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$2.6m deal safeguards coastal gem
Duder Regional Park has been extended to protect it from housing developments.

<i>Bernard Hickey: </i>Tightening without hiking the OCR
The Reserve Bank has slightly opened its forecast window for the first rate hike by a month or two in this morning's statement.

RWC warning issued over misleading rental claims
Homeowners exploiting others with misleading claims about their properties ahead of the World Cup are sounded a warning by industry leaders.

<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Enforced savings are a homeowner's advantage
Although renting may be better financially, when you bring common behaviour into the mix the advantage evaporates.

Celebrity homes looking for new owners
Alison Mau and Simon Dallow are preparing to sell their $1.9m Remuera family home, 10 months after announcing their shock split.

Tycoon's secret $5.5m pad
Motorcar magnate Colin Giltrap has made property history - paying a record $5.5 million for a luxury penthouse overlooking Mt Maunganui.

Home loan approvals take record tumble
NZ banks granted 4438 home loans in the first quarter of this year, a 30 per cent drop on the same time last year.

Real estate watchdog fields 320 complaints in first five months
The newly formed Real Estate Agents Authority has received more than 320 complaints in its first five months of operation.

Experts: Banks more willing to lend on mortgages
Would-be housebuyers struggling to scrape together a deposit have a glimmer of hope, as banks appear to be loosening the purse strings.

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

House values up, but buyers run out of 'urgency'
Property values are 6.1 per cent above the same time last year but buyers are cautious.

<i>Andrew King:</i> Income tax cuts admirable, but let's look again at winners and losers
Andrew King asks whether rental property is really the cause of all our problems.

Ugly brawl brewing over Sir Edmund's house
Mountaineer Graeme Dingle has renewed his bid to help save Sir Edmund Hillary's home.