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OPINION: The problem isn't what the PM says, but how he says it.
'Grown-up Government': Luxon on coalition agreement compromise
“We’ve phased it and delivered it in a slightly different way," PM said.
Swims, sherries, The Chase, bed by 8pm: 'Easygoing' 82yo seeks flattie
Retired skipper takes flattie search public after reports of elderly housing crisis.
Property Insider: Who ate all the pies? Sacked Filipino worker finds new job
How to keep tradies on your site? Could a pie-dispensing machine help retain them?
Letters: Landlord tax breaks aren't a 'success', firefighters' speed bump fears
OPINION: 'Does this Government intend to worsen the social divide?'
Landlord tax break cost rose by $800m to $2.9b
National’s pre-election fiscal and tax plans costed the policy at $2.1b.
$3m not yet due to Eke Panuku for ex-council HQ The CAB
Allan Young says he's very comfortable with the contractual obligations.
'Horrible': Renter lives every day in fear of getting kicked out
Meet renters expecting to be tenants for life, and those who still dream of homeownership.
Deal broken: Property investors to get slightly less tax relief than promised
The interest limitation rule is set to start being phased out during the next tax year.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Christopher Luxon’s political radar is broken
OPINION: Maybe Luxon has been rich for too long. That is not a criticism.
New planning rules allowing more housing for Te Puke signed off
Density standards include allowing three homes on a site and houses up to 11m high.
Editorial: Brace for some serious economic pain ahead
OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.
How many people rent homes in New Zealand? Bond data shows all-time record
Rental bonds were lodged for 410,904 properties by November 1, Tenancy Services said.
Houses for sale flood Auckland market, hit 11-year peak
Sale numbers plummet, new listings skyrocket: not a market in recovery at all.
Residents say rent increase will price them out of their homes
Dental and medical appointments are being put off while tenants wait on a decision.
Diana Clement: Tax and the gig economy
OPINION: Knowing your tax obligations when it comes to side hustles.
Mary Holm: Pay down debt or invest?
OPINION: Mary Holm says there are two things to consider.
ComCom wrote to 12 retirement village owners on false, misleading claims
Companies should seek legal advice about issues it had raised, Commerce Commission said.
Retirement company boss explains how they lifted profit in a housing downturn
Wood, insulation and carpet price rises are limited or capped to de-risk building jobs.
Revaluations boost retirement giant Summerset Group's bottom-line profit
CEO Scott Scoullar: 'We withstood challenges and continued to grow.'
Letters: Housing costs driving crime; Ginny Andersen’s Mark Mitchell quip
OPINION: & cynical corporates: 'Reminds me of plastic tikis being sold in souvenir shops.'
Accused boarding house arsonist back in court
The derelict Dunedin property was gutted by fire on October 27 last year.
Is it cheaper to live in an island resort than to rent in Auckland?
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Property Insider: Heartbreak from The Ridge apartment purchase
From apartment hell to apartment opening: The Ridge and The Greenhouse span the spectrum.
Big profit hit for NZ's largest listed retirement company
Market conditions, the phasing of new main buildings take a toll on the business.
'Yikes': Queenstown rental requires tenant to share bed with flatmate
The advertisement says the bedmate is 'clean' and 'always busy with work'.
Letters: Why we need to pay more tax; a better Auckland stadium site
OPINION: "NZ will have to learn to make sacrifices and save."
Opened: Ponsonby's new The Greenhouse apartments, 19th block by Ockham Residential
Mayor praised Ockham Residential's apartment buildings as "architecturally fantastic!"
Government’s $3b landlord tax cut would be retrospective, trigger refunds
The IRD says the new Government's tax cuts could be applied retrospectively.
Fletcher Building shares plunge as it makes $120m loss, CEO and chair resign
Dividend cut: Million-plus KiwiSaver investors indirectly affected.
How much you need to earn to buy an average home under new rules
Aucklanders likely to need staggering income to buy average-priced house.
'Are you kidding?... It’s a bloody car park' - Real estate agent's $450 shock move-in cost
A real estate agent has surprised people by charging move-in costs for a car park.
'No idea how to look after a house': Bad tenants 'ruining' it for others
'A truth that nobody is willing to talk about or don’t have the guts to deal with.'