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House bubble not big enough to burst - yet

Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard says that he would be prepared to raise interest rates to prevent a housing price bubble but says that would only happen in rare circumstances.

Wed, Feb 4th 2004 09:53PM

Govt plan to tax investors 4pc on their losses

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City fails to meet housing needs

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There's no place like home

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Landlords hit rental walls

The bottom has fallen out of Auckland's rental housing market, going against the national trend of escalating rents.

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Where To Invest In 2004?

When asked to pick the best place to invest money in the next year, BT's economist Chris Caton hestitates before saying international shares.

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Landlords 'dipping into own pockets'

Nelson landlords are dipping into their own pockets to sustain a rental market hit by rising house prices, industry insiders say.

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Rates rebel attacks ARC over database

A fresh complaint has been lodged with the auditor-general over regional rates following comments from a North Shore regional councillor.

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OCR rise likely to raise mortgage rates

Against expectations, Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard raised his official cash rate (OCR) from 5% to 5.25%, citing stronger than expected household spending and activity in the construction and housing market.

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Totting up the costs of rental property - Mary Holm

Q. I'm writing in response to your rebuttal to my short, sharp piece that was published in the Herald late last year, in which I said, quite plain and simple, never sell a rental property, never sell.

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Totting up the costs of rental property - Mary Holm

220-unit development rejected

A plan to bring apartment living to Snells Beach has been rejected by planning commissioners, who say it would clash with the low-key homes of the Rodney settlement.

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Building sector short of staff

A big 'staff wanted' sign on the back of a contractor's truck graphically illustrates a skill shortage in the building trade in Wellington.

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Rents fail to keep pace with house prices

Rentals are not keeping pace with the steep rise in Wellington house prices, leaving some landlords out of pocket.

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Rents fail to keep pace with house prices

Is the property boom a house of cards?

The knock-on effect of Government policy on immigration is clear in our daily lives.

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Housing shows statistical glitch

Further proof the housing market is easing comes in the latest REINZ monthly statistics.

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

While a Central Hawke's Bay sheep and cattle farm valued in 2003 at $2.8 million sold yesterday at auction for a staggering $3.61 million, an Auckland couple has picked up what could well be Hawke's Bay's cheapest house - a Wairoa home for a measly $20,000.

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

Property problems: Wording of lease the key to brothel tenancy

Q. My family trust owns a property in central Auckland. One of the tenants (who has used a floor for his offices) is leaving for new premises and has told me he will be assigning his lease.

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Property problems: Wording of lease the key to brothel tenancy

Plot price doubles as sections withdrawn

The buyers of 16 sections in Queenstown's prominent Quail Rise subdivision have had their contracts cancelled and land offered to them at twice the price.

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