House Prices
Auckland house prices rise, but sales drop in sign market cooling
House prices are continuing to climb in Auckland, but there are signs the rate of growth is easing, according to data from a major real estate firm.
Cost to build a home rises
The cost of building a home in New Zealand's main cities has risen by 20 per cent since the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio
House prices rise in July - REINZ
New Zealand's median house price has nudged back through the half-a-million-dollar barrier. Audio
QV House prices
QV's national spokesperson Andrea Rush says the planned restrictions on lending to property investors is having some effect but the overall measures to help cool the market will take a while to have… Audio
House prices forecast to fall as building activity takes off
Economic forecastors Infometrics say a fall in house prices is coming, and is likely to be more severe in regional centres. Chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan explains the reasons. Audio
RBNZ property rules to have little impact on prices
The property research group CoreLogic, doesn't think the Reserve Bank's proposed mortgage lending restrictions will do too much to slow down rising house prices. Audio
Auckland housing behind shortage of primary school teachers
Auckland primary schools blame the city's increasingly high housing costs for difficulties trying to fill vacancies. The Auckland Primay Principals Association says a survey reveals just how serious… Audio
Housing costs major contributor to Auckland teacher shortage
Auckland primary schools blame the high price of Auckland housing for the difficulties they're facing as they try to fill teacher vacancies. Joanna MacKenzie has the story. Audio
House price growth unsustainable
Meanwhile an economist says the rate of growth in house prices is unsustainable. Audio
National median house price holds steady at $500,000
New Zealand's house prices have held steady at half a million dollars, as the number of listed houses available for sale fell 40 percent. Audio
Labour's housing policy
Leroy Beckett of Generation Zero with his views on the Labour Party's newly-announced housing policy. Audio
Will Labour's housing plan change anything?
Labour says its housing policy will slow rapidly rising home prices but the Government says it will achieve nothing. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson and Auckland Issues Correspondent Todd Niall… Audio
RBNZ to speak on measures to cool red hot housing market
House prices are on a tear. The Reserve Bank's deputy governor Grant Spencer will speak this evening about measures to cool the market. Our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara looks at his… Audio
Investors likely to be targeted by RBNZ
Property investors are likely to be targeted when the Reserve Bank speaks later today about measures to cool the rampant housing market.
PM responds to own comments about housing "crisis" 9 ye
The Prime Minister has been asked in Parliament why he was talking about a "housing crisis" when average Auckland house prices were about half of what they are now. Jane Patterson reports. Audio
The 'Tesla of Eco-Villages
James Ehrlich is the founder of ReGen Villages, a Californian-based company that's building sustainable integrated neighbourhoods, or what he calls, the 'Tesla of eco-villages'. It's using today's… Audio, Gallery
Can the Reserve Bank cool NZ's house prices?
As house prices soar to new record levels, the Prime Minister gives the Reserve Bank a clear hint he expects it to take action to discourage investors. We discuss the bank's options with one of its… Audio
"We just can't carry on living in Auckland like this"
New figures today showed house prices are rising at their fastest pace in 12 years as the Government comes under renewed pressure to defend its plan to deal with the housing crisis. With Auckland… Video, Audio
PM forced to defend Government's housing plan
The Prime Minister has been forced to defend the Government's plan to deal with the housing crisis, while continuing to deny that there is any such housing crisis. Audio
