Housing
Bella Vista: Squeezing $4.1m from $28
Creditors are claiming $4.1 million from the failed Bella Vista Homes development in Tauranga.
No kitchen houses
The purpose of having a fully-functioning kitchen in every house is being questioned by designer Anna Puigjaner. She's received the Wheelwright Prize from Harvard for her project "Kitchenless". She… Audio
Aluminium cladding supplier warns against ban
A leading supplier of high-rise cladding is warning against imposing a blanket ban on aluminium composite panels in the fallout from Grenfell Tower fire. This comes as the Auckland Council signals it… Audio
ASB says foreign house ownership up to 21%
Analysis by ASB has found somewhere between 11 and 21 per cent of New Zealand residential property has been bought by foreign buyers. This is quite a hike up from Statistics New Zealand's estimate of… Audio
Govt to make it easier to hire overseas construction workers
The government is proposing changes to make it easier to employ workers from overseas to work in the building and construction industry.
Christchurch real estate agent reaches $1b in sales
She's the billion-dollar real-estate agent. After 28 years in the business, Harcourts Grenadier Christchurch consultant Alison Aitken has sold a remarkable $1 billion worth of property. What's her… Audio
Homes slated for demolition to be emergency housing
Up to 60 empty houses due to be bulldozed for new roads or state housing redevelopment will now house homeless families over winter. Audio
Winston Peters wants homes to cost five times income
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters wants young families to be able to buy a home worth five times their annual income. But that's an ambitious goal, given the most recent annual Demographia survey… Audio
Homes slated for demolition to be used as emergency housing
Up to 60 empty houses in Pakuranga and Mount Roskill that are due to be bulldozed for new roads or state housing redevelopment will now house homeless families over winter. Video, Audio
Student to leave Wellington over 'terrible' landlords
A Wellington student has had enough of property managers who fail to fix basic issues with homes, he says.
Tiny houses - what you can build in your backyard
Small backyard dwellings, what you can build at low cost and not requiring council consents. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
Siautu Alefaio: living with elders
The question of housing older people is high on the list of family concerns. For Pasifika families tradition often dictates where older people - or matua - live. Dr Siautu Alefaio says a new Massey… Audio
KiwiBuild: Govt signals interest in prefab manufacturing
Prefab manufacturing of housing will be a "game changer" in New Zealand, Housing Minister Phil Twyford says.
Why's it so hard to build low-cost housing?
The Property editor at the NZ Herald Anne Gibson has been doing some digging and answers your questions around the Building Code, regulations, fit-for-purpose designs, and building materials. Audio
Wellington council seeks rent subsidies for housing tenants
The Wellington City Council is calling on the government to urgently reinstate rent subsidies for people living in the city's social housing.
Construction costs and house prices
Further discussion on the topic of house prices. Housing expert Leonie Freeman joins the show to respond to comments from listeners about big players keeping the cost of materials high. Audio
Solving pay woes
A listener has a solution for the current pay disputes going on - lower house prices. The listener suggests if mortgages didn't eat up so much of people's wages, then pay rates would not need to… Audio
Rent soars in Queenstown
Queenstown Lakes is the most expensive area to rent, Trade Me's latest rental price survey says.Average rent is $790 a week, $240 more per week than in Auckland. Audio
Foreign house buyer problem 'was never real'
Many developers are still opposed to a ban on the sale of existing homes to foreigners despite a slackening of the proposed new rules. Audio
Labour, NZ First conceding on foreign buyers - Judith Collins
The government is denying it has gone soft on its promise to stop foreigners buying land and homes in New Zealand. Labour campaigned on a hard line against foreign buyers, but has now agreed to be… Audio
