Housing
Minister steps in to change Kāinga Ora complaints process for unruly tenants
State house tenants who terrorise their neighbours can now be moved on faster after Kāinga Ora changed its complaints process.
Waiuku developers face hefty bill for wastewater treatment plant
Auckland developers seeking to build 700 homes have been told they will have to foot the bill for a wastewater treatment plant and infrastructure before the project can go ahead.
Property values climb despite tougher lending rules, higher mortgage rates
The property market is continuing to show some momentum, with Auckland showing the biggest jump in average value in January.
House listings show slight cooling in real estate market
The national average asking price for a home has more than doubled over the past 10 years to more than a million dollars.
There are some signs of a slight cooling, with listings on Realestate.co.nz… Audio
Govt taking different path over shelter for homeless during Omicron spread
There will not be a repeat of the massive push in 2020 to get all homeless people off the streets before the coming Omicron outbreak.
Average asking price for New Zealand houses tops $1m
The national average asking price for a home has more than doubled in 10 years, according to data from realestate.co.nz.
Council staff feel pressure of surge in demand for building consents
Two district councils have smashed records for the number of new residential building consents issued for Wairarapa last year.
Maximising space in downsized dwellings
For this week's expert feature we're talking about how to make the most of living in smaller spaces. Laura Lochhead's a designer who saw this trend developing and she's founded the company, Pocket… Audio
Government puts $12.3m into building rental homes for iwi in Reparoa
The government is putting $12.35 million into three papakāinga projects between Rotorua and Taupō.
OCR increases mostly already priced into fixed mortgage rates - broker
A mortgage broker believes most homeowners will not be in for a huge shock if interest rates are hiked to combat inflation.
Porirua named most expensive rental market in NZ
The median weekly rent in Porirua is $700, pushing some families out of the city and leaving others going without, a founding member of Housing Action Porirua says. Audio
Porirua named most expensive rental market in NZ
Porirua has been named the most expensive rental market in the country - a dubious title at odds with the city's image as the home to some of the country's poorest suburbs like Waitangirua and Cannons… Audio
The cost of the pandemic: the financial winners and losers
Analysis by a financial journalist has found the Government's Covid-19 policies have made the wealthy hundreds of billions of dollars richer, while the poor sunk $400 million further into debt to the… Audio
New lending rules confusing aspiring homeowners
Aspiring homeowners are locking up their lives - including possibly cutting health costs - to try increase their chances of getting loans approved by banks under stricter rules.
Househunters go into spending lockdown to secure loans
Wannabe homeowners are locking up their lives to try to increase their chances of getting a mortgage.
Banks are now tougher to convince with potential mortgage applicants now having to reveal more… Audio
No relief for renters, first home buyers in hot property market
The red hot property market is continuing to push new records, and there's no relief in sight for desperate renters and first home hunters.
Latest Corelogic figures show residential property values… Audio
Benefit increases going to more than half of families with children - report
Families Package benefits go to more than half of families with children, but housing costs and Covid-19 income disruption have eroded some of the gains, a government report shows.
'On the verge of civil disobedience': Rising cost of living in Aotearoa
A "perfect storm" of the rising costs of basic necessities, inflation, and Covid-19 have a social service warning of possible "civil disobedience" - with people forced to take what they need to live.
Property market hits peak, but unemployment poses risk to prices
The property market has peaked according to latest market research, with any increase in the rate of unemployment likely to put further pressure on price growth.
Call for more social housing in the face of Omicron outbreak
Omicron highlights the need for more social housing, so families living in overcrowded conditions can self-isolate, a chief executive working in the sector says.
