In this issue, Auckland lawyer Ian Mellett describes his business visit to India and the various forms of property investment available to new immigrants...

Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard warned of the need to avoid a return to a “debt-fuelled housing cycle”, as the bank published its six-monthly Financial Stability Report today....

Last month we reported on the relative high point in net permanent and long term migration levels – with New Zealand’s net gain in population rising, we showed, primarily as result of fewer departures rather than more arrivals....

An indicator of the housing market firmed in September, led by Wellington and Auckland. The Mike Pero Mortgages — Infometrics property cycle indicator lifted to 6.99 last month from 6.66 in August....