Auckland Housing
Authorities campaign to prevent the surge in Auckland's housing construction sparking another leaky home type crisis
13th Oct 15, 4:22pm
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Authorities campaign to prevent the surge in Auckland's housing construction sparking another leaky home type crisis
Dairy's down but don't panic... New Zealand's economy is still in the middle of the pack across the OECD, says HSBC's Paul Bloxham
6th Oct 15, 4:17pm
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Dairy's down but don't panic... New Zealand's economy is still in the middle of the pack across the OECD, says HSBC's Paul Bloxham
Chris Parker calls for building industry revamp, road user charges, targeted rates and more to curb Auckland's housing woes
30th Sep 15, 4:56pm
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Chris Parker calls for building industry revamp, road user charges, targeted rates and more to curb Auckland's housing woes
Good news for Auckland home seekers in latest building consent figures
Up to 40% of Auckland Council building inspections failing; Council's building control manager fears experienced builders are being stretched and leaving workers unsupervised
10th Aug 15, 12:58pm
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Up to 40% of Auckland Council building inspections failing; Council's building control manager fears experienced builders are being stretched and leaving workers unsupervised
Bernard Hickey says rather than just debating foreign buying of houses we should be having a tougher debate about migration
2nd Aug 15, 5:01am
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Bernard Hickey says rather than just debating foreign buying of houses we should be having a tougher debate about migration
Bernard Hickey argues a 15% stamp duty on non-resident buyers and/or a 1% Auckland Investor Levy would be sensible policy options, if New Zealand could only debate the issue sensibly
19th Jul 15, 5:01am
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Bernard Hickey argues a 15% stamp duty on non-resident buyers and/or a 1% Auckland Investor Levy would be sensible policy options, if New Zealand could only debate the issue sensibly
Smith and Brown announce two new greenfield Special Housing Areas in South Auckland for up to 1,800 new homes as Auckland Council appears to end moratorium on new greenfield SHA consents
3rd Jul 15, 3:07pm
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Smith and Brown announce two new greenfield Special Housing Areas in South Auckland for up to 1,800 new homes as Auckland Council appears to end moratorium on new greenfield SHA consents
Auckland's housing market faces a perfect storm of rising demand and supply shortages. A flood of investment from China into new homes could do the trick
28th Jun 15, 5:02am
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Auckland's housing market faces a perfect storm of rising demand and supply shortages. A flood of investment from China into new homes could do the trick
Bernard Hickey says a 'negotiated settlement' of the Productivity Commission's 'prescription for shared pain' on the Auckland housing issue would be preferable, or else...
21st Jun 15, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey says a 'negotiated settlement' of the Productivity Commission's 'prescription for shared pain' on the Auckland housing issue would be preferable, or else...
Banks tight-lipped over talk of loosening lending requirements for apartment buyers as apartment living 'loses its stigma'
16th Jun 15, 9:32am
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Banks tight-lipped over talk of loosening lending requirements for apartment buyers as apartment living 'loses its stigma'
Auckland housing consents have risen strongly for three months in a row. Could the end of the housing crisis be in sight?
29th May 15, 11:37am
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Auckland housing consents have risen strongly for three months in a row. Could the end of the housing crisis be in sight?
BNZ chief economist says Auckland housing supply shortage is four times larger than the Government thinks
30th Apr 15, 2:42pm
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BNZ chief economist says Auckland housing supply shortage is four times larger than the Government thinks
Barfoot & Thompson sold a record number of homes last month with a quarter of them selling for more than $1 million
7th Apr 15, 10:37am
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Barfoot & Thompson sold a record number of homes last month with a quarter of them selling for more than $1 million
Labour's Andrew Little accuses Key of using 'megaphone diplomacy' on the RBNZ over interest rates; Key accuses Labour of hypocrisy
11th Mar 15, 9:01pm
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Labour's Andrew Little accuses Key of using 'megaphone diplomacy' on the RBNZ over interest rates; Key accuses Labour of hypocrisy
Rents spike in South and West Auckland
The Property Council blasts the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan, says politicians need to stop dithering
16th Jan 15, 4:32pm
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The Property Council blasts the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan, says politicians need to stop dithering
Auckland is falling behind the rest of NZ in home building and home ownership rates, but increasing its share of overcrowded housing stock
17th Dec 14, 5:44pm
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Auckland is falling behind the rest of NZ in home building and home ownership rates, but increasing its share of overcrowded housing stock
Bernard Hickey looks at why Auckland's property market is getting its second wind just as the high NZ dollar kicks dairy farmers and fishermen in the guts
7th Dec 14, 7:30am
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Bernard Hickey looks at why Auckland's property market is getting its second wind just as the high NZ dollar kicks dairy farmers and fishermen in the guts
Barfoots says most landlords are expecting to raise their rents by 5% or less, driving yields down even lower
29th Sep 14, 11:07am
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Barfoots says most landlords are expecting to raise their rents by 5% or less, driving yields down even lower
Len Brown, Nick Smith unveil 17 new special housing areas with potential for 8,000 new homes in Auckland
12th Sep 14, 1:14pm
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Len Brown, Nick Smith unveil 17 new special housing areas with potential for 8,000 new homes in Auckland
Median house prices fell sharply in June with Auckland prices leading the decline
14th Jul 14, 10:13am
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Median house prices fell sharply in June with Auckland prices leading the decline
Asking prices for homes hit an all time high in June
Johnny come lately speculators and new lending rules are putting the squeeze on many landlords
11th Jul 14, 4:00am
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Johnny come lately speculators and new lending rules are putting the squeeze on many landlords
Property values are rising faster than rents in Auckland but it's a different story in the rest of the country
9th Jul 14, 4:00am
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Property values are rising faster than rents in Auckland but it's a different story in the rest of the country