Housing

There are more than 25,000 applicants waiting for homes, but whether or not they can be built is up in the air. Audio

One Auckland tenant owed a whopping $33,000 for falling behind in rent over just 21 days, while another lay dead in their council flat.

The 2016 plan allowed for intensification, which is helping keep housing and rental costs lower than they would otherwise be, an economist says.

From 1 April, landlords will be again be able to claim tax deductions for interest on residential investment properties from, but will that mean lower rents?

Developers, planners, and landowners need to interact with each other with regard to zoning and climate change, urban planning experts say.

New builds have been 6 percent more expensive than existing properties but there could be a shift in demand as tax incentives dry up, a CoreLogic NZ report indicates.

Buyout rules for uninhabitable properties are stacked against owners, Shane Fell says, but the Gisborne council is defending its process.

A community housing leader wants the government to take firmer action to address Queenstown's long-running rental crisis.

Working families on two incomes are increasingly among those who can no longer afford rent, charities and advocates in Northland say.

Analysis: The NZ First leader dropped a problem on his own government and then got into a bizarre row, Peter Wilson writes.

The average yield on rentals has increased to its highest level since 2020 but CoreLogic says it's still relatively low by historical standards.

Building Consent Authorities will be made to submit timeframes for building consent and code compliance certificate applications, starting from next month.

Kāinga Ora tenants abused by their neighbours aren't confident a new government crackdown will make a difference.

Labour has conceded it could have done more to deal with disruptive state housing tenants while in government but says the current coalition is going too far.