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Bid to stop manipulation of brightline tax

Capital gains made by habitual renovators are more likely to be taxed under new measure.

How a bankrupt development turned into a billion-dollar success story

A visionary family took a risk with The Lakes and it has paid off.

City of Sales: Inside look at Auckland's property investors

With the boom years over, property investors gather to learn how to get rich in a downturn

Mary Holm: Should empty nesters invest in shares or property?

Comment: Debt-free in 50s and caravan is home, so where to put nest egg?

Would you live here? Garage renos aimed at vulnerable tenants

Garage conversions add value to a house sale, but have been described as "exploitation".

Economist: Housing market to take off again next year

Westpac economists are picking that the housing market will bounce sharply next year.

KiwiBuild grilled over questionable mortgage marketing

Is KiwiBuild encouraging people to take on too much debt?

Commission double dip: Real estate agents pinged

The agents arranged two separate commissions on a single sale.

Morgan Stanley sees recession within a year if trade war gets any worse

Investors may be underestimating the full risk to the global economy from a trade war.

Loan shark scare: Young couples debt spirals to $100k

A lender gave a couple a loan - despite knowing they had already defaulted 22 times.

Diana Clement: Do you need a crash course in budgeting?

COMMENT: Studying a little about money and personal finance can go a long way.

Mary Holm: Will our winning NZ sharemarket stay that way?

COMMENT: There's still a good argument for investing overseas.

What happened when Auckland Council went into secrecy on its empty ex-HQ?

What next for the 18-level CAB, empty since 2014?

Reserve Bank warns of insurance risk to house values

Reserve Bank's insurance warning to high-risk property owners.

Could securing a mortgage get easier?

New data shows bank lending is well below the cap.

New fund to invest in horticulture land

A new fund will invest in a range of horticultural land opportunities.