Be careful when you look at a fund's track record. It doesn't mean you'll earn good future returns.

The events of the past year or two have reminded investors that the small print in managed fund advertisements is all too true: Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.

That poses a big problem for managed fund investors. After all, most of us begin our se

Rising building, energy and petrol costs are putting steam into inflation with some economists expecting the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates this month as a result.

Q. Despite being a very experienced professional in the field of land development, I share your caution about the booming housing market in recent months.

I consider that the need for houses has been soundly based, but the steep rise in prices has been fuelled in part by speculative investors as a reaction to the previous sharemarket downturn, and who know little about being la

Listed property investment firm Property For Industry (PFI) yesterday posted a $3.2 million net profit after tax for the March quarter.

Soaring property prices and a scarcity of industrial sites in Auckland are having an impact on commercial developers, who need to cover land purchase and construction costs while offering new buildings at market rents.

Q. I read your recent article on purchasers' obligations to fulfil conditions with great interest.

Having had my two-storey suburban warehouse on the market for some months, I was relieved to finally get an unconditional offer. The offer was a bit low so I entered into good-natured negotiations with the purchaser, who agreed to increase the offer by $50,000, but made it subject

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4 per cent in the March quarter, driven by the buoyant housing market and hikes in construction costs, Statistics New Zealand said today.

The Auckland Regional Council proposes the same rating system this year as that which brought households increases as high as 657 per cent last year.

ARC head Gwen Bull answers questions about the rate take

The sharp falls in two and three year mortgage rates which started several weeks ago have stopped as quickly as they began.

The IRD has backtracked on previous indications that the proposed AUT solution would be narrow and designed to deal only with the “mischief” of New Zealanders investing tax free into NZ government stock.

It sounds like an investor's horror movie come true.

One of the financial planning industry’s most trenchant critics, former economist and investment banker Gareth Morgan, has joined the ranks of the sector.

Wholesale residential mortgage funder Australian Mortgage Securities says that after five years in the New Zealand market its mortgage portfolio here has exceeded $1 billion.

The continuing rise of house prices in the South Island contributed to a decline in affordability in the quarter ending March 2004, according to the latest AMP Home Affordability Report. This contrasts with an overall national improvement of just over 2%.

Insurance companies no longer cover building inspectors for "leaky home syndrome," meaning affected home-owners have scant chance of securing compensation from them.