Housing
House Price Index drops for first time since August 2020 lockdown
The downturn in the housing market is spreading beyond the major centres, as affordability and rising interest rates drive more buyers out of the market.
Prospective housing projects aim to unlock 35,000 dwellings
Thirty five housing projects are being considered for infrastructure funding from Kāinga Ora.
Green Party calls for rental WOFs, register of property managers, instead of investors' plan
Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick is rejecting the call from the Property Investors Federation to impose bonds of over $7000 on renters, and build a public catalogue of bad tenants.
Instead she wants a… Audio
House co-ownership the new way to get on the property ladder
Kiwibank has set up a new system to streamline an alternative home ownership model, aiming to make it easier to go in on a house with friends or family. Audio
Property Investors Federation claims to have plan to fix rental property crisis
The plan includes harsher penalties for bad tenants and returning the bright-line test to two years, and a public list of tenants who owe money after a tenancy ends, damage the property, or disturb… Audio
Renters describe property investor rental plan as a money grab
Property investors want harsher penalties for problem tenants and to return the bright-line test to two years.
They want tax cuts on rental property mortgages reinstated and to once again be able to… Audio
Woman told mother has to move from resthome
A North Island resthome operator says the aged-care sector is starting to collapse.
Enliven is a not-for-profit service that runs fourteen resthomes as well as hospital and dementia care units, but… Audio
Insurer on upcoming sea level rise
New projections out this morning show there will be a 30-centimetre sea level rise along much of the coastline in the next 10 to 20 years.
That will of course have huge ramifications for insurance… Audio
Landlords put forward their plan to fix rental market
The Property Investors Federation says it is concerned about a growing rental crisis and has a plan to fix it.
It includes harsher penalties for bad tenants and returning the bright line test to two… Audio
North Island resthome operator warning sector at brink
A resthome operator in the North Island is warning the sector is starting to collapse because of what it calls a near-catastrophic staffing crisis.
In Wellington and the Hutt Valley, one provider… Audio
Character homes on light rail route must wait to find out status
Thousands of homeowners in Auckland have to wait until the route for light rail is decided before finding out if their character homes will keep their status or be developable.
Crown's $58m deal with iwi housing provider for 200 homes
A $58 million deal signed between the Crown and an iwi housing provider today is promising to make the dream of home ownership more achievable for Māori.
It plans to deliver a minimum of 170… Audio
Crown signs $58m deal with iwi housing provider to deliver 170 rental homes
A $58 million deal between the Crown and an iwi housing provider is promising to deliver a minimum of 170 affordable rental homes across Taranaki, Tokoroa, Blenheim, Thames and Tāmaki Makaurau.
Govt's $1.4b housing funding: 'This is what Tamaki Makaurau desperately needs'
The mayor says the new funding is "fantastic", a property economist says investment allowing future housing is a good thing, and a developer says it's good for people and the environment.
A billion-dollar investment in Aucklands housing
The government is to spend $1.4 billion on infrastructure in a bid to boost housing stock across five Auckland suburbs.
Māni Dunlop spoke to Housing Minister Megan Woods who said the funding wouldl… Audio
$1.4b funding to boost housing stock in Auckland
The government has revealed plans to spend $1.4 billion into infrastructure in a bid to boost housing stock across five Auckland suburbs.
Retirement age renters priced out of NZ's biggest cities
Financial literacy advocate Dr Pushpa Wood says renters who are aiming to survive on super can no longer afford skyrocketing city rentals. Recent research commissioned by New Zealand Seniors in… Audio
Hamilton property values up by half since 2018
Property values in Hamilton have increased by 53 percent since 2018.
Household debt levels a concern as mortgage interest rates set to rise
Households are urged to adjust their personal finances as mortgage interest rates are set to double. Audio
'It is disappointing': Too many tenants live in cold damp houses - HRC
The Human Rights Commission is calling for an independent housing authority to regulate the quality of rentals. Audio
