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'Be brave & tackle home ownership tax status'

21 May 13, 11:23am, Dave Grimmond
Dave Grimmond says the Government ought to tax the imputed rent benefit we get from home ownership to help us make better savings decisions

Mortgage rate rises may follow opposition power policy

29 Apr 13, 11:07am, Roger J Kerr
Roger J Kerr says Transpower & the highly regulated lines companies are causing power price inflation & Labour/Greens policy could see higher mortgage interest costs & rents. Your view?

Capital Gains Tax — it's no magic bullet

14 Mar 13, 2:24pm, Olly Newland
Olly Newland says any form of tax imposed feeds into prices and reminds regulators to remember the laws of supply and demand. Your view?

Should you stay renting or buy now

30 Nov 12, 10:14am, David Chaston
If you are renting now and saving for a down-payment on your own home, we show who should buy now, and who should stay renting-and-saving

What I should be doing

25 Nov 12, 9:01am, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey does the numbers on investing in residential rental property, and is amazed at the 'sure thing' returns on offer, especially in Auckland

'House prices to double over next few years'

31 Oct 12, 8:06am, Olly Newland
Opinion: Olly Newland looks at the year in retrospect and reviews what is to come. Your view?

Waiting for growth

24 Oct 12, 8:31am, Guest
Online shopping threatens retail sector with secondary precincts struggling; retail vacancy rates vary widely

Can house prices be controlled?

19 Jul 12, 2:30pm, Olly Newland
Opinion: Olly Newland worries the whole property market is approaching a crisis and sees a large upward burst in prices and rents. Your view?

'House prices to keep rising in 2012'

10 Jul 12, 9:32am, Alex Tarrant
House prices to keep rising through 2012 as interest rates stay low and supply shortage remains, Westpac says

NZ's highest yielding rental property?

05 Jul 12, 4:23pm, Alex Tarrant
Bayleys reckons it has sold NZ's highest yielding rental property; At 55% gross yield, have you heard of anything beating this Invercargill home?