many Auckland houses are sold to foreign buyers to see banning such sales is a bad policy, writes Jamie Whyte. Foreign buyers make New Zealanders altogether better off. The more the better.
Milford Asset Management is to increase the hurdle it must meet to earn a performance fee on its Income Fund.
Ever wondered what the secrets are to a really successful investment strategy? Personal finance columnist Brent Sheather writes.
David Chaplin says Crown Financial Institutions have generally been a boon to government books over the last few years.
An agent from Auckland's biggest residential real estate business says some buyers are trying to beat the Government's new property speculator restrictions.
The Property Institute has vowed to find out how many foreigners are buying Auckland houses and what influence they are having on the market.
Prime Minister John Key has opened the door to possible restrictions on foreign buyers if information gained shows high numbers of foreigners are buying in New Zealand.
"Spectacularly unsuccessful" is John Key's verdict when asked about following Australia's foreign buyers policy. They are not really telling the whole story, says John Armstrong.
There is a important debate to be had about foreign investment in NZ because we are a small, open economy and a big shift in global trends can have a disproportionate impact, writes Liam Dann.
Singles on an average income have no hope of quickly saving a deposit to buy their first home, particularly in Sydney.
A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.
Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.
For two years now, Kiwis moving to Australia and Australians settling in NZ have been able to also relocate their superannuation savings.
The former empire of legal-highs godfather Matt Bowden is disintegrating - three of his properties, worth more than $5 million, are listed for mortgagee sale.
I've edited your long letter, which went into more detail about how hard it was to get a clear picture of fees, commissions and so on. I agree that's poor.
'Have you got a pet investment?" My mother leaned across a cafe table to ask me this question a few weeks back and the idea for an article was born.
KiwiSaver auto-enrolment could capture an extra 220,000 members above benchmark levels, writes David Chaplin.
The number of French interested in buying Kiwi land has grown enough to warrant one locally based Frenchman to establish a French real-estate business.
John Armstrong takes a look at the rules surrounding property investment by foreign nationals in other countries around the world.
The Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.
Landlords, lawyers, real estate agents and accountants have presented submissions to the Parliamentary select committee.
The debate about non-resident Chinese buying Auckland houses could hurt bilateral relations and Labour has already done "immeasurable" damage to the links between the two countries, says a top boss.
Comedian weighs in on the property debate: "Being Chinese in New Zealand always puts you on the back foot."
Juwai.com has surveyed users and found 36 per cent of people spoken to bought property in New Zealand for investment.
...and why Labour is swinging at wrong political football, writes David Chaplin.
The Government's submission to the "Re:think" tax white paper process under way in Australia highlights the lack of mutual recognition of imputation credits as the most significant barrier....
Chinese newspaper accuses Labour of racism over property market data.
What happens when an employer unintentionally misses making KiwiSaver deductions or employer contributions?
Rejection of hardship withdrawal applications and problems with first-home buying generate many complaints to watchdogs, writes Diana Clement.
One reader thinks he's cracked it through by topping up monthly KiwiSaver losses and at lower prices.
Share markets around the world have been buffeted of late by the Greek debt crisis and fears of a slow-down in China.
Tax specialist Iain Craig found a surprise upside to a cancer scare, even in his work.
Cruise ship travellers look likely to be charged a higher rate - possibly nearly $3 per person more - than others under a new levy imposed from January on all travellers arriving and leaving New Zealand.
Interest rate swaps sold to a North Island motel operator were unsuitable for it and "one-way traffic for the benefit" of Westpac, says a witness in a $3 million lawsuit.