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Editorial: Economic pain from Iran war will depend on how long it lasts

OPINION: Donald Trump is promising a quick war but that is far from certain.

Housing affordability reaches near decade-best levels

Housing affordability is now much closer to historic norms, a new Cotality report shows.

Inside Economics: Survey shows investors turn away from housing; are Aussie bank profits too big?

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Record portion of new lending goes to first-home buyers with small deposits

More than half of January's $1.1b first-home loans went to sub-20% deposits.

'He can still sell properties': Agent linked to $22m tax probe lands new role

Prakash is linked to property firms allegedly owing $28m, mostly to IRD.

Mary Holm: Embracing risk at a time when you might look to avoid it? I love it

OPINION: Clear your debt and mortgage before making that move to the beach.

Mortgage rate U-turn: Another major bank cuts long-term rates

Less than a month after hiking its long-term rates, BNZ has backflipped.

Flipping king's real estate agency liquidated over IRD tax debt

Liquidators are probing dozens of property flips and millions in unpaid tax.

IRD quietly consults on bank tax tweaks – is a bigger tax grab in the works?

The Herald obtains a copy of consultation Inland Revenue is doing with industry.