Housing
Renters shouldering high costs to leave tenancies early
Tenants wanting to exit a rental early are being hit with hundreds of dollars of fees from property managers and landlords.
Renters advocates and Consumer New Zealand say it's outrageous, but… Audio
Could the overheated housing market be cooling?
Mathematical blip or the beginning of the end of our house price crisis?
The latest figures released this morning by property data analysis company CoreLogic show month-on-month property values in… Audio
Housing crisis tip of the iceberg - report
The nationwide housing shortage and soaring prices are only going to get worse, according to a new report from the think-tank The New Zealand Initiative. Audio
LVR rules back but industry skeptical it will cool the market
The Reserve Bank's restrictions on home loans kick in from today but those in the industry don't believe it will do much to cool the market.
Loan to Value ratios were temporarily lifted in the wake… Audio
2000 houses to be built next to protected wetland
The Environment Minister is allowing 2000 houses to be built in Porirua next to a protected wetland.
Real estate agents under fire for not repaying wage subsidies
Real estate agents are under fire for failing to repay millions of dollars in wage subsidies, despite record property prices and a booming market.
Checkpoint can reveal more than $13 million was paid… Video, Audio
Govt requires Reserve Bank to factor house prices in decisions
The government has pulled another lever to try to slow the runaway housing market - requiring the Reserve Bank to take house prices into account.
National says the move's far too late and a senior… Audio
Reserve Bank told to consider housing when decision-making
Business journalist Bernard Hickey talks to Jesse about the Reserve Bank's new remit to consider house prices when making decisions. Audio
Reserve Bank must now take house prices into account
The Government has decreed the Reserve Bank will now have to take house prices into account when making its decisions.
The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, suggested this course of action last… Audio
National Party blasts government's Progressive Home Ownership Scheme progress
The National Party says families who want to own their own home may have a better chance of winning Lotto than getting into the Government's Progressive Home Ownership Scheme.
Only 12 families have… Audio
OCR: What will low interest rates mean for housing market?
The Reserve Bank has signalled interest rates are likely to stay at historically low levels for some time.
It says a significant amount of money still needs to be pumped into the economy despite a… Audio
'Houses are as unaffordable as they've been at any time for at least 17 years'
Buying a home is increasingly out of reach for many as housing affordability dips to historically low levels.
National criticises low numbers in govt's new housing scheme
The government is under pressure for having housed just 12 families under its Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, since it launched seven months ago.
Seventy-eight more families have been contracted… Audio
'Better chance of winning lotto than getting into this scheme'
Housing Minister Megan Woods said she was proud of the scheme. The National Party labelled it an embarrassment.
Council suspends home improvement scheme after billing errors
Auckland Council has suspended a home improvement scheme after uncovering billing errors for thousands of ratepayers.
Think tank predicts housing crisis to get worse
If you thought the housing crisis was bad now, it's only going to get worse for the next generation, according to a new report.
The study from the libertarian think-tank The New Zealand Initiative… Audio
Demand for food parcels and housing soars in Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty social support agencies are pointing to the cost of housing as a major driver of increasing social need in the community.
A decade on and still waiting for repairs
For the past decade many across the Canterbury region have been waiting to get their homes repaired or a resolution on how to move forward. Jesse speaks to one of those homeowners, Janine Allott. Audio
Urban Issues - RMA reforms
What's the problem with the Resource Management Act in practice?. Bill McKay says there's so much to talk about this year: the tenancy reforms, the RMA reforms, housing. He'll focus on the big one… Audio
'Makes you feel basically like a bit of dirt on the bottom of someone's shoe'
A new study shows a quarter of renters who left their homes did so because their landlord forced them to.
