Housing

Real estate agents are either dropping listings or rushing through sales following the government's housing announcement.

Any investment property bought from Saturday onwards will be subject to a tax… Audio

In an attempt to help people buy their first home, the government has eased restrictions on First Home Grants and Loans.

Both are subject to property value caps. In Auckland, that cap will increase… Video, Audio

The government is failing to control rent rises, according to some tenants' groups.

Property investors - who say they feel attacked as a result of the government's latest housing reforms - are… Audio

There's frustration the government's measure to cool the housing market do nothing to directly fix the huge problems facing Māori.

They're instead being told to wait until the May budget for further… Audio

The government's long awaited housing package unveiled yesterday has sparked heated debate.

Changes to the bright-line test have been labelled a capital gains tax, and some say the new measures… Audio

A tax specialist says the governments housing changes are too complex and have been rushed through.

Former Inland Revenue deputy commissioner Robin Oliver, who now runs his own tax advisory service… Audio

The Opposition leader says yesterdays government housing announcement will punish renters and family home owners.

Judith Collins told Morning Report that the housing announcement was a broken… Audio

The government is being accused of introducing a capital gains tax by stealth as part of its plans to tackle the housing crisis.

In a bid to cool the market, the government is lengthening the time… Audio

First home buyers feel the government has given them a step up but not a ladder onto the property market.

The range of measures unveiled yesterday are designed to "tilt the balance" toward people… Audio

The government's taken aim at property speculators with investment houses bought from this Saturday subject to tough new tax rules.

The blanket exemption the family home has also been quietly removed… Audio

There's been lots of reaction to the initiatives around the country.

Here's how some Cantabrians felt about the changes.

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Councils and developers are praising a multi-billion dollar fund which aims to kick start the supply of infrastructure for new housing.

The government's so-called $3.8 billion "accelerator fund" is… Audio

Nathan Rarere talked through yesterday's policy announcements with Infometrics economist Brad Olsen. Audio

The government's under fire from all corners over its housing policy changes with landlords and investors alike furious about the extra taxes they'll have to pay, and would-be first home buyers… Audio