Auckland housing market
Terry Baucher says the new Auckland Unitary Plan could trigger some nasty tax surprises courtesy of largely forgotten decades-old rules
19th Sep 16, 10:37am
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Terry Baucher says the new Auckland Unitary Plan could trigger some nasty tax surprises courtesy of largely forgotten decades-old rules
Rules around body corporates need tightening before a whole new generation of Auckland apartment buyers are burnt by poor disclosure, inadequate maintenance and dodgy building quality
18th Sep 16, 5:02am
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Rules around body corporates need tightening before a whole new generation of Auckland apartment buyers are burnt by poor disclosure, inadequate maintenance and dodgy building quality
Auckland Council says about 30 legal challenges made against Unitary Plan decisions as deadline nears
16th Sep 16, 3:18pm
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Auckland Council says about 30 legal challenges made against Unitary Plan decisions as deadline nears
Significant fall in Auckland sales volumes for Harcourts in August although new listings rise. CEO says 'traditional spring wakeup was already apparent in August'
15th Sep 16, 9:55am
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Significant fall in Auckland sales volumes for Harcourts in August although new listings rise. CEO says 'traditional spring wakeup was already apparent in August'
How many Big Macs could you buy for the equivalent cost of a median priced Auckland house compared to Melbourne, Sydney and New York?
13th Sep 16, 2:37pm
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How many Big Macs could you buy for the equivalent cost of a median priced Auckland house compared to Melbourne, Sydney and New York?
Kiwis' debt pile now exceeds annual disposable income by nearly $100 billion
Bernard Hickey argues the Government should help break the lending drought threatening the Auckland housing building boom by focusing KiwiSaver HomeStart on funding new builds
11th Sep 16, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey argues the Government should help break the lending drought threatening the Auckland housing building boom by focusing KiwiSaver HomeStart on funding new builds
Peter Thompson rubbishes talk of Auckland's average price heading over $1 million says buyers now have more choice
5th Sep 16, 10:29am
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Peter Thompson rubbishes talk of Auckland's average price heading over $1 million says buyers now have more choice
Bernard Hickey argues New Zealand needs to rediscover its 1974 house building mojo, which means building a lot more smaller, simpler homes with Government backing
4th Sep 16, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey argues New Zealand needs to rediscover its 1974 house building mojo, which means building a lot more smaller, simpler homes with Government backing
Hayden Glass on the need to be nicer, hitting the polls, planning Auckland, owning your own, KiwiSaver, the future of journalism, sharp hunger pains and more
2nd Sep 16, 10:01am
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Hayden Glass on the need to be nicer, hitting the polls, planning Auckland, owning your own, KiwiSaver, the future of journalism, sharp hunger pains and more
The imposition of new loan to value ratios by the Reserve Bank doesn't appear to be slowing the housing debt surge just yet
31st Aug 16, 3:36pm
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The imposition of new loan to value ratios by the Reserve Bank doesn't appear to be slowing the housing debt surge just yet
BNZ's latest confidence survey suggests that for the first time more people are unhappy than happy about rising house prices
31st Aug 16, 2:28pm
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BNZ's latest confidence survey suggests that for the first time more people are unhappy than happy about rising house prices
Strewth mate! Why New Zealand should embark down the Australian anti-money laundering regulatory path rather than the British one
24th Aug 16, 5:03am
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Strewth mate! Why New Zealand should embark down the Australian anti-money laundering regulatory path rather than the British one
How Auckland house flipping can be used to rort the RBNZ restrictions on high LVR mortgages
22nd Aug 16, 10:01am
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How Auckland house flipping can be used to rort the RBNZ restrictions on high LVR mortgages
Auckland Council says Unitary Plan to provide for more than 400,000 new homes to meet the demands of Auckland’s growth over the next 30 years
15th Aug 16, 3:19pm
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Auckland Council says Unitary Plan to provide for more than 400,000 new homes to meet the demands of Auckland’s growth over the next 30 years
The economic indicators and ASB's economists suggest the housing market is not going to correct sharply, ASB CEO Barbara Chapman says
12th Aug 16, 5:01am
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The economic indicators and ASB's economists suggest the housing market is not going to correct sharply, ASB CEO Barbara Chapman says
Jason Krupp says Auckland's proposed Unitary Plan is a step in the right direction, but expecting it to be a silver bullet for homelessness is naïve
8th Aug 16, 8:07am
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Jason Krupp says Auckland's proposed Unitary Plan is a step in the right direction, but expecting it to be a silver bullet for homelessness is naïve
Bernard Hickey argues the banks could help the Reserve Bank get out from between a rock and a hard place by not passing on next week's OCR cut to savers and borrowers
7th Aug 16, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey argues the banks could help the Reserve Bank get out from between a rock and a hard place by not passing on next week's OCR cut to savers and borrowers
Barfoot & Thompson average price drops 4.5%; 'a definite change' seen in the market
3rd Aug 16, 9:53am
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Barfoot & Thompson average price drops 4.5%; 'a definite change' seen in the market
Realestate.co.nz latest figures highlight that housing hotspots Auckland, Waikato and Wellington continue to lag in rental yields
2nd Aug 16, 9:31am
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Realestate.co.nz latest figures highlight that housing hotspots Auckland, Waikato and Wellington continue to lag in rental yields
Bernard Hickey argues a much hairier target for this and future Governments would be to enable the building of the 131,000 extra houses in Auckland that the Unitary Plan creators say is needed over the next 7 years
31st Jul 16, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey argues a much hairier target for this and future Governments would be to enable the building of the 131,000 extra houses in Auckland that the Unitary Plan creators say is needed over the next 7 years
Mortgage broker John Bolton argues rising boomer disposable incomes, and a failure of policy to adjust to changes in society and technology, is causing the housing affordability issue
30th Jul 16, 9:28am
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Mortgage broker John Bolton argues rising boomer disposable incomes, and a failure of policy to adjust to changes in society and technology, is causing the housing affordability issue
The household debt party is continuing to gather pace, with rates of growth last seen before the Global Financial Crisis
29th Jul 16, 3:21pm
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The household debt party is continuing to gather pace, with rates of growth last seen before the Global Financial Crisis
The number of new homes being consented nationally rose 35% in June compared with a year ago; Auckland had consents for 921 units compared with 704 in June 2015
29th Jul 16, 11:05am
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The number of new homes being consented nationally rose 35% in June compared with a year ago; Auckland had consents for 921 units compared with 704 in June 2015
Self proclaimed urban planning tragic Matthew Paetz looks at the key rules for intensification in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
28th Jul 16, 3:02pm
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Self proclaimed urban planning tragic Matthew Paetz looks at the key rules for intensification in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan