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Housing Supply

New dwelling consents surge in August, particularly in Auckland and Canterbury
30th Sep 21, 11:36am
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New dwelling consents surge in August, particularly in Auckland and Canterbury
Residential construction is going gangbusters but non-residential building work is patchy
6th Sep 21, 12:17pm
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Residential construction is going gangbusters but non-residential building work is patchy
Almost $17 billion of new residential construction consented in year to July, up 22% on previous year
31st Aug 21, 11:40am
Almost $17 billion of new residential construction consented in year to July, up 22% on previous year
More than 14,000 new homes a year being built in Auckland and that could increase by a third in the next 2 years
9th Aug 21, 11:56am
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More than 14,000 new homes a year being built in Auckland and that could increase by a third in the next 2 years
More home units and townhouses are being consented but the number of apartments being consented has taken a dip
1st Jul 21, 11:55am
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More home units and townhouses are being consented but the number of apartments being consented has taken a dip
Latest dwelling consent figures suggest the residential building boom is stronger in the North Island and Christchurch than in most of the rest of the South Island
1st Jun 21, 12:00pm
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Latest dwelling consent figures suggest the residential building boom is stronger in the North Island and Christchurch than in most of the rest of the South Island
Residential construction is booming with more than 40,000 new homes consented in year to March
6th May 21, 11:56am
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Residential construction is booming with more than 40,000 new homes consented in year to March
Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr lays out the five things we need to ace to get our economy match-fit for the post-pandemic era. None will be easy but all are achievable
1st May 21, 9:46am
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Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr lays out the five things we need to ace to get our economy match-fit for the post-pandemic era. None will be easy but all are achievable
Auckland's residential building boom continues, with new homes completed in February up 36% compared to a year earlier
14th Apr 21, 3:42pm
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Auckland's residential building boom continues, with new homes completed in February up 36% compared to a year earlier
Fewer apartments, stand alone houses and retirement village units were consented in February but more townhouses and home units
30th Mar 21, 11:39am
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Fewer apartments, stand alone houses and retirement village units were consented in February but more townhouses and home units
The number of new homes being completed in Auckland has doubled over the last five years and is continuing to rise
19th Mar 21, 10:21am
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The number of new homes being completed in Auckland has doubled over the last five years and is continuing to rise
Green Party suggests the Govt gives the RBNZ tools to further restrict bank lending to property investors, and forces it to use these tools if it doesn't on its accord
17th Mar 21, 1:19pm
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Green Party suggests the Govt gives the RBNZ tools to further restrict bank lending to property investors, and forces it to use these tools if it doesn't on its accord
More than half the new homes consented last year were stand alone houses, less than 10% were apartments
6th Mar 21, 9:16am
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More than half the new homes consented last year were stand alone houses, less than 10% were apartments
The number of new homes being consented continues to rise but commercial building work remains patchy
4th Mar 21, 8:00am
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The number of new homes being consented continues to rise but commercial building work remains patchy
NZ will have to wait a couple more weeks to find out how the Govt plans to address the housing crisis, as the latest COVID-19 outbreak moves housing down the priority list
22nd Feb 21, 2:11pm
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NZ will have to wait a couple more weeks to find out how the Govt plans to address the housing crisis, as the latest COVID-19 outbreak moves housing down the priority list
Residential construction continues to rocket ahead but non-residential construction is still a bit slow
4th Feb 21, 11:55am
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Residential construction continues to rocket ahead but non-residential construction is still a bit slow
More than a 1000 new homes a month were built in Auckland in the year to November and the numbers are rising
30th Jan 21, 9:02am
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More than a 1000 new homes a month were built in Auckland in the year to November and the numbers are rising
Jacinda Ardern says thanks, but no thanks to National's emergency housing proposal, as the Government is slow to move on its own key supply-side initiatives
27th Jan 21, 7:33am
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Jacinda Ardern says thanks, but no thanks to National's emergency housing proposal, as the Government is slow to move on its own key supply-side initiatives
Govt to unveil demand-side housing response and 'high-level' decisions around the RMA in February, followed by supply-side measures at the May Budget
21st Jan 21, 4:08pm
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Govt to unveil demand-side housing response and 'high-level' decisions around the RMA in February, followed by supply-side measures at the May Budget
Greens bite the bullet and call for house prices to fall; Govt announcements on housing expected as soon as Thursday
20th Jan 21, 8:45am
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Greens bite the bullet and call for house prices to fall; Govt announcements on housing expected as soon as Thursday
ANZ housing report says urgent action is needed to make housing more affordable including ramping up supply and curbing immigration
16th Dec 20, 7:24am
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ANZ housing report says urgent action is needed to make housing more affordable including ramping up supply and curbing immigration
Home ownership levels continue declining, especially for younger people
8th Dec 20, 11:50am
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Home ownership levels continue declining, especially for younger people
No sign of any slowdown in residential construction
3rd Dec 20, 12:09pm
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No sign of any slowdown in residential construction
Auckland's housing crisis starting to ease as supply starts to overtake demand and accumulated housing shortage starts to shrink
24th Nov 20, 10:00am
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Auckland's housing crisis starting to ease as supply starts to overtake demand and accumulated housing shortage starts to shrink
Jenée Tibshraeny looks at why it's time for the Government to get its head out of the sand and address the distributional impacts of printing up to $128 billion
20th Nov 20, 9:11am
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Jenée Tibshraeny looks at why it's time for the Government to get its head out of the sand and address the distributional impacts of printing up to $128 billion