Housing
How many years would you have to skip coffee to save enough for a house?
You might have heard the advice: Give up the takeaway coffee, cut back on the avocado on toast. RNZ has crunched the numbers.
Wellington scheme using office blocks for affordable housing expanded
Housing developers and Wellington City Council say Te Kāinga is well on the way to creating 1500 new apartments by 2033. Audio
Dunedin students told not to put up with run-down flats
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is this week inspecting rentals in the southern city.
Jacqueline Paul: MIT & housing solutions for Maori
Mapuna visits Purangakura in Tamaki Makaurau. Its kaupapa centres around the 'transformative power of research that supports Maori communities in defining and achieving their aspirations.' Jacqueline… Audio
Demand increasing for land unaffected by water infrastructure constraints
An economist says it could push up prices in the Auckland's central suburbs.
Do first home buyers have an opportunity to get into the housing market?
Twice this week, we've heard first-home buyers told that they have a rare opportunity to get into the property market. When both the Real Estate Institute and QV released their latest data, it came… Audio
Is it actually a good time to buy a house?
Twice this week, first-home buyers have been told it might be their big chance to get into the market.
House prices fall as sellers get reality check
Sellers are increasingly willing to meet the market to get their properties sold, the Real Estate Institute says.
$30,000 a week in rent? Demand surges for luxury homes
A luxury real estate agent says more international clients are looking for homes.
Almost one in 10 house sellers taking a loss
What latest prices and holding times say about the property market.
Animal welfare laws questioned after abandoned dogs euthanised
SPCA and the Auckland Council were apparently powerless to remove the dogs without police on hand. Audio
Number of rentals increases as rents lower
The number of rental properties available has hit levels not seen in years, and rents are softening. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Homeless camp 'clearly not safe or healthy conditions'
A fire broke out at the Dunedin camp last week, leaving one person with injuries.
Rents still too high, despite recent drop - advocate
A renters' advocate says tenants are still paying too much rent, despite an increased supply of rental properties driving down costs.
Good news for tenants, with more rentals, cheaper prices
More rental properties are available, and lower prices leave tenants $700 a year better off, on average.
Fire breaks out at Dunedin homeless camp
Multiple tents caught fire, but paramedics only treated one person in a minor condition.
Property developers, investors fail to pay $150 million in tax
Inland Revenue found the discrepancies in undeclared income tax and GST from the property sector.
New Plymouth's rough sleepers back car park solution
But they are warning a police crackdown on their behaviour in the CBD will push them into neighbourhoods, where people "moan" about them.
'Cooked alive': Ventilation rules to be revamped
It will address the problem of sweltering townhouses in Auckland, the Building and Construction Minister says.
Carpark, prison suggested as places for homeless to hang out in New Plymouth
The subterranean level of a council car park, a derelict night-club and a prison dating back to the 1870s have all been suggested as a temporary place for New Plymouth's rough sleepers to hang out in… Audio
