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Editorial: Landlord tax belies PM's housing claim

Figures showing bank loans to investors outnumbering first-home buyers by three to one are hard evidence of what has undoubtedly been happening for a long time.

Property investors restrained

Two major Australian banks have lifted interest rates for property investors in a bid to cool the country's property boom.

Jamie Whyte: Banning foreign home buyers pragmatic, but wrong

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.

Realty body set to check foreign buys

The Property Institute has vowed to find out how many foreigners are buying Auckland houses and what influence they are having on the market.

Liam Dann: Two sides to property problems

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.

Skinny section needs fat wallet

A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.

'NO stamp duties, NO capital gains tax'

Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.

Can foreign nationals buy real estate in...

John Armstrong takes a look at the rules surrounding property investment by foreign nationals in other countries around the world.

Foreign rules could hurt reputation

The Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.

Chinese investment set to boom

The floodgates are set to open for Chinese buyers to pour billions into NZ real estate as restrictions on privately held capital are eased: report.

Let's rethink renting in NZ

OPINION: Landlord Tim Duffett says it's time to change the whole way we rent homes in New Zealand.

NZ's first $2 million suburb

The prestigious suburb - first to reach the $1 million mark in 2003 - has now set a frightening new benchmark.

Goodman's $45.8m Auckland projects

Goodman Property Trust, the country's second-biggest listed property investor, has ratcheted up development plans with four new industrial projects in Auckland worth $45.8 million.

Geoff Barnett: Auckland's housing market dominance only going to grow

With annual price growth at 13.9 per cent, it is no surprise Auckland is increasingly dominant in lifting the country's overall growth rate, writes Geoff Barnett.

Homeowner 'an exception'

An Auckland student who became a homeowner at just 22-years-old is not a fair representation of all students, says the national students' association.

Student becomes property investor

While thousands of Aucklanders despair at their chances of owning a house, a determined 22-year-old student is proof it can be done.

$1m for this $495k home

The agent says the price demonstrates the fierce competition among investors and developers for properties with subdividable sections.

Argosy's profit falls 25%

Argosy Property reported a 25 per cent drop in annual profit, while its rental income rose, as the listed property investor returned to a tax paying position.