Relief is in sight for some clients of collapsed internet broker Access Brokerage.

Anyone visiting the website Can't Wait could be excused for thinking the "wage advances" (otherwise known as loans) on offer are a great deal and the website's call centre is staffed by people who just want to make your life easier.

Property developer Trans Tasman Properties has an unconditional agreement to sell its Shortland St site in Auckland for $13.8 million.

Another two interest rate hikes before the end of the year are a strong possibility after the Reserve Bank's hawkish monetary policy statement yesterday.

Floating mortgage rates could hit 9 per cent by the end of this year, but the right borrowing strategy can help ease the burden for homeowners.

Floating mortgage rates could be close to 9 per cent before the end of the year, despite the Reserve Bank picking that the pace of economic growth is now slowing down.

As interest rates and house prices rise, more families are falling behind in their dream of buying their first home.

Home owners are set to feel the effect of yesterday's rate hike, with Westpac today raising its housing base rate (HBR) by 25 basis points to 8.6%.

Neighbours of a Taumarunui woman who lost a chunk of her property to a massive slip should have been warned of the dangers, they say.

Thanks to the internet, investing in the sharemarket is now just a hop, click and a jump away for most computer literate investors.

A hard-fought battle to stop ugly buildings blighting heritage areas has won major ground.

Expect sales to level off but prices to remain stable, predicts the incoming president of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, Howard Morley.

As expected, Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard has raised interest rates for the fifth time this year and is promising more to come is likely.

Victim of Wanganui floods says some form of compulsory insurance would be a good idea

SYDNEY: Lending to Australian property buyers rose less than expected in July, reinforcing expectations the central bank will wait until late 2004 or early 2005 before increasing interest rates.

Press Release: Infometrics