OpinionGeoff Barnett: Auckland's housing market dominance only going to growWith 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.04 Jun 09:30 PM
InvestmentHomeowner '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.01 Jun 07:03 AM
InvestmentStudent becomes property investorWhile thousands of Aucklanders despair at their chances of owning a house, a determined 22-year-old student is proof it can be done.31 May 05:00 PM
Investment$1m for this $495k homeThe agent says the price demonstrates the fierce competition among investors and developers for properties with subdividable sections.28 May 05:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentArgosy'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.28 May 05:00 PM
InvestmentSold for $1.14m, relisted 48 hours laterAs property prices in the area escalate by around $1000 a day, agent says owners of the brand-new $1.14m house have simply "changed their minds".20 May 05:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentHow you could fall foul of new tax rulesThe IRD has released a summary of commonly made mistakes by non-professional property investors.17 May 11:00 PM
OpinionDeborah Russell: Speculators can pay their wayWhen Graeme Wheeler introduced the Reserve Bank's new rules for property investment in Auckland, he said that it was only one tool to manage the housing crisis.14 May 09:30 PM
OpinionAnne GibsonAnne Gibson: Thumbs up for lending rulesDampening highly geared speculators' appetite for the Auckland cash-box housing market got the thumbs up from many quarters yesterday.13 May 07:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentRank Group confirms Carter Holt sell downGraeme Hart's Rank Group confirmed it plans to sell down its stake in Carter Holt Harvey in an initial public offering.11 May 10:31 PM
InvestmentAll-night vigil for home buyersDesperate home-buyers have resorted to sleeping in cars overnight in the hope of securing one of 12 sections when they go up for sale this morning.08 May 05:30 PM
OpinionAndrew King: Why I think there's no housing bubble in AucklandAndrew King of the NZ Property Investors Federation outlines the main concerns around housing in Auckland - and clears up some of the facts.06 May 12:00 AM
InvestmentRecord auctions pushing up house pricesHead-to-head bidders are paying tens of thousands of dollars more at auctions than they would for fixed price homes, new figures reveal.24 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionCraig Lamberton: Hot property and capital gainsAmidst the debate around the effects of a capital gains tax on the Auckland property market, TV show 'Our First Home' has proven useful.22 Apr 12:50 AM
InvestmentWaiheke landowner loses zoning battleWaiheke's biggest landowner has lost a challenge over the zoning on parts of its holdings on the island's eastern tip and on a nearby island.21 Apr 05:00 PM
InvestmentThis house makes $1000 a day...A three-bedroom North Shore "do-up" has earned its owner nearly $1000 a day - just shy of the salary of a High Court judge - in Auckland's red-hot property market.17 Apr 05:00 PM
InvestmentReserve Bank to cool overheated marketThe Reserve Bank is considering options to make it harder or more expensive for residential property investors to get bank loans.15 Apr 05:00 PM
InvestmentMore $1m homes sold in MarchFor the first time in a single month, 10 per cent of all properties sold around the country went for more than $1 million.14 Apr 05:00 PM
InvestmentInvestor demand for Australia housing downNew mortgages to Australian landlords dropped the most in three years in February, signalling an easing in the speculator demand for housing that had concerned the Reserve Bank of Australia.12 Apr 05:00 PM
InvestmentGot a million? Auckland's for youSales prices increased almost 4 per cent since February, taking the average price of a residence in Auckland to an all-time high of $776,729.07 Apr 05:00 PM
InvestmentCourt orders $750,000 debt be repaidA property developer's family trust that bought 9000sq m of land in an exclusive Queenstown subdivision must repay $740,000 to liquidators after losing a High Court fight that involved fraudulent....22 Mar 04:00 PM
InvestmentMcKenna helps Housing NZFormer high-flying multibillion-dollar developer Nigel McKenna is working on Auckland's big state house overhaul.16 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentBryers faces court grillingFormer Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers returns to the witness box today as the High Court continues its look at his application for discharge from bankruptcy.02 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDInvestmentBryers' bankruptcy bid: 'This is my last visit to NZ'Former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers is seeking discharge from his bankruptcy in the High Court at Auckland today.02 Mar 01:40 AM
InvestmentMan who predicted '29 Wall St crash diesIrving Kahn, the Manhattan money manager who predicted the 1929 Wall St crash, has died aged 109.27 Feb 01:00 AM
InvestmentAustralia tightens on foreign land buysAustralia has tightened the rules on foreign purchases of agricultural land and has reduced the ownership screening threshold to A$15 million from A$252 million.23 Feb 04:00 PM
InvestmentCourt: Blue Chip lawyer didn't cause loss"Negligent" advice from a Tauranga law firm did not cause a Blue Chip investor's $90,000 loss, the Supreme Court has unanimously decided.18 Feb 10:05 PM
InvestmentChinese interests gain consent to buy two Auckland islandsChinese interests snap up two islands linked to the mainland for $41.5m. They plan to use them for a $130.6m six-star luxury resort and native reserve.30 Jan 12:38 AM
InvestmentCost of buying in top zonesParents could save hundreds of thousands of dollars by skipping houses in elite school zones and paying to privately educate their kids elsewhere instead.26 Jan 04:00 PM
InvestmentSuper Fund happy with oil holdingsThe New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it remains comfortable with its investment in the US oil and gas industry.20 Jan 04:00 PM
