Housing
Elizabeth Kerr questions if property mentoring companies are a waste of money - or could they in fact boost your money machine?
17th Feb 15, 5:05am
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Elizabeth Kerr questions if property mentoring companies are a waste of money - or could they in fact boost your money machine?
Elizabeth Kerr says you should always take the money when banks offer you non-rate home loan incentive choices
14th Feb 15, 10:08am
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Elizabeth Kerr says you should always take the money when banks offer you non-rate home loan incentive choices
Housing NZ on track to build 2,000 new homes by end of 2015; says not capital constrained; able to raise funds by selling land
11th Feb 15, 7:44pm
Housing NZ on track to build 2,000 new homes by end of 2015; says not capital constrained; able to raise funds by selling land
Elizabeth Kerr blames television for sabotaging our financial future
Bernard Hickey questions the timidity of the Government's social housing plans. He suggests Mr Key take a leaf out of Mr Lee's book to launch a Houses of National Significance program
1st Feb 15, 7:00am
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Bernard Hickey questions the timidity of the Government's social housing plans. He suggests Mr Key take a leaf out of Mr Lee's book to launch a Houses of National Significance program
'While the politicans go chasing ghosts, you should do as I do – buy lots of houses and farms', says Gareth Morgan
30th Jan 15, 10:12am
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'While the politicans go chasing ghosts, you should do as I do – buy lots of houses and farms', says Gareth Morgan
RBNZ holds OCR at 3.5%; says will hold it "for some time" and moves "up or down" will depend on data
29th Jan 15, 9:07am
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RBNZ holds OCR at 3.5%; says will hold it "for some time" and moves "up or down" will depend on data
Smith proposes 10 part re-write of RMA to boost housing supply; says RMA responsible for extra $30 bln of housing cost and 40,000 fewer homes
21st Jan 15, 9:42pm
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Smith proposes 10 part re-write of RMA to boost housing supply; says RMA responsible for extra $30 bln of housing cost and 40,000 fewer homes
Auckland and Canterbury drive a substantial increase in building consents. In fact, many of the approvals concentrated on Auckland isthmus
9th Jan 15, 11:34am
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Auckland and Canterbury drive a substantial increase in building consents. In fact, many of the approvals concentrated on Auckland isthmus
Here's Elizabeth Kerr's version of The Twelve Days of Christmas to keep you on the right financial path over the holiday season
16th Dec 14, 9:58am
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Here's Elizabeth Kerr's version of The Twelve Days of Christmas to keep you on the right financial path over the holiday season
Just because something is on sale does not mean you should buy it. Elizabeth Kerr asks if you are 'spaving' - spending to save
9th Dec 14, 11:56am
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Just because something is on sale does not mean you should buy it. Elizabeth Kerr asks if you are 'spaving' - spending to save
Elizabeth Kerr thinks a good life is getting tangled up with a goods life
Elizabeth Kerr says the social pressure to keep 'buying up' stops people from utilising their money and time to their best advantage
25th Nov 14, 10:00am
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Elizabeth Kerr says the social pressure to keep 'buying up' stops people from utilising their money and time to their best advantage
Bernard Hickey looks deep inside the Reserve Bank's Financial Stability report and finds out just how much Auckland's housing market dictates New Zealand's finances
16th Nov 14, 7:30am
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Bernard Hickey looks deep inside the Reserve Bank's Financial Stability report and finds out just how much Auckland's housing market dictates New Zealand's finances
Key lists Governments plans for reforms of social housing, social welfare, RMA, first home buyer grants, labour laws and trade agreements in third term
21st Oct 14, 11:01am
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Key lists Governments plans for reforms of social housing, social welfare, RMA, first home buyer grants, labour laws and trade agreements in third term
New Environment Minister and Housing Minister Nick Smith argues for RMA reform to focus on housing affordability; says RMA responsible for Auckland land price surge
15th Oct 14, 1:28pm
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New Environment Minister and Housing Minister Nick Smith argues for RMA reform to focus on housing affordability; says RMA responsible for Auckland land price surge
Key signals big shift towards community-provided social housing from pure state housing in creating 'super group' of housing ministers
6th Oct 14, 2:33pm
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Key signals big shift towards community-provided social housing from pure state housing in creating 'super group' of housing ministers
Treasury reviews the August economic indicators; expects dairy prices to recover, labour markets to tighten, and stabilisation in the housing markets
1st Sep 14, 4:55pm
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Treasury reviews the August economic indicators; expects dairy prices to recover, labour markets to tighten, and stabilisation in the housing markets
Dwelling consents rose strongly in July, mainly driven by a jump in Auckland
29th Aug 14, 11:45am
Dwelling consents rose strongly in July, mainly driven by a jump in Auckland
New package to help about 90,000 lower and middle income first home buyers over the next five years, says Nick Smith
24th Aug 14, 3:31pm
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New package to help about 90,000 lower and middle income first home buyers over the next five years, says Nick Smith
Bernard Hickey says Auckland is growing consents far too slowly. He says Len Brown needs to push back the NIMBYs or face Wellington nationalising Auckland's building consenting and unitary plan process
3rd Aug 14, 7:30am
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Bernard Hickey says Auckland is growing consents far too slowly. He says Len Brown needs to push back the NIMBYs or face Wellington nationalising Auckland's building consenting and unitary plan process
Statistics NZ reports building consents rose 3.5% to 1,950 in June; trend at highest level since August 2007, but still 26% below Jan 2004 peak
30th Jul 14, 10:59am
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Statistics NZ reports building consents rose 3.5% to 1,950 in June; trend at highest level since August 2007, but still 26% below Jan 2004 peak
Bernard Hickey looks at why rental inflation in Auckland is much lower than house price inflation and wonders how much longer this valuation bubble can keep inflating before bursting in landlords' faces
13th Jul 14, 8:00am
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Bernard Hickey looks at why rental inflation in Auckland is much lower than house price inflation and wonders how much longer this valuation bubble can keep inflating before bursting in landlords' faces
Home alterations are booming in Auckland, the Waikato and Christchurch but slow in Wellington
1st Jul 14, 10:29am
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Home alterations are booming in Auckland, the Waikato and Christchurch but slow in Wellington
NZ First's Winston Peters attacks Government on high number of Chinese parents applying for parent reunification category of migration
17th Jun 14, 5:58pm
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NZ First's Winston Peters attacks Government on high number of Chinese parents applying for parent reunification category of migration