News archive for 2004

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December 2004

27 Dec 2004   It's what you pick to put in your investment basket that counts - Mary Holm

27 Dec 2004   Diana Clement: Gains tax change only part of story

27 Dec 2004   Take the low road

27 Dec 2004   BNZ's ads escape censure - just

27 Dec 2004   Big development could be blocked

27 Dec 2004   Interest rate gift for Bollard

27 Dec 2004   500% interest on festive loans

27 Dec 2004   Backyard operators flouting the law, say backpackers

27 Dec 2004   Real estate in `great shape'

27 Dec 2004   Faulty systems ticked as safe

27 Dec 2004   Big banks' fixed home loan rates rise

27 Dec 2004   Orchard St tenants evicted

27 Dec 2004   Mega store opposed

27 Dec 2004   Finance companies lift game

27 Dec 2004   Hearing backs retention of riverside baches

15 Dec 2004   Investor Guide: Getting prosperous from property

15 Dec 2004   AMP NZ Office Trust to raise $30M

15 Dec 2004   One-third of leaky building complex needs bulldozing

15 Dec 2004   Massive population growth predicted in Auckland

15 Dec 2004   Using alternative assets for diversification

15 Dec 2004   Knocking spots off the Aussies

13 Dec 2004   Property problems: Law review might clarify investment issues

13 Dec 2004   Diana Clement: Never too young to earn

13 Dec 2004   Safety comes from spreading it wide - Mary Holm

13 Dec 2004   Property boss hits back at rival

13 Dec 2004   NZMBA introduces disclosure documents

13 Dec 2004   $51.5 million deal secures new owner for Hilton Hotel

13 Dec 2004   Tenant is all set to fight eviction

13 Dec 2004   RB leaves interest rates unchanged

13 Dec 2004   Cheapest mortgages could hit 8.5pc

13 Dec 2004   Aidanfield buyers still waiting

13 Dec 2004   Capital Properties revalues

13 Dec 2004   Rents double at port

13 Dec 2004   What price this view?

13 Dec 2004   House values queried

7 Dec 2004   Reserve Bank expected to leave rates on hold

7 Dec 2004   Auckland Property Market Update

7 Dec 2004   Rescued from a financial hijacking

7 Dec 2004   Holiday home-letting tax wrong, say Nats

7 Dec 2004   Growers dismiss toxic soil fears

7 Dec 2004   Legal threat over subdivision

7 Dec 2004   Residents vow to fight dump expansion

7 Dec 2004   Tower plan stalls

7 Dec 2004   Christchurch rents tipped to drop

7 Dec 2004   Govt inaction on polluted sites exposing the innocent - lobby

7 Dec 2004   Poison under sites for housing

7 Dec 2004   Mortgage brokers' commissions get close eye from banks

7 Dec 2004   Boom times ending as debt rises

7 Dec 2004   Auction exceeds hopes

7 Dec 2004   Residents to pay for ant eradication

7 Dec 2004   Noisy apartments put to the test

7 Dec 2004   Minority group out of line - developer

7 Dec 2004   Paihigher?

7 Dec 2004   Luxury resort halted

7 Dec 2004   Rule change could help clean up property

7 Dec 2004   Top price for Waikato farmland

7 Dec 2004   Tough times for rural rest homes

2 Dec 2004   House prices set for slump

2 Dec 2004   Pitfalls for rental property owners

2 Dec 2004   Softening in prices on way

2 Dec 2004   Capital Properties might sell management rights

2 Dec 2004   Owning home no bed of roses

2 Dec 2004   Timing alone is not enough - Mary Holm

2 Dec 2004   The Risk that Often Isn't Risky

2 Dec 2004   Campervan plan for Aro Valley site

2 Dec 2004   Fears rates could go up

2 Dec 2004   Run-down bach sells for $445,000

1 Dec 2004   Govt proposes new tax rules for securities

1 Dec 2004   Kiwis like to pay off debts

1 Dec 2004   Capital Properties New Zealand Announcement

1 Dec 2004   Kiwis spending quarter of budget on their housing

November 2004

29 Nov 2004   Quake cost could top $1m

29 Nov 2004   Sunlight flicker annoys resident

29 Nov 2004   Battle looms over second sinking house

29 Nov 2004   IRD targets top 100 Kiwis on rich list

29 Nov 2004   Auckland spreading faster than expected

29 Nov 2004   Non-conforming loans take off in Oz

29 Nov 2004   Term deposits won't give best returns, investment expert warns

29 Nov 2004   Lim reports on potentially contaminated soils halted

29 Nov 2004   Property portfolio lifts Kiwi profit

29 Nov 2004   Waiwera set to make a splash as hot property

29 Nov 2004   Too many Kiwis captured by their cards

24 Nov 2004   Record price for Ohope coastal property

24 Nov 2004   NZ residential market awaken from winter slumber

24 Nov 2004   NZ lifestyle properties continue to buck the trend

24 Nov 2004   Quarry go-ahead upsets residents

24 Nov 2004   Aucklanders pay high price to live the high life

24 Nov 2004   ING Property Trust posts $11M profit

24 Nov 2004   Blue Chip announces first dividend

24 Nov 2004   Kiwibank stays aloof from home loans price war

24 Nov 2004   Auckland City Council may do U-turn on tagging potentially poisoned properties

24 Nov 2004   Sinking house doomed from the beginning

24 Nov 2004   Council ponders Oakura road reserve wrangle

24 Nov 2004   $8m new cost for council building work

24 Nov 2004   Tower Building incentives

24 Nov 2004   Homeowner won't budge

24 Nov 2004   Changing market has landlords offering enticements

24 Nov 2004   Kiwi Income Property Trust lifts half year profit

24 Nov 2004   Finding money for study

24 Nov 2004   Urbus shuffles its office portfolio

24 Nov 2004   Kiwi Income snares 19.9% of Capital Properties

22 Nov 2004   House market slowing, says BNZ chief economist

22 Nov 2004   Building consent costs to rise

18 Nov 2004   Stobo report makes funds more attractive

18 Nov 2004   Residents fight LIM contamination plans

18 Nov 2004   House sales cool despite rates war

18 Nov 2004   Interest Rates May Rise Say Property Institute

18 Nov 2004   Property prices and sales on the up in October

18 Nov 2004   Property boom sees prices soar in Otago

18 Nov 2004   Property owners still angry

18 Nov 2004   Home loan rate war moves to one year market

18 Nov 2004   Alarm over home ownership numbers is premature

18 Nov 2004   Property prices and sales on the up in October

18 Nov 2004   Property Trust Acquires Capital Properties Stake

18 Nov 2004   Urbus announces $14.5m property redevelopment

18 Nov 2004   Blue Chip extends its portfolio mix

18 Nov 2004   Blue Chip buys up Auckland CBD properties

18 Nov 2004   Breaker Bay sale record

18 Nov 2004   Work starts on four-star city hotel

18 Nov 2004   Surfing hot spot sold

18 Nov 2004   Landowners hold up hydro plan

18 Nov 2004   Bank competition on fixed rates intensifies

18 Nov 2004   Power plan an eyesore: residents

17 Nov 2004   Savers in for $250m tax gain

17 Nov 2004   Rest-home closure deepens fears of aged care crisis

17 Nov 2004   Housing goes ahead

17 Nov 2004   South Canterbury's population increasing

17 Nov 2004   Emotions run high at Auckland 'dirty dirt' meeting

17 Nov 2004   Capital gains tax expected to change

17 Nov 2004   Home loan interest rates war 'risks another boom'

15 Nov 2004   Property problems: Persuading a neighbour to clean up a section

15 Nov 2004   Largest fine for Waitakere landlord

15 Nov 2004   Treat brokers' tips warily

15 Nov 2004   Rates tumble in home loan war

15 Nov 2004   Financial services claims misleading

15 Nov 2004   Capital Properties profit up 25.7pc

15 Nov 2004   Most landlords responsible say investors

15 Nov 2004   Clients drive BNZ's mortgages

15 Nov 2004   Banks woo students in hope of big dividends later

15 Nov 2004   Trans Tasman Properties to move to Singapore

15 Nov 2004   Takapuna village gets green light

15 Nov 2004   New mines lack staff, housing

11 Nov 2004   Property values in city up 50%

11 Nov 2004   Foreign land buyers face big fines

11 Nov 2004   Hot price for tranquil lifestyle

11 Nov 2004   New noise rules for city developers

11 Nov 2004   Neighbourhood Support set to grow in Geraldine area

11 Nov 2004   Treasury comes up with revised tax-take figures

11 Nov 2004   Residents lax about security

11 Nov 2004   Residents vent their anger

9 Nov 2004   Pondering Porirua property

9 Nov 2004   Hutt's revival years in the making

9 Nov 2004   Hovering pessimism in residential housing market

9 Nov 2004   More signs housing market slowing

9 Nov 2004   Splurge or save - it's a matter of patriotism

9 Nov 2004   The investment smorgasbord

9 Nov 2004   Married? You should be - for your bank balance

9 Nov 2004   Public meetings to answer chemical fears

9 Nov 2004   December rate hike unlikely - economists

9 Nov 2004   Auckland Real Estate Market Continues Steady Run

9 Nov 2004   Annual wages and labour demand up

8 Nov 2004   Difference in opinion on property market

8 Nov 2004   Huge hike in values of district properties

8 Nov 2004   'White lies' can kill a claim

8 Nov 2004   When two-income families switch to a single wage

8 Nov 2004   Construction of complex set to start in January

8 Nov 2004   Winery village favoured

8 Nov 2004   Council decision 'hits town lessees'

8 Nov 2004   Tourism boom tipped to create thousands of jobs

8 Nov 2004   Fresh bid for waterfront hotel

8 Nov 2004   Auckland waterfront land off the agenda

8 Nov 2004   Financial services claims misleading

4 Nov 2004   Rental housing law under review

4 Nov 2004   Landlords need relief from outdated rental act

4 Nov 2004   How to start investing now

4 Nov 2004   How to save Kiwis from poverty trap

4 Nov 2004   NZ WATCH: Housing Market Too Hot, But Big Falls Unlikely

4 Nov 2004   Up to 1600 Housing NZ homes on contaminated land

4 Nov 2004   Auckland residents wait for poisoned property maps

4 Nov 2004   AMP secures MAF for Pastoral House

4 Nov 2004   Toxic land fears

4 Nov 2004   Australians compete for NZ property

4 Nov 2004   Superbank launches its version of capped rates

4 Nov 2004   More signs of slower housing market

4 Nov 2004   Rates rebellion at an end, says ARC chairman

4 Nov 2004   Urbus lifts H1 profit 12% to $13.6m

4 Nov 2004   Demand for retail properties surge in NZ

4 Nov 2004   Urbus buys next to Rebel in Palmerston North

4 Nov 2004   $36m and climbing

4 Nov 2004   New rules may lead to higher bank fees

1 Nov 2004   Picky buyers sit tight

1 Nov 2004   Council acts on horticultural soil concerns

1 Nov 2004   Hubbard to send letters to property owners over health risks

1 Nov 2004   Key factors that influence property buying

1 Nov 2004   Legal Action Looms Against Protesting Ratepayers

1 Nov 2004   Allure of the lump sum

1 Nov 2004   The method in Superbank's home-loan madness

1 Nov 2004   Land movement fears allayed

1 Nov 2004   Closed-door tax policy hurting NZ

1 Nov 2004   Investment analyst a hit on the internet

1 Nov 2004   Dodgy developers may face jail - Govt

1 Nov 2004   Continuous Disclosure

1 Nov 2004   Moving for a better life - but at a cost

1 Nov 2004   Kiwi Appoints New Director

1 Nov 2004   Shutting door on rate rises raises an eyebrow

1 Nov 2004   Rural Property Trust unitholders says keep it going

1 Nov 2004   Interest rate rises fail to deter investors

1 Nov 2004   AMP trust investors get more

1 Nov 2004   NZ homes jump on global roundabout

1 Nov 2004   Big jobs to fuel building surge

1 Nov 2004   Urbus buys Palmerston North property

1 Nov 2004   Katikati development poised to tee off

1 Nov 2004   Interest rates uncertainty puts confused Kiwis in a fix

1 Nov 2004   Site sought for hardware warehouse

1 Nov 2004   Mortgage rates slide despite Bollard move

1 Nov 2004   Property valuations skyrocking

1 Nov 2004   Banks get ready for battle

1 Nov 2004   Rate pause helps exporters

October 2004

28 Oct 2004   OCR rises but Bollard surprisingly dovish

28 Oct 2004   The great New Zealand savings rort

28 Oct 2004   Double-dipping, gouging and low returns

28 Oct 2004   Beware the fox in the henhouse

28 Oct 2004   Drug houses unlivable

28 Oct 2004   RB says rate hike may be last for some time

28 Oct 2004   Bank mortgage war increases pressure on Bollard

28 Oct 2004   Buffs queue for airfield sections

28 Oct 2004   Bullish property market in Buller

28 Oct 2004   Rates go up and down

28 Oct 2004   Housing boom goes global

28 Oct 2004   BNZ leads mortgage rates battle

25 Oct 2004   If your trust's gathering dust, check it's not an 'alter ego'

25 Oct 2004   Overseas buyers a factor in driving up house prices

25 Oct 2004   Interest rates tipped to rise on Thursday

25 Oct 2004   Fringe benefit tax changes fail to impress

25 Oct 2004   NZ income tax take growth outperforms OECD average

25 Oct 2004   National Property Trust raises more cash

25 Oct 2004   Confusion And Commitment Worries In Mortgages

24 Oct 2004   Property Problems: What to do when a valuation goes wrong

24 Oct 2004   Putting a premium on life

24 Oct 2004   Property problems: House sale involved likely conflict of interest

24 Oct 2004   Slicing up the social welfare cake

24 Oct 2004   Oh dear, you're stuck with it

24 Oct 2004   Chipping away at millstone of debt

24 Oct 2004   Investors looking forward to more happy days

24 Oct 2004   Sir Selwyn facing revolt in the ranks

24 Oct 2004   Investors torpedo Hilton sale

24 Oct 2004   Vic Park plan nearly ready

24 Oct 2004   Kiwis sink deep in debt

24 Oct 2004   Rules may change for boarders

24 Oct 2004   Mortgage interest war heats up

24 Oct 2004   South's average house price soars

24 Oct 2004   Banks' home-loan war raises inflation fears

24 Oct 2004   Kupe boom starts with shortfall in housing

24 Oct 2004   Heat goes out of property market

24 Oct 2004   Public get say on Kerikeri tower block

19 Oct 2004   Median house prices rise in September

19 Oct 2004   Real estate agents cleared of disclosure allegations

19 Oct 2004   Lawyer critical of Real Estate Institute issue with president

19 Oct 2004   Home loan rates cut as market cools

19 Oct 2004   More pain for 'credit boomers'

19 Oct 2004   House prices hit record high but sales slip

19 Oct 2004   Investors remain confident in September quarter: ASB

19 Oct 2004   Heritage order seen as barrier to sale

19 Oct 2004   Retail investors urge caution in debt product investment

19 Oct 2004   Cullen drops tax hint

19 Oct 2004   Taranaki shopping mall changes hands for $32m

19 Oct 2004   Investors' confidence rises with sharemarket

17 Oct 2004   What do House Price Falls Mean for You?

17 Oct 2004   Anzo sees upside to property squeeze

17 Oct 2004   Pressure on Reserve Bank to increase rates again

17 Oct 2004   Home loan price war breaks out

17 Oct 2004   Fixed rates popular with borrowers

17 Oct 2004   House affordability slips further on interest rate hikes

17 Oct 2004   Annual inflation rises to 18 month high of 2.5%

17 Oct 2004   Access clients slow to claim money

17 Oct 2004   Cost of living index wanted

17 Oct 2004   September Property Market Update

17 Oct 2004   CDL Hotels sells Australian properties

17 Oct 2004   CPI up 0.6% for quarter, 2.5% for year

17 Oct 2004   Cullen rules out tax cuts

17 Oct 2004   Mirvac to take over James Fielding, with Paramor at helm

17 Oct 2004   Inflation won't be low enough to stop more rate rises - banks

13 Oct 2004   Housing prices take big slide

13 Oct 2004   Slowdown in top brackets cuts average

13 Oct 2004   Developers baulk at Hubbard plan

13 Oct 2004   NZIER picks extra rise in cash rate

13 Oct 2004   Panel rules on Air NZ headquarters

13 Oct 2004   ASB continues its grip on home loan market

13 Oct 2004   Business opinion survey gives Reserve Bank dilemma

13 Oct 2004   Counting the cost of those cash jobs

13 Oct 2004   Millions face pensions hardship

12 Oct 2004   Rate Tightening Halt Expected In Dec

12 Oct 2004   A simple guide to imputation credits

12 Oct 2004   Home loan mission: Unbeatable

12 Oct 2004   Slowdown may make banks love brokers: AMBL

12 Oct 2004   Investor deal close for motor raceway

12 Oct 2004   Lobby group to fight plans

11 Oct 2004   Warning over quality of LIM reports

11 Oct 2004   Give up the ghost, say spooked agents

10 Oct 2004   Property problems: Council holds double role in tree cutting

10 Oct 2004   Loans for renovations

10 Oct 2004   Children: A taxing problem - Mary Holm

10 Oct 2004   Can the local sharemarket continue to outperform?

10 Oct 2004   Investors keep their chins up

10 Oct 2004   Beware of emerging markets

10 Oct 2004   Works begin at Sylvia Park, funding sought

10 Oct 2004   Centre catches 'retail leakage'

10 Oct 2004   Blue Chip seeks tax ruling

10 Oct 2004   Living it up on the city fringe

10 Oct 2004   Maori tell of talks with lodge developer

7 Oct 2004   A policy that always pays up

7 Oct 2004   New waterfront building for capital

7 Oct 2004   Land boosts Northland Port value

7 Oct 2004   Greens want dioxin testing done on flooded Whakatane homes

7 Oct 2004   Developer to pay consent charge

7 Oct 2004   Couple told to return to 'contaminated' home

6 Oct 2004   Privilege, fair play - and tax advice

6 Oct 2004   The average investor's most important concept

6 Oct 2004   Decision time on housing explosion

6 Oct 2004   Trade & enterprise signs for the majestic centre

6 Oct 2004   Companies give investors a bumper year

6 Oct 2004   NZ developer threatened with suspension despite improved results

5 Oct 2004   Editorial: State house damage

5 Oct 2004   Owners of land likely to sell after rezoning decision

5 Oct 2004   Luxury lodge plans challenged

5 Oct 2004   Goldfields open to investors

4 Oct 2004   Thou shalt honour thy head flatmate ...

4 Oct 2004   Financial advice is just a website away

4 Oct 2004   There can be life in dead money - Mary Holm

4 Oct 2004   PEP eyes up rest home operator

4 Oct 2004   Tenants tough on state houses

4 Oct 2004   Select your own rate home loan

4 Oct 2004   ING and Urbus look to merge

4 Oct 2004   Mount Maunganui holiday home goes for $4 million

4 Oct 2004   Retirement operator rides high on demographics

4 Oct 2004   Average homebuilding cost hits $1021/m² as August consent number slips

4 Oct 2004   Prices, sales slowing

4 Oct 2004   Housing consents fall in August

4 Oct 2004   Bear market risk greater, says broker

4 Oct 2004   Building drop fuels fears for economy

September 2004

30 Sep 2004   How To Buy An Apartment

30 Sep 2004   Tim Gibson: Age will, indeed, weary us

30 Sep 2004   Accor to build new Ibis hotel in Rotorua

30 Sep 2004   Lifestylers to get rates relief

30 Sep 2004   Owners spend up housing equity

30 Sep 2004   Tenant accused of subletting state house for $400 a night

28 Sep 2004   Rates to peak soon says bank

28 Sep 2004   Kiwi gets Sylvia Park consent

28 Sep 2004   NZX flighty on option trading

28 Sep 2004   Average weekly income on the rise in June quarter

28 Sep 2004   Home Loan Rate Weekly Report

27 Sep 2004   Developers woo locals over new-concept seaside town

27 Sep 2004   All is fair in love and law

27 Sep 2004   Shares beat property: FundSource

27 Sep 2004   Nostalgia for 50s just dreaming

27 Sep 2004   Hard job, shopping for shops

27 Sep 2004   Property problems: Forestry right can separate land from trees

27 Sep 2004   Mastertrusts take return out of risk and return

27 Sep 2004   Commission critical of some finance companies

27 Sep 2004   Third buyer emerges for Finance Centre

27 Sep 2004   Cut-price homes planned for low-paid British workers

26 Sep 2004   Economy still too hot for bank

26 Sep 2004   Inland Revenue's tax avoidance draft welcomed

26 Sep 2004   Canterbury's rural market still hot

26 Sep 2004   Access clients sent refund forms

26 Sep 2004   Economy grows 0.9% in June quarter

26 Sep 2004   Lawyers hammer Building Authority over leaky homes

26 Sep 2004   Pioneer Launches A First For NZ

26 Sep 2004   Consultation on tax changes for NZ-based trusts

26 Sep 2004   Immigration declines

26 Sep 2004   Australia's Ronin Property jumps on takeover talk

26 Sep 2004   Sale of TTP's finance centre to St Laurence falls through

26 Sep 2004   Residents fail in bid to impose liquor ban

26 Sep 2004   Last chance for HNZ tenants

26 Sep 2004   Digs for homeless

26 Sep 2004   Housing project rescue bid stalls

26 Sep 2004   Flood cash boost no rates-saver

22 Sep 2004   Interest rate hikes to hit hard in a year's time

22 Sep 2004   Taking a fixed interest position

22 Sep 2004   Growing pressure to protect heritage buildings

22 Sep 2004   Website petition favours retaining reserve baches

22 Sep 2004   On the land: how good is the good life?

22 Sep 2004   Long-term fixed interest rates rise

22 Sep 2004   Rural property boom reflected in NZ

22 Sep 2004   NZ's Urbus Properties, ING Property Trust Mull Merger

20 Sep 2004   Rate rises hurt home buyers starting out, says broker

20 Sep 2004   An escape route for the professional poor

20 Sep 2004   Housing figures paint a mixed picture

20 Sep 2004   $20m to be spent on giant cinemas

20 Sep 2004   Panmure's new K Rd

20 Sep 2004   BNZ ups floating rate, advises customers to fix loans

19 Sep 2004   NZ house prices high on world stage

19 Sep 2004   Economists split on whether property boom is over or slowing

19 Sep 2004   Boom not over - REINZ

19 Sep 2004   Bank believes housing boom over

19 Sep 2004   Credit ratings worth noting

19 Sep 2004   Property problems: Swift action needed on conspiracy to deceive

19 Sep 2004   Lifestylers a 'threat' to farms

19 Sep 2004   Kingsland project ready to set sail

19 Sep 2004   Housing hold ups

19 Sep 2004   Who's to blame?

19 Sep 2004   Kiwibank raises floating mortgate rate

19 Sep 2004   Blue Chip threatens gag as Wevers walks

16 Sep 2004   National median house price slips to $247,000 in August

16 Sep 2004   Home-buyers go out of town

16 Sep 2004   Warning for homeowners

15 Sep 2004   Market boom creates flood of landlords

15 Sep 2004   New landlords attracted by strong returns

15 Sep 2004   Changes To Privilege For Tax Advice Welcomed

15 Sep 2004   Families face losing homes

15 Sep 2004   New subdivision alarms residents

15 Sep 2004   Trans Tasman splashes out on second Hong Kong deal

15 Sep 2004   New regime to bite in 2007

15 Sep 2004   Auckland man on trial over low-cost housing fraud scam

15 Sep 2004   Property developments threat to Auckland lava caves

15 Sep 2004   Discount broker inquiry widens

15 Sep 2004   NZ bursting with good health

15 Sep 2004   Sort out finances before the big OE

15 Sep 2004   Access had used client funds for "some time": Liquidator

14 Sep 2004   ASB hikes floating rate by 0.25 per cent

14 Sep 2004   Expansion opposed by council

13 Sep 2004   Brokers debate mortgage reduction operators

13 Sep 2004   NZ Guest Nights Rise 6 Pct In July

13 Sep 2004   DIY house sales could save billions

13 Sep 2004   Big future in thinking small

13 Sep 2004   Property problems: Council bylaws best bet in fighting brothels

13 Sep 2004   Cash for some Access clients

13 Sep 2004   Swimming with the sharks

13 Sep 2004   $13.8m deal for Shortland St site

13 Sep 2004   Get ready for two more rises

13 Sep 2004   Right borrowing strategy can ease burden for homeowners

13 Sep 2004   Mortgage rates could hit 9pc before end of the year

13 Sep 2004   Home dreams fade as rates rise

13 Sep 2004   Westpac hikes housing base rate

13 Sep 2004   Neighbours angry over Taumarunui slip damage

13 Sep 2004   Investors need faith as broker goes under

13 Sep 2004   Rules to keep out the ugly

9 Sep 2004   Bubble won't burst, says real estate president

9 Sep 2004   Reserve Bank raises rates and signals more to come

9 Sep 2004   Compulsory property insurance welcomed

9 Sep 2004   Australian housing finance rises 1.8pc in July

9 Sep 2004   Building industry warned to brace for downturn

9 Sep 2004   Reserve Bank hikes rates

9 Sep 2004   $1.3m 'social housing' deal close

9 Sep 2004   Sinkholes put a street on notice

9 Sep 2004   Sharemarket up as rates take a hike

8 Sep 2004   Interest rates likely to rise

8 Sep 2004   Interest rates tipped to rise again

8 Sep 2004   Dodgy construction work has protesters livid

8 Sep 2004   NZMBA prepares for regulation

8 Sep 2004   Access points finger at NZX

8 Sep 2004   The MOZY v the OZZY

8 Sep 2004   Auckland Property Market Steady during August

6 Sep 2004   Hang in there, Landlords

6 Sep 2004   Driving a hard bargain - Mary Holm

6 Sep 2004   Flight to mortgage 'haven'

6 Sep 2004   Property problems: Syndicates must comply with Securities Act

6 Sep 2004   Property Problems: Maori sites can influence resource consents

6 Sep 2004   Business park for Penrose

6 Sep 2004   Handing over your affairs

6 Sep 2004   Commerce Commission warns on real estate advertising

6 Sep 2004   Why our interest rates are the highest in the world

6 Sep 2004   Give us back our money Dr Cullen

6 Sep 2004   15 ways to tell if you've got too much debt

6 Sep 2004   Brian Gaynor: Mozy revives debate over funds

6 Sep 2004   Bollard charts own course in interest rise

6 Sep 2004   Lavish houses sitting on a slippery slope

6 Sep 2004   New Zealand Will Probably Raise Key Rate to 6.25%: BN Survey

6 Sep 2004   Foreign allure rings hollow

6 Sep 2004   Boom times as economy outstrips all predictions

6 Sep 2004   St Laurence cuts up Hilton ownership

6 Sep 2004   Auckland One sells to Westfield for $121m

6 Sep 2004   Margaret Wilson sends Stalinesque shivers down advisers' spines

6 Sep 2004   Interest rates tipped to rise again

6 Sep 2004   Bollard's house price warning

6 Sep 2004   Bollard says residential house prices may fall

6 Sep 2004   St Laurence to buy Auckland Hilton

6 Sep 2004   Housing consents drop sharply

6 Sep 2004   Kiwi Income unit holders advised to just say no to Ross

6 Sep 2004   Taupo hotel project takes off

6 Sep 2004   10pc of taxpayers now pay top rate

August 2004

31 Aug 2004   Council buyout in flood territory

31 Aug 2004   NZIER predicts further rises in interest rates by 0.5% by end of year, as inflat

31 Aug 2004   Australia's Multiplex Establishes A$265M NZ Ppty Fund

31 Aug 2004   Economy gallops along

31 Aug 2004   Warning more tourist beds needed

30 Aug 2004   Inglewood, Waitara join boom in housing

30 Aug 2004   PM warns against cap on rates

29 Aug 2004   Shifting house no sure bet - Mary Holm

29 Aug 2004   The Scary Legacy of 1987

29 Aug 2004   Family struggles for compensation from leaky home

29 Aug 2004   State may regulate finance advisers

29 Aug 2004   Disability housing crisis looms

29 Aug 2004   People's bank steps into home loan gap

25 Aug 2004   Crusader warns city risks ghetto status

25 Aug 2004   Building Industry Performance Improving says IPENZ

25 Aug 2004   Housing boom boost spending

25 Aug 2004   Villa removal plan sets off alarm

25 Aug 2004   Strategy needed for housing older people

25 Aug 2004   ING chasing more properties

25 Aug 2004   More mergers likely

25 Aug 2004   Building problems 'ignored', says engineer

23 Aug 2004   Balance of power swings from landlord to tenant

23 Aug 2004   How to save $2000 a year (and enjoy it)

23 Aug 2004   Council looks at building loophole

23 Aug 2004   12 areas record economic growth

23 Aug 2004   No tears at demise of high-risk mortgages

23 Aug 2004   Brokers face changes to commission structures

23 Aug 2004   Burglars benefit from virtual tour

21 Aug 2004   Deathtrap call strikes chord

21 Aug 2004   House price boom slowing, latest figures suggest

21 Aug 2004   Property problems: Consent needed for cross-lease alterations

21 Aug 2004   Quarterly House Price Growth Slows

21 Aug 2004   QV says house prices up 1.9% in quarter

21 Aug 2004   Housing market remains positive

21 Aug 2004   Tide turns for tenants

21 Aug 2004   House prices rise less than 2pc

21 Aug 2004   Collecting for fun and profit

21 Aug 2004   Surge in values pushes up commerical property returns

21 Aug 2004   Housing market brakes go on

21 Aug 2004   Beware of too much sharing - Mary Holm

21 Aug 2004   Sweet blocks for big buyers

21 Aug 2004   Complex held up a year

21 Aug 2004   Racing club punt on property

21 Aug 2004   Beware of good news avalanches

21 Aug 2004   Welfare blanket suffocates savings habit

21 Aug 2004   NZX splashes on extra exchange-traded funds

21 Aug 2004   Capital Props in govt camp

21 Aug 2004   Massive Hamilton Retail Development Gets Underway

18 Aug 2004   House prices rise, but sales volume down

18 Aug 2004   Monaco developer forced out by levy

18 Aug 2004   Shortages in wake of boom

18 Aug 2004   Hotel chain appeals against Franz township proposal

18 Aug 2004   Council unlikely to purchase land

17 Aug 2004   Australian/NZ Property Shares Top Sector

17 Aug 2004   Top views make fire base hot property

17 Aug 2004   Leaseholders go to hearing

17 Aug 2004   Fewer foreign students enrol

16 Aug 2004   Don't blame foreigners for booming coastal property prices

16 Aug 2004   Warnings of 'financial, emotional minefield'

16 Aug 2004   Squeeze on Bay housing market

16 Aug 2004   Too much cover or not enough?

16 Aug 2004   Property problems: Arbitration and mediation could resolve dispute

16 Aug 2004   Interest rates look set to climb further as retail sales boom

16 Aug 2004   Mount Maunganui property sells for $6m

16 Aug 2004   BNZ says survey nothing to do with Superbank

16 Aug 2004   Strangers to negotiation - Mary Holm

16 Aug 2004   How to claw back returns

16 Aug 2004   Demand puts cheaper credit on the cards

16 Aug 2004   TTP set to sell Auckland complex to St Laurence

16 Aug 2004   News Round Up

16 Aug 2004   Don't call us embattled says Trans Tasman Properties chair

12 Aug 2004   Why Is Akld Property Still Booming?

12 Aug 2004   BNZ looks to copy SuperBank

12 Aug 2004   Auckland Property – Volume Down But Prices Hold

12 Aug 2004   Thousands more in paid work

12 Aug 2004   Fund managers in property deals

12 Aug 2004   Building boom drives unemployment to 17-year low

12 Aug 2004   Trans Tasman quitting range of NZ holdings

12 Aug 2004   New credit card rating service

10 Aug 2004   Property problems: Fast sale to agent could be against the rules

10 Aug 2004   New city emerges in East Tamaki

10 Aug 2004   Weekly Mortgage Rate Report: Up, Up And Away

10 Aug 2004   Treasury forecasts gentler slowdown

10 Aug 2004   NZ economic growth outperforms OECD

10 Aug 2004   Kiwibank, BNZ bump up some mortgage rates

10 Aug 2004   Trans Tasman Properties first half profit up 70%

9 Aug 2004   Time to put children first - Mary Holm

9 Aug 2004   Housing feels the first bite of interest rate rises

9 Aug 2004   The financial facts of life

9 Aug 2004   Over 200 houses uninhabitable as a result of floods

9 Aug 2004   Why your mortgage rate must rise

9 Aug 2004   Home loans for the credit impaired

9 Aug 2004   Increases come thick and fast

9 Aug 2004   Survey may hearten RB guv

9 Aug 2004   Rising house prices hit iwi scheme to help low income earners

9 Aug 2004   Ageing population rejuvenates market for retirement villages

9 Aug 2004   Market Review: Are the markets skating on thin ice?

9 Aug 2004   Banks differ over rate rises Australia holds steady after NZ increased official

9 Aug 2004   Cullen: Speech to Property Council

5 Aug 2004   Property investors uneasy with tax changes

5 Aug 2004   NEW IRD RULES FOR DEPRECIATING RENTAL PROPERTY

5 Aug 2004   Basic knowledge of financial data can help save money

5 Aug 2004   The first decision every investor should make

5 Aug 2004   Learning to take the right option

5 Aug 2004   Housing affordability plummets in June quarter

5 Aug 2004   Developer hits out on council's consent bid

5 Aug 2004   Buying a home even harder now

5 Aug 2004   Super homes on the way

5 Aug 2004   Interest's bite eats into AMP

5 Aug 2004   Deutsche Office spends $101m on its first NZ property

5 Aug 2004   Buying a slice of Aotearoa becoming a dream

5 Aug 2004   Housing affordability plummets in June quarter

5 Aug 2004   AMP NZ Office Trust increases payout despite flat profit

5 Aug 2004   NZ investor confidence on a high… again

5 Aug 2004   Moves to restrict housing near airport

5 Aug 2004   Columbard pulls them in

5 Aug 2004   Property Problems: Body corporate is able to act over breaches

5 Aug 2004   Builders plead for help as workload crisis threatens projects

4 Aug 2004   Westfield acquires Auckland centre

4 Aug 2004   Valuer Struck Of Property Institute Announces

4 Aug 2004   Urbus Properties embarks on $9.5M upgrade for new tenant

4 Aug 2004   June dwelling consents hit 30 year high

4 Aug 2004   Flood costs hit regional ratepayers

4 Aug 2004   Insurance backlash in flood aftermath

4 Aug 2004   Warning: Views may go

4 Aug 2004   Trans Tasman Properties buys cornerstone stake in Clearwater

4 Aug 2004   One rate rise today, more to come

4 Aug 2004   Building shares up for sale

4 Aug 2004   McLeod still hoping for tax reforms

July 2004

28 Jul 2004   RBNZ raises OCR 25 basis points

28 Jul 2004   Overseas "Brokers" Never Stop Trying

28 Jul 2004   Fuming developer tries ghost-busting

28 Jul 2004   Reserve Bank Set To Raise Rates

28 Jul 2004   Coromandel property worth $1b at risk

28 Jul 2004   New tax requirements for NZ-based foreign trusts

27 Jul 2004   Hedge funds make managers pull up their socks

27 Jul 2004   Urbus sells Wellington property

27 Jul 2004   ING buys Citibank Centre tower in $30.5m deal

27 Jul 2004   Think-tank highlights growth of debt culture

26 Jul 2004   Apartment fees of 30pc blasted

26 Jul 2004   Housing costs 'bad for health'

26 Jul 2004   New Zealanders living in the red

26 Jul 2004   ING buys Auckland's Citibank centre

26 Jul 2004   Credit card debt rises to $4 billion

26 Jul 2004   International scramble for blue-chip property

25 Jul 2004   RBNZ tipped to raise rates on Thursday

24 Jul 2004   Property Problems: Deal at start of relationship is best protection

24 Jul 2004   Juggling with security - Mary Holm

24 Jul 2004   High returns won't last: AMP fund

24 Jul 2004   Project to fill gap at the Mount

24 Jul 2004   Iwi, trust thrash out site history

24 Jul 2004   Shareholders must watch out for options fish hooks

22 Jul 2004   APARTMENT INVESTORS COULD LOSE EXTRA $1,000 / YEAR

22 Jul 2004   Cullen Speech to FPIA Success Forum

22 Jul 2004   House prices bounce back

22 Jul 2004   Macquarie Bank sees no Australian house price crash

22 Jul 2004   Kiwibank mortgages below predictions

22 Jul 2004   Half year fund performance strength continues

20 Jul 2004   Samoan and Tongan housing advice leaflets launched

20 Jul 2004   Managed funds bleed cash

20 Jul 2004   $228m taken out of managed funds

20 Jul 2004   Macquarie Office Trust targets Principal

20 Jul 2004   Urbus management deal goes unconditional

20 Jul 2004   Capital Properties upbeat on future

20 Jul 2004   Housing market shivers as sales drop

19 Jul 2004   Figures suggest modest housing slowdown

19 Jul 2004   Superbank launches home loan product

19 Jul 2004   Costello wants Australia's house prices to plateau

19 Jul 2004   A Home Loan Rate That's Going Down?

19 Jul 2004   Good times roll for equities investors

19 Jul 2004   SuperBank primed for mortgage attack

16 Jul 2004   The Real Estate Market Has Peaked

16 Jul 2004   Interest rate hike on cards this month

16 Jul 2004   First lesson for the beginner investor: know yourself

16 Jul 2004   New glacier town planned $30m cost for new Franz Josef

16 Jul 2004   ANZ throws fraud victims to wolves

16 Jul 2004   Wide range of shares best bet - Mary Holm

16 Jul 2004   Where Buffet and Soros meet

16 Jul 2004   Ponzi Scheme Payments Disputed

16 Jul 2004   Squeaky clean record is best

16 Jul 2004   Inflation fears herald interest rise

16 Jul 2004   The birth of a suburb

16 Jul 2004   Property Problems: Building code breathing space for developers

16 Jul 2004   Australia's housing prices have fallen - cenbank

16 Jul 2004   ETFs offer easy entry to exciting markets

16 Jul 2004   Counter-cyclical traders bask in year results

16 Jul 2004   CPI driven by local government price hikes

16 Jul 2004   Property boom widens generational wealth gap - Australia

16 Jul 2004   Capital is better for Capital

16 Jul 2004   Dream home becomes newcomers' nightmare

16 Jul 2004   Subdivision boom around Greymouth

16 Jul 2004   Income Protection Policies – Tax Issues

14 Jul 2004   Invercargill property boom levelling off

14 Jul 2004   Hilton plans two hotels in South Island

14 Jul 2004   NZ's Urbus Properties Sells Building For NZ$4.8M

14 Jul 2004   Kiwi tipped to soar again

14 Jul 2004   Rates hikes tipped after survey

14 Jul 2004   Developer sweetens lease deals

14 Jul 2004   Gulf Harbour land sold for $1

13 Jul 2004   Tax man takes a hard look at landlords

13 Jul 2004   Tax depreciation issues paper released

13 Jul 2004   Greedy Labour Punishes Rental Home Owners

13 Jul 2004   House price fall of 5pc tipped for next year

13 Jul 2004   People opt to pay off house rather than save

13 Jul 2004   Rotorua office block on market for $10m

13 Jul 2004   New houses & schools for Papakura

12 Jul 2004   Tenants paying landlords' phone maintenance bills

12 Jul 2004   Many property investors going industrial

12 Jul 2004   On course

12 Jul 2004   Tax rejig looked at to encourage short term investment

12 Jul 2004   NZ inflation tipped to hit 2.5 per cent

12 Jul 2004   Maori land being cashed up

12 Jul 2004   Seven signs of fraud

12 Jul 2004   Floating rates no place to be

12 Jul 2004   Property problems: Getting to grips with Glasgow lease features

11 Jul 2004   Give us a a break - agent - Mary Holm

11 Jul 2004   Secure your income for a rainy day

11 Jul 2004   Property glut forcing rents down

11 Jul 2004   Should you choose active or passive share investments?

11 Jul 2004   The Rogernomics revolution 20 years on

11 Jul 2004   Building boon for small business

11 Jul 2004   For real mortgage costs, add to the ads

11 Jul 2004   Tax change would boost technology sector

11 Jul 2004   Mortgage Choice Australia to list

11 Jul 2004   Lack of land 'stifling' Waitara

11 Jul 2004   AMP Office Trust raises $95 milion

11 Jul 2004   The good life – without the work

11 Jul 2004   Australians borrow less to buy homes in May

8 Jul 2004   NZ's monster May trade surplus confirmed

8 Jul 2004   Home Ownership All-Consuming

7 Jul 2004   House prices falling in Auckland's eastern suburbs

7 Jul 2004   Weighty rule book aims to fix leaky buildings

7 Jul 2004   Split home loans squashed

7 Jul 2004   Council to appeal rural subdivision decision

7 Jul 2004   $60 million spending spree

7 Jul 2004   Auckland property 'taking a breather'

7 Jul 2004   Housing market looks Down Under for clues

7 Jul 2004   Christchurch council offers to test properties on former dump

7 Jul 2004   Westfield debuts as world's biggest retail property group

7 Jul 2004   'Red hot' economy surges onward

7 Jul 2004   Figures Show Easing Of Volume And Prices

6 Jul 2004   Not everyone's enjoying a house price boom

6 Jul 2004   New rules on foreign land sales kept secret

6 Jul 2004   Door opens to more migrants

6 Jul 2004   Sentimental Bob back in business

5 Jul 2004   House prices to rise ­-- report

5 Jul 2004   Apartment sector growth predicted

5 Jul 2004   Heritage Hotel investors lose out

5 Jul 2004   Like to live it large? Rent a city cupboard

5 Jul 2004   Two year fixed rates best home loan option

5 Jul 2004   Builder shortage leads to overseas recruitment

5 Jul 2004   Rich List Editorial: NZ surfs an economic boom

5 Jul 2004   New Department of Building and Housing

5 Jul 2004   Choice Hotels launches brands in NZ

4 Jul 2004   Housing boom and bust

4 Jul 2004   Pinning down prices - Mary Holm

4 Jul 2004   Landlords could lose millions in tax changes

4 Jul 2004   The Low Down on Lo–Doc

4 Jul 2004   Fund managers need to answer for a decade of dismal returns

4 Jul 2004   Well-heeled need platforms to make rich list

4 Jul 2004   Kiwi Dollar Looks To Stay Strong

1 Jul 2004   Room for professionals in rental market

1 Jul 2004   What to do with your bonds

1 Jul 2004   Salary savers

1 Jul 2004   Affinity fraudsters fleecing millions from groups

1 Jul 2004   Richmond hit by new rates

1 Jul 2004   Region braces for $1.5b boom

June 2004

30 Jun 2004   Investing in Alternative Investments

30 Jun 2004   Banker predicts interest rates will fall next year

30 Jun 2004   Housing on gentle decline

30 Jun 2004   Management rights for Urbus Properties sold to ING

30 Jun 2004   ARC rating policy – more benefits

30 Jun 2004   House building slowdown not enough to stop another OCR hike

30 Jun 2004   $2m bill spooks owners of leaky units

29 Jun 2004   Weakening trend but housing consents still high

29 Jun 2004   Housing market easing at

29 Jun 2004   Building consents fall again

29 Jun 2004   Hat-trick for NZ economy

29 Jun 2004   Soaring growth set to ease with housing market

29 Jun 2004   Generation facing housing stress - Australia

27 Jun 2004   Clicks that sell can save thousands - Mary Holm

27 Jun 2004   Aussies snapping up NZ property

27 Jun 2004   Property: Small buyers squeezed by lemons

27 Jun 2004   Invercargill homes grabbed by Australians

27 Jun 2004   Mortgage brokers may restart selling life insurance

27 Jun 2004   Economy grows better than expected in March quarter

27 Jun 2004   Trans Tasman Properties purchase $112m Hong Kong development site

27 Jun 2004   Household Spending Fuels Strong Economic Growth

27 Jun 2004   All NZ Forecasters Expect Cash Rate Hike In July - Poll

27 Jun 2004   Two visions for Long Bay

27 Jun 2004   Auckland sets rates policy in line with inflation

24 Jun 2004   Stepping stone to Blue Chip listing

24 Jun 2004   St Laurence raises Rural Equities bid

24 Jun 2004   We're no cowboys - agent

24 Jun 2004   Banks raise projections for growth

24 Jun 2004   NZ Mkt For Non-Conforming Mortgage Bonds Comes Of Age

24 Jun 2004   NZ posts small current account surplus in March quarter

24 Jun 2004   Managed funds continuing good returns on growing equity markets

24 Jun 2004   Rates rise of 3.5% on table

24 Jun 2004   Boom in lifestyle block sales

24 Jun 2004   Dry home costs $2500 more

24 Jun 2004   Finance company collapses tipped

23 Jun 2004   Consumers' Institute warns about investment seminar in Auckland

23 Jun 2004   Property deal judged unfair

23 Jun 2004   Well-known Kinloch property on market

23 Jun 2004   Consumer confidence starts to dip

21 Jun 2004   Brokers having some influence on market share

21 Jun 2004   Gloom merchants will be disappointed with numbers

21 Jun 2004   Pay your money, take your choice with financial advice

21 Jun 2004   First-time home buyers shut out in Auckland

21 Jun 2004   Banks get cautious with home lending

21 Jun 2004   Keep your eye on the games real estate agents play - Mary Holm

21 Jun 2004   Brian Gaynor: Fraudsters take big interest in NZ

21 Jun 2004   Complaints to Banking Ombudsman continue to fall

21 Jun 2004   Real estate agent tips sales slump in Australia

21 Jun 2004   ARC faces a sign of the times

21 Jun 2004   Surprise - capital gains on NZ property can be taxed

21 Jun 2004   Leaseholders take land fight to PM

16 Jun 2004   Mortgage rate climb likely

16 Jun 2004   Hedge fund clouds gather

16 Jun 2004   How to make a buck by slashing fees - Mary Holm

16 Jun 2004   Couple wins compo over 'drug house' rental

16 Jun 2004   How to Manage the Most Important Risks of Investing

16 Jun 2004   Council draws flak over planned levy hike

16 Jun 2004   National Bank raises floating home loan interest rate

16 Jun 2004   More rich with more money finds survey of world's wealthy

16 Jun 2004   Building society tightens lending policy

16 Jun 2004   The impact of foreign currency on investing returns

16 Jun 2004   New Zealand cities' cost of living soars

16 Jun 2004   Superbank about to roll out home loans

15 Jun 2004   Automatic citizenship for review

15 Jun 2004   BNZ joins other big banks in raising floating mortgage rate

14 Jun 2004   'Revenge' jibe irks developers

14 Jun 2004   Property problems: Industrial trust's sales tax on holiday home

14 Jun 2004   Hope For Ripped-Off Investors

14 Jun 2004   Hawkish Reserve Bank raises rates

14 Jun 2004   Banks begin to raise rates

14 Jun 2004   Flood to add to rates costs

14 Jun 2004   Mortgages set to hit 8.75pc

10 Jun 2004   Villas, apartment plan for Raglan golf course

10 Jun 2004   Manukau housing market slowing down

9 Jun 2004   New Zealand house prices under threat

9 Jun 2004   RBNZ hikes OCR as expected

8 Jun 2004   Bollard tipped to tighten rates

8 Jun 2004   Homeless hunt for unused homes

8 Jun 2004   RBNZ expected to raise rates this week

8 Jun 2004   Increasing conflict between lifestylers and farmers

8 Jun 2004   NZ's housing boom tops world index

7 Jun 2004   Warning for home buyers

7 Jun 2004   Record $4m for Mt Maunganui house

7 Jun 2004   Treasury recommends relaxing of land controls

7 Jun 2004   1100 homes for Manukau

6 Jun 2004   Broker not necessarily totally unbiased

6 Jun 2004   Housing consents figures suggest slowdown

6 Jun 2004   Housing still booming but less frothy

6 Jun 2004   Fewer people buying own homes

6 Jun 2004   Hundreds wait for homes

6 Jun 2004   Wealth effect hits urban 'millionaires'

6 Jun 2004   Learning About Shares: IPO - just an abbreviation for raising piles of cash

6 Jun 2004   Brakes go on Australian house prices

6 Jun 2004   End of the quarter-acre paradise

6 Jun 2004   Property problems: Pros and cons of leasehold property deals

6 Jun 2004   Skinny tower marketed as 'corporate crash pad'

6 Jun 2004   Macquarie's $25m Auckland purchase

6 Jun 2004   Shoebox neighbour for towering Vero Centre

6 Jun 2004   Property magnate pumps $10m into buying Queenstown hotel

6 Jun 2004   Poverty action group slams more state housing plan in Auckland

3 Jun 2004   100 lakeside properties on market - claim

3 Jun 2004   Squeeze goes on capital's housing

3 Jun 2004   Plan for marina 'village' unveiled

3 Jun 2004   Shoebox neighbour for towering Vero Centre

3 Jun 2004   More apartments for Mount Maunganui

3 Jun 2004   MERs and other managed fund expenses

3 Jun 2004   Ten Questions to ask your Financial Adviser NOW - Part Two

3 Jun 2004   Ten questions to ask your financial adviser

May 2004

31 May 2004   Two more interest rate hikes predicted by September

31 May 2004   Dread at weight of loan repayments

31 May 2004   Concern over insurance cover

31 May 2004   Beach folk race time, tide

31 May 2004   Fields of gold

31 May 2004   Budget confirms living standard fears: Brash

31 May 2004   Rent wrangle has young mum at end of tether

31 May 2004   Opinion: Budget indicates Labour has forgotten economic growth goal

30 May 2004   Boom bust cycles affect property too - Mary Holm

30 May 2004   Banking on houses

30 May 2004   Property problems: Owners must see body corporate rules enforced

30 May 2004   Watch out for those Eggs, Landlords

27 May 2004   Budget 2004: Promoting stable tenancies

27 May 2004   Taupo getting full story for the first time

27 May 2004   Strand apartment bid on hold

26 May 2004   Tauranga to get two new hotels

26 May 2004   Banks pay real estate agents for home loan referrals

26 May 2004   BNZ campaign putting pressure on margins

26 May 2004   Two arrested after long-running fraud inquiry

26 May 2004   NZ ripe to mimic Australian house price slump: expert

25 May 2004   Cullen: Why I won't cut taxes

23 May 2004   First major survey of property investors released

23 May 2004   Property problems: Lease terms the starting point for any dispute

23 May 2004   Capital Gains Tax - Mary Holm

23 May 2004   AMP NZ Office Trust profit up over 9 months

23 May 2004   Trans Tasman looks to the waterfront

23 May 2004   Kiwi Income Property Trust boosts FY profit

23 May 2004   House prices will fall: report

23 May 2004   Alert on coastal 'creep'

23 May 2004   City's house market 'back to normality'

23 May 2004   No tax joy for the rich

23 May 2004   House sales set another new record

23 May 2004   House price slide predicted

23 May 2004   BNZ not only bank to shun brokers

23 May 2004   Mixed messages from the housing market

23 May 2004   RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET KEEPS PUNDITS GUESSING

20 May 2004   Learning about shares: Windfalls that flutter

20 May 2004   Learning about shares: Minding your P's and E's

20 May 2004   Aussie banks dip out to Kiwi operations

20 May 2004   AMP Office rental income ticks upward

20 May 2004   Beach apartment bid

20 May 2004   Housing move welcomed

20 May 2004   $4.6m boost for private coalmine

17 May 2004   Plan aims to raise standards for its brokers

17 May 2004   Mortgage Alliance to be dissolved

17 May 2004   Mega plan for city DIY store

17 May 2004   Develop Silverdale, not Orewa

15 May 2004   Subsidence damage zones revised

15 May 2004   Estate developer blames wind

15 May 2004   Gore arsons put bite on insurers

15 May 2004   Economist warns property market about to turn

15 May 2004   Are bonds still a good investment?

15 May 2004   Makeover possible for Aussie owned Christchurch mall

15 May 2004   Back to the '70s

15 May 2004   Property problems: Intent determines taxes on property sale profits

15 May 2004   Former chemist cures property ailments

15 May 2004   Urbus to move towards becoming property developer

15 May 2004   Decision in $500,000 commission row

15 May 2004   Migrants faced runaround over failed project

15 May 2004   Firm let out of law suit

15 May 2004   Punters' pick of the sharemarket

15 May 2004   When diving in doesn't pay dividends - Mary Holm

13 May 2004   Rate rise almost certain after jobless rate hits 16-year low

13 May 2004   Urbus Properties almost doubles profit

13 May 2004   SC house sales break all records

13 May 2004   Push for more Shore park land

11 May 2004   House price rise expectations dwindle

11 May 2004   Gazing into the real estate crystal ball - Mary Holm

11 May 2004   Lesson time for investors

11 May 2004   Property problems: Certificates of title and how to search them

11 May 2004   $130 million Otahuhu business park on track

11 May 2004   Property prices double in Central Otago boom

6 May 2004   Kiwibank joins others in hiking lending rates

6 May 2004   Banks earn about $610 profit for each person in NZ

6 May 2004   Trust harvests cash for building

6 May 2004   Macquarie buys Auckland property from Trans Tasman Properties

6 May 2004   A building boom for Coromandel

6 May 2004   Building quality decline noted

6 May 2004   The new urban connection - Australia

5 May 2004   Bank's ad campaign stirs up brokers

5 May 2004   Leaseholders want payouts revisited

4 May 2004   Woeful record of body corporates

4 May 2004   Councillor buys 'strategic' piece of land in Takaka

4 May 2004   Banks cash in on house boom

3 May 2004   HSBC keeps the heat on BNZ

3 May 2004   Trans Tasman property deals worth $90m

3 May 2004   Kiwis still want that quarter acre

3 May 2004   Markets to become tougher

3 May 2004   Flash floods force evacuations in west Auckland

3 May 2004   $100 million resort for Bay of Plenty

2 May 2004   Property problems: Rules designed to give investors right information

2 May 2004   Offer for TTP 'too low'

2 May 2004   Incorrect loan offers sent to thousands

2 May 2004   Learning about shares: Look out for the bargains and back 'em like Buffett

2 May 2004   She's no landlady - she's his wife - Mary Holm

2 May 2004   House building at 28-year high

April 2004

29 Apr 2004   Mortgage brokers unfazed by OCR hike

29 Apr 2004   New bill has wide powers

29 Apr 2004   OCR increased to 5.5%

29 Apr 2004   Low-income earners to get boost

29 Apr 2004   Squatters to be 'millionaires'

29 Apr 2004   Taumarunui housing booming

29 Apr 2004   Axis stocks pocket for more buying

29 Apr 2004   Report warns TTP shareholders of SEA Holdings bid

29 Apr 2004   CDL seeks full control of property firm

29 Apr 2004   Accommodation supplement may be reviewed

26 Apr 2004   Property boom gradually slowing, says Deutsche Bank

26 Apr 2004   Rate rise this week a close call

26 Apr 2004   Pulling clear of inflation

26 Apr 2004   Why risk and return go hand in glove - Mary Holm

26 Apr 2004   Mike Pero hits back at BNZ over ads

26 Apr 2004   BNZ ads compliment brokers: NZMBA

26 Apr 2004   Strata titles arrive in MDC Building on Broadway

26 Apr 2004   Property problems: Dealing with an agent who has undeclared links

26 Apr 2004   Australians property investors descend on Tokoroa

26 Apr 2004   Up for negotiation

26 Apr 2004   Twin city complex developers heartened

26 Apr 2004   Government pays $1.8m for natural gem in Nelson

26 Apr 2004   Westfield plans massive merger

26 Apr 2004   Purchase price a rip-off, say leaseholders

21 Apr 2004   Tax freedom tipped to take longer

20 Apr 2004   Lie given to housing slowdown notions

20 Apr 2004   NZ house sales and prices rebound in March

20 Apr 2004   Tauranga set to get new $8 million commercial property

20 Apr 2004   Modern Portfolio Theory: Investor Fundamentals

20 Apr 2004   Investor interest in Australian property fades

20 Apr 2004   Funds dazzle with returns over 20pc

20 Apr 2004   Learning about shares: Managed funds - the $40 billion question

20 Apr 2004   Agency rates NZ firms' returns

20 Apr 2004   Learning about shares: Few nasty surprises in fixed interest market

20 Apr 2004   Southern branches urged for shareholders' advocacy group

19 Apr 2004   Managed funds boast good returns for the year

18 Apr 2004   Understanding Fund Performance

18 Apr 2004   Interest rate rise predicted

18 Apr 2004   Annoying taxes lurk in house deals - Mary Holm

18 Apr 2004   Profit rises 5.7pc for PFI

18 Apr 2004   Commercial developers short of Auckland land

18 Apr 2004   Property problems: Suspicious vendor has to prove bad faith

18 Apr 2004   Buoyant housing sector pushes CPI up in March quarter

18 Apr 2004   ARC votes to keep last year's rating system

18 Apr 2004   ARC head explains thinking behind rates system

18 Apr 2004   Rate falls shortlived

18 Apr 2004   IRD unveils solution to AUT issue

16 Apr 2004   A legal headache - Australia

15 Apr 2004   Gareth Morgan joins SIFA

15 Apr 2004   AMS cracks a billion

15 Apr 2004   Regional house prices play catch up

15 Apr 2004   Leaky Home Insurance Scare

14 Apr 2004   Coastal land values threaten Kiwi holiday dream

14 Apr 2004   Britons offered stake in NZ

14 Apr 2004   Housing market under scrutiny

14 Apr 2004   SEA rejects call for 50c offer price

14 Apr 2004   Australia outguns NZ in property market

14 Apr 2004   Estate sale frees industrial area

14 Apr 2004   Property problems: What stays and what goes when tenant quits?

13 Apr 2004   Aviary turned into bedrooms

13 Apr 2004   Report tips new housing growth

13 Apr 2004   Signs Housing Market Is Easing

9 Apr 2004   Pulling the pin on pay

9 Apr 2004   Better to be safe, but not too safe - Mary Holm

8 Apr 2004   Waitara leased-land row closer to hearing

8 Apr 2004   Booming market hits property buyers hard

8 Apr 2004   Urgent need to sort out adviser regulation: Crossan

8 Apr 2004   ANZ sets up franchise network in Australia

7 Apr 2004   High Court Rules On Real Estate Boss

7 Apr 2004   Carr belts property investors - Australia

6 Apr 2004   Ratepayers may be in for a 5% rates rise

6 Apr 2004   Landlord sought in kidnap case

5 Apr 2004   Group fears Ilam will turn into slum

5 Apr 2004   Ratepayers to be hit hard

5 Apr 2004   Sale by negotiation

5 Apr 2004   Waterfront zone a focus of architecture awards

5 Apr 2004   Auckland's Queen St to get a $23m soul

5 Apr 2004   Housing boom not over yet: Trass

4 Apr 2004   No two properties are created equal - Mary Holm

4 Apr 2004   The good times roll

4 Apr 2004   Learning about shares: Exchange traded funds great for the beginner

4 Apr 2004   Property problems: Unwanted transaction: where do you turn?

4 Apr 2004   Lots of action at auctions

4 Apr 2004   Fonterra site up for tender

4 Apr 2004   Ridge property company goes under

4 Apr 2004   Offer outrages disenchanted TTP shareholders

2 Apr 2004   Mount high on NZ pile

2 Apr 2004   February housing consents at 30-year high

2 Apr 2004   Asteron targets refinancing market

2 Apr 2004   Owners dig deep to stay dry

2 Apr 2004   Building soars, but not a boom

1 Apr 2004   Waitara leasehold land plan still far from a done deal

1 Apr 2004   $20m complex for Lake Tekapo

March 2004

31 Mar 2004   Property speculators warned to pay tax on profits

31 Mar 2004   New tax rules put before Parliament

29 Mar 2004   Take care when you sign conditional deals

29 Mar 2004   ARC turns down rates reform call

29 Mar 2004   Dispelling those inflated expectations

29 Mar 2004   Rational investment decisions all in the mind

29 Mar 2004   Logic takes a back seat in share trading

29 Mar 2004   Tax department to investigate property speculation

29 Mar 2004   Competition grows for quality property on Auckland fringe

29 Mar 2004   Property problems: Exiting a tender without breaching contract

29 Mar 2004   Bayleys schemes attract $18.1m

29 Mar 2004   Kiwi portfolio tops $1 billion

29 Mar 2004   Property problems: Tax law on property transactions complex

29 Mar 2004   Lower growth means rate rise less likely

29 Mar 2004   Firm makes your record their business

27 Mar 2004   What you need to know about Investing in Bond Funds

27 Mar 2004   Uncertain about investing? Three steps to investment comfort

27 Mar 2004   Resort market too fast for high school

27 Mar 2004   Drivers of mortgage fund performance

27 Mar 2004   Mike Pero Mortgages looking for increase on float

27 Mar 2004   IRD vows to track down tax evaders

25 Mar 2004   More than $1.6b foreign investment in NZ last year

25 Mar 2004   IRD tax auditors invade resorts

25 Mar 2004   Green light for huge Te Rapa retail project

25 Mar 2004   The price of luxury keeps getting higher

25 Mar 2004   Auckland council runs out of money for roads

25 Mar 2004   Learning about shares: Shares to spread the risk, increase the fun

25 Mar 2004   Property market strong but prices will tighten

25 Mar 2004   Means of control

25 Mar 2004   Gearing up works both ways - Mary Holm

24 Mar 2004   Low income and overcrowding cited as reasons for TB rise

24 Mar 2004   Government set to ditch customary title concept

24 Mar 2004   Australians think free broking claim's dubious

24 Mar 2004   Buy or sell?

24 Mar 2004   House buyer warning

23 Mar 2004   Protecting landlord's access to tenant credit checks

23 Mar 2004   'RAM the ARC !' says political voice of Rates Revolt

23 Mar 2004   The people versus the ARC

23 Mar 2004   Green light for $20m spa resort

23 Mar 2004   Lessees' freehold hopes dashed

23 Mar 2004   Record Property Sales In Southland

23 Mar 2004   Dollar's next big move down, says BNZ

23 Mar 2004   Building law passes early test

23 Mar 2004   Mortgage brokers may need annual accreditation

23 Mar 2004   $11m for watersport bumps up city rates

23 Mar 2004   Tax Relief On The Horizon

23 Mar 2004   Bayleys Waikato asked to explain

23 Mar 2004   Global housing market 'teetering near collapse'

23 Mar 2004   Otago property prices up 48pc on February '03

23 Mar 2004   Property prices defy predictions

23 Mar 2004   Nelson house prices slide again

23 Mar 2004   State acts to protect flat developers - Australia

23 Mar 2004   Ask the analyst: Riding the dollar

23 Mar 2004   Wave builds for Loansurf

23 Mar 2004   Million dollar properties take off in Christchurch

23 Mar 2004   Property investment plummets - Australia

15 Mar 2004   Two-year home loan rates a bargain

14 Mar 2004   RBNZ should stop surprising the market: economist

14 Mar 2004   Wellington CBD 'best property performer'

14 Mar 2004   Computer selection on road to riches - Mary Holm

14 Mar 2004   Peeping at your credit rating

14 Mar 2004   Timber's knotty promise for investors

14 Mar 2004   Banks move to protect borrowers

13 Mar 2004   Levy to drive up house prices

13 Mar 2004   Ratepayers facing hefty increases

13 Mar 2004   CDHB unanimously votes to sell land in Hanmer

13 Mar 2004   DOC plan could mean end to baches

13 Mar 2004   Millions 'at risk' in dollar dealing

11 Mar 2004   Trans Tasman buys prime Hong Kong retail property

11 Mar 2004   Investors to vote on takeover deal

11 Mar 2004   Property swap ends in acrimony

11 Mar 2004   RBNZ leaves OCR at 5.25%

11 Mar 2004   Pero sells control in business

11 Mar 2004   Insurance Assessors Flat Out

10 Mar 2004   Big bills loom for house owners

10 Mar 2004   Investors rush to gold IPO

10 Mar 2004   House sales up last month

10 Mar 2004   $53m luxury complex for Napier

10 Mar 2004   North Shore is safest place to live

10 Mar 2004   Residents rally to fight council

10 Mar 2004   Waikato building industry 'buoyant'

10 Mar 2004   Property Market Bubbling Along

10 Mar 2004   Court Could Take Action Against BIA

8 Mar 2004   Economists split on rates announcement

8 Mar 2004   Equities a winner for some punters - Mary Holm

8 Mar 2004   On the fringe

8 Mar 2004   Subdivision Sucess

6 Mar 2004   Learning about shares: Make the most of the facts at your fingertips

6 Mar 2004   Learning about shares: Study the form to pick the most likely winners

6 Mar 2004   Dunces with dollars

6 Mar 2004   Pricking the 'property is best' balloon - Mary Holm

6 Mar 2004   Learning about shares: Past profits useful pointers to future

6 Mar 2004   Building boom still going suggest December quarter figures

6 Mar 2004   Cullen prepared to plug AUT hole quickly

5 Mar 2004   Investment property loans aren't so risky: S&P

4 Mar 2004   PROPERTY INVESTORS SUPPORT GROUP - KAPITI/HOROWHENUA

3 Mar 2004   Leaky home stigma persists

3 Mar 2004   2.1 per cent rates rise tipped for Auckland City

3 Mar 2004   4% rate increase tipped

3 Mar 2004   PSIS starts using more brokers to sell its home loans

3 Mar 2004   Auckland 5th, Wellington 15th in global survey of cities

3 Mar 2004   More Help For 1st Time Home Owners

1 Mar 2004   Wellington should outrun slow growth

1 Mar 2004   Housing market still strong

February 2004

29 Feb 2004   House prices rise 22pc

29 Feb 2004   Warning to home-buyers: get-out clause can lift cost

29 Feb 2004   Quick fix evictions 'on rise'

29 Feb 2004   Home building consents continue to rise

29 Feb 2004   Agency seeks rental houses

27 Feb 2004   House Values Show 22% Growth

27 Feb 2004   Get-rich advert fails truth test

27 Feb 2004   Investors support $232m syndicate

27 Feb 2004   Better half for Calan but not unitholders

26 Feb 2004   London parking space on sale for $277,085

26 Feb 2004   Average household better off

25 Feb 2004   Signs housing market slowing

25 Feb 2004   Weekly home loan report: Banks keep chopping down two-year fixed rates

25 Feb 2004   Individuals pose risks as trustees

25 Feb 2004   Lenders justified in refusing to finance wraps: NZMBA

24 Feb 2004   Councillors' wish list could push rates up to 8%

24 Feb 2004   Peninsula full to the brim

24 Feb 2004   House prices force drift to West Coast

23 Feb 2004   Time to move your house into trust territory - Mary Holm

23 Feb 2004   Property for Industry reports record profit

23 Feb 2004   New town planned for nor-west Auckland

23 Feb 2004   Kiwibank says no home loan for low earners

23 Feb 2004   No cover for many flood victims

23 Feb 2004   Slow month cuts median house price

23 Feb 2004   US magnate plans luxury NZ lodge

23 Feb 2004   Property problems: Owner, not tenant, primarily liable for rates

20 Feb 2004   Slowdown in house prices

20 Feb 2004   $3 million makeover for Lorne St precinct

20 Feb 2004   Banks may pay late rates - and add them to your mortgage

20 Feb 2004   Has the bubble burst?

20 Feb 2004   Nasty shocks lurking for home buyers - Mary Holm

20 Feb 2004   Residents fight Te Atatu marae in court

20 Feb 2004   Noise dispute looms

20 Feb 2004   Warning for home owners

20 Feb 2004   Weekly rate report: Two years way to go

20 Feb 2004   House prices hold up bypass

20 Feb 2004   Satellite dishes for state units

18 Feb 2004   Builders stung by fraudster

18 Feb 2004   Queen St landmark gets 56 apartments

17 Feb 2004   Broker looking for funds to wrap mortgages

15 Feb 2004   Kiwis teeter atop debt mountain

15 Feb 2004   Floating rates up, fixed down

15 Feb 2004   Campers angry over sale

15 Feb 2004   Council fights to protect Taupo from subsidence

14 Feb 2004   Getting a good tax deal on your holiday home

14 Feb 2004   Watchdog swoops on finance companies

14 Feb 2004   Forestry investment scheme outside law

13 Feb 2004   Second chance at loans

13 Feb 2004   Tourist lodge bid slammed

13 Feb 2004   Hard work ahead to keep lid on rates rise - James

13 Feb 2004   Trans Tasman Properties profit up but jitters mean shares slip 14pc

13 Feb 2004   Can't get no loyalty

12 Feb 2004   Student Accommodation Issue…yet again, but worse!

12 Feb 2004   Subdivision to double town size

12 Feb 2004   James Hardie forecasts slowdown

12 Feb 2004   Deposit Power to power up

11 Feb 2004   Rough deal for mortgage-holders

11 Feb 2004   Developers get Birdwood Bush in Parnell

10 Feb 2004   Warning on walls danger

10 Feb 2004   Stucco houses hit by leaky saga

9 Feb 2004   Rents Rise As Demand Soars

9 Feb 2004   Time to bail out of housing: economist

9 Feb 2004   BNZ, Kiwibank join others in hiking floating mortgage rates

7 Feb 2004   Interest Rise Good News for Landlords?

7 Feb 2004   RBA may wait to raise rates

7 Feb 2004   Island Real Estate Prices Soar

7 Feb 2004   Auckland house price fall attributed to holidays

5 Feb 2004   Long-gone neighbours smelly rubbish a bit on the nose

5 Feb 2004   Rates change snares extra 10,000 in council net

5 Feb 2004   Housing prices ready to cool as immigration slows

4 Feb 2004   Report dishes out housing advice

4 Feb 2004   Quiet before the storm?

4 Feb 2004   Homes more affordable in Northland

4 Feb 2004   Westpac and ANZ come out top in first bank mortgage test

4 Feb 2004   Two floats to break lean spell on NZ sharemarket

4 Feb 2004   Still no end to Taranaki house-building bonanza

4 Feb 2004   Confidence soars to new high

4 Feb 2004   High income tenants fail to alarm

4 Feb 2004   House bubble not big enough to burst - yet

4 Feb 2004   Govt plan to tax investors 4pc on their losses

4 Feb 2004   City fails to meet housing needs

4 Feb 2004   There's no place like home

4 Feb 2004   Landlords hit rental walls

4 Feb 2004   Where To Invest In 2004?

4 Feb 2004   Landlords 'dipping into own pockets'

4 Feb 2004   Rates rebel attacks ARC over database

3 Feb 2004   OCR rise likely to raise mortgage rates

January 2004

26 Jan 2004   Totting up the costs of rental property - Mary Holm

26 Jan 2004   220-unit development rejected

26 Jan 2004   Building sector short of staff

26 Jan 2004   Rents fail to keep pace with house prices

26 Jan 2004   Is the property boom a house of cards?

26 Jan 2004   Housing shows statistical glitch

26 Jan 2004   Three bedrooms, native wood, $20,000 . . . buy of the decade?

26 Jan 2004   Property problems: Wording of lease the key to brothel tenancy

26 Jan 2004   Plot price doubles as sections withdrawn

26 Jan 2004   Housing cycle on a plateau

26 Jan 2004   NZers Teeter On Tip Of Debt Mtn.

26 Jan 2004   Couple allegedly invested just a quarter of money

26 Jan 2004   Full buildings, new tower buoy sector

26 Jan 2004   Insurers Scrutinise Flood-Prone Areas

26 Jan 2004   Property Boom Shows Signs Of Easing

26 Jan 2004   Landlords packing in beds for students

26 Jan 2004   Million-dollar sale tipped

26 Jan 2004   Rentals hard to come by

26 Jan 2004   Asteron to enter mortgage market

26 Jan 2004   Tasman may face rates hike

19 Jan 2004   $3m for flat with sea view

19 Jan 2004   Holidaymakers snap up resort properties

19 Jan 2004   Interest rate rises likely to be delayed

19 Jan 2004   Borrowing against the home increases

19 Jan 2004   Interest rate cuts possible

19 Jan 2004   Taxing property deals rejected

14 Jan 2004   Raglan property values boom

14 Jan 2004   Third of coast privately owned

9 Jan 2004   Overcrowding fears for Remuera

9 Jan 2004   Subsidy welcomed for Mangawhai sewerage scheme

9 Jan 2004   Taranaki tops the places-to-go list

9 Jan 2004   Economists think building boom will last

8 Jan 2004   North Shore council draws the line

8 Jan 2004   Himatangi house prices head skyward

8 Jan 2004   Ingham twins looking to return

7 Jan 2004   Lenders become brokers

7 Jan 2004   Porirua accentuates the positive

7 Jan 2004   Newmarket's out of city control, say businesses

7 Jan 2004   Outsiders see Porirua as dangerous - secret report

7 Jan 2004   Coastal sections grabbed quickly

7 Jan 2004   Homes have to meet new rules

6 Jan 2004   Developer fined over sediment discharge

6 Jan 2004   Manukau to become country's second biggest city

6 Jan 2004   Lodge foes happy to see developer

5 Jan 2004   Property Klondike grips the nation in 2003

5 Jan 2004   Rotorua innunated with holidaymakers

5 Jan 2004   Historic NP building on market again

5 Jan 2004   House price falls more than 12 months away

5 Jan 2004   Shy and retiring or boom town?

5 Jan 2004   Development plan for Paewhenua Island

2 Jan 2004   House of the rising sum: Turning tidy profit in just five months

2 Jan 2004   Buoyant property investors predict next year to be even better

2 Jan 2004   Dollars and sense of syndicated property

2 Jan 2004   Valuer warns of panic home buying

2 Jan 2004   The Best Ways To Borrow Money

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