Receivers have been called in to protect the interests of 9000 St Laurence investors who are owed $245 million.

Investors in finance company St Laurence Ltd have been told they must choose between swapping their debt for new shares, or receivership.

May Wang, the public face of the Chinese-led bid to buy the Crafar dairy empire, appeared in court this morning.

House sales are booming nationally and Auckland leads the way with a $709 a day jump, writes Anne Gibson.

House prices have risen to their highest March level in two decades.

The number of people who received mortgages in the first quarter of this year was 30 per cent down on 2009.

We reveal the suburbs and towns which are New Zealand's best - and worst - for real estate growth over the past year.

Andrew King asks whether rental property is really the cause of all our problems.

Mary Holm's financial advice column features an accountant who's fed up with complaining landlords.

House sales in Auckland climbed to their highest level in almost two years last month.

Australia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 4.25 per cent.