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Allied investors in the rough
Shareholders in rural services company Allied Farmers stand to lose out over an estimated $24 million mortgage on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Kinloch Golf Club near Lake Taupo.

It's hard labour to own a house
The average Kiwi has to work nearly three times harder to pay off the average house than they did 50 years ago.

Cash for preaching lifts Tamaki's pay to $1m
Bishop Brian Tamaki is paid an average of $3000 each time he preaches at a Destiny Church outside of Auckland.

Personal savings present savvy loan option
Before you start house-hunting, you need to figure out how much you can afford to borrow.

<i>John Dorbu:</i> The great mortgagee ripoff
John Dorbu writes on capital gains tax and selling investment properties on the cheap.

Kiwibank cuts mortgage rates
State-owned Kiwibank has cut its variable mortgage rate to 5.65 per cent.

Homes out of reach for many NZers - report
Auckland is fast catching Queenstown again as the least affordable region in New Zealand.

Houses more affordable - but it may not last
More affordable homes are driving enthusiasm in property sales, but experts warn the relatively cheaper housing may not last.

Big range of calls on house market
Boom or bust? Property writer Anne Gibson looks at predictions for the year.

Houses in Auckland less affordable
Home loan affordability worsened in Auckland and Northland for first home buyers last month.

Westpac: Tax change would cut home prices
Some of the tax changes under consideration would reduce house prices and raise rents, says Westpac.

Steady house prices produce mixed messages
House prices stayed static in the last two months and fears of more expensive mortgage money could be to blame.