Housing Affordability

NZ First is considering a Crown co-investment election policy for first home buyers that Shane Jones says would give FHBs access to mortgage interest rates ‘cheaper than what the Aussie-owned banks are charging’

NZ First is considering a Crown co-investment election policy for first home buyers that Shane Jones says would give FHBs access to mortgage interest rates ‘cheaper than what the Aussie-owned banks are charging’

Australia’s housing market is cooling. Perhaps expectations should too, Alan Duncan & Steven Rowley say

Australia’s housing market is cooling. Perhaps expectations should too, Alan Duncan & Steven Rowley say

Labour says it would increase Crown guarantee for Community Housing Funding Agency social bonds, to 'help get more affordable homes built faster’

Labour says it would increase Crown guarantee for Community Housing Funding Agency social bonds, to 'help get more affordable homes built faster’

Prospective first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga and Kapiti are caught between not being able to scrape together a 20% deposit and being unable to afford the repayments on a low equity loan

Prospective first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga and Kapiti are caught between not being able to scrape together a 20% deposit and being unable to afford the repayments on a low equity loan

Housing market turned slightly in first home buyers' favour in April but how long will it last?

Housing market turned slightly in first home buyers' favour in April but how long will it last?

First home buyers being hit by rising mortgage rates and higher prices at the bottom of the housing market

First home buyers being hit by rising mortgage rates and higher prices at the bottom of the housing market

House prices at the bottom of the market and mortgage interest rates combined in a double whammy for first home buyers in February

House prices at the bottom of the market and mortgage interest rates combined in a double whammy for first home buyers in February

Getting on to the second rung of the property ladder should be well within reach for existing first home owners after 10 years

Getting on to the second rung of the property ladder should be well within reach for existing first home owners after 10 years

Wasay Majid argues retirement savings and housing affordability policies can no longer be designed in isolation

Wasay Majid argues retirement savings and housing affordability policies can no longer be designed in isolation

Housing is now the most affordable it has been for first home buyers in more than five years as prices drop at the bottom of the market

Housing is now the most affordable it has been for first home buyers in more than five years as prices drop at the bottom of the market

Patrick Watson points out the housing market is the US economy’s thousand-pound gorilla. Bad things happen when it gets angry

Patrick Watson points out the housing market is the US economy’s thousand-pound gorilla. Bad things happen when it gets angry

Housing is moving back to affordable levels for first home buyers - even in Auckland

Housing is moving back to affordable levels for first home buyers - even in Auckland

Housing now the most affordable it has been for first home buyers in more than four years

Housing now the most affordable it has been for first home buyers in more than four years

A capital gains tax would be almost ‘irrelevant’ with house price growth unlikely to continue at pre-pandemic pace, former finance minister Bill English says

A capital gains tax would be almost ‘irrelevant’ with house price growth unlikely to continue at pre-pandemic pace, former finance minister Bill English says

First home buyers benefitting from the convergence of falling mortgage rates, lower house prices and slowly rising incomes

First home buyers benefitting from the convergence of falling mortgage rates, lower house prices and slowly rising incomes