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Mortgage broker in alleged $13m dollar real-estate scam
A mortgage broker is one of three men allegedly involved in a massive mortgage and property price scam.

Banks chase man accused of $1.8m rip-off
A high-profile criminal is accused of master-minding mortgage frauds described as NZ's most complicated, costly and cunning.

House prices gain, but with a warning
House values are climbing back towards last year's levels but the rise may be just temporary, one valuation company says.

Spring boom for Auckland real estate market
Auckland has enjoyed a huge boom in real estate sales over the past 12 months, says Barfoot & Thompson.

Three in court over $10m property scam
SFO alleges deception involved inflating the purchase price of property.

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Time to add GST to rents and mortgages
The biggest problem the tax system faces is that in a globalised era we are taxing all the wrong things.

Auckland house prices tipped to rocket
Auckland house prices will rise by almost 30pc in the next three years putting the city ahead of every other region, a study predicts.

House prices to rise by 24pc, says new research
House prices will rise by 24pc over the next three years due to low interest rates and a shortage of new housing, report predicts.

Move to the 'burbs and save
First-time homebuyers are being told to set aside suburb snobbery if they want to get on to the property ladder.

House price confidence rising again, survey finds
For the first time in 18 months, more people think NZ house prices will rise than those expecting a fall, says ASB Bank.

Auckland property prices rise in July, sales up 24pc
Auckland's biggest real estate firm says the average sale price rose $10,000 in July on the same month last year and look set to stabilise.