KiwiBuild

Twyford’s action plan to abate construction sector woes

16 Aug 18, 3:48pm

New data reveals construction sector bosses are pessimistic about the future, but Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says he has an ‘action plan’
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Twyford says KiwiBuild homes ‘least affected’ by adverse housing market moves

15 Aug 18, 3:52pm

Jason Walls

7 comments

Housing Minister Phil Twyford says 'affordable' KiwiBuild home prices less likely to be affected by fluctuating market than higher valued homes
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KiwiBuild LVR poser

14 Aug 18, 9:32am

David Hargreaves

15 comments

The fact borrowing on the 100,000 KiwiBuild houses will mostly fall outside the LVR restrictions may force a rethink on macro-prudential policies
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Kiwibank says it will pre-approve 90% mortgages for KiwiBuild buyers

13 Aug 18, 1:08pm

Greg Ninness

14 comments

Kiwibank fires the opening round in the battle for KiwiBuild customers, offering to pre-approve 90% mortgages and contribute $2000 towards buyers' legal or moving costs
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Kiwibank says it will pre-approve 90% mortgages for KiwiBuild buyers

13 Aug 18, 1:08pm

Greg Ninness

14 comments

Kiwibank fires the opening round in the battle for KiwiBuild customers, offering to pre-approve 90% mortgages and contribute $2000 towards buyers' legal or moving costs
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‘Fiscal Stimulus’: Grant Robertson’s economic silver bullet, but what is it?

8 Aug 18, 1:48pm

Jason Walls

10 comments

As the economy shifts down a gear, the Finance Minister has been talking up the ‘fiscal stimulus’ the Government has at its disposal, but what is ‘fiscal stimulus’ and how will it help the economy?
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Aspiring KiwiBuild homeowners - time to get a mortgage pre-approval

27 Jul 18, 1:28pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

39 comments

KiwiBuild pre-qualification stage to open in early August; proof of finance and income necessary to enter the ballot
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Wait and see for first home buyers?

27 Jul 18, 7:43am

David Hargreaves

147 comments

David Hargreaves mulls whether the sudden sharp drop-off in first home buyers taking up mortgages is just a glitch or shows that people are waiting for KiwiBuild
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Cabinet denies Twyford power to adjust KiwiBuild price cap

25 Jul 18, 1:07pm

Jason Walls

23 comments

Interest.co.nz has learned a request made to Cabinet by the Housing Minister to have the power to adjust the KiwiBuild upper price limits has been denied
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Twyford: Govt to step in to sell KiwiBuild homes if developers can’t

24 Jul 18, 4:36pm

Jason Walls

38 comments

The Housing Minister says if a developer is unable to sell a property at an ‘agreed upon price’ the Crown will step in and sell it for them
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Should we borrow more?

24 Jul 18, 10:52am

David Hargreaves

26 comments

David Hargreaves suggests that if the Government is considering lifting its spending cap it should do so as a one-off and for specific infrastructure projects
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Big Auckland demand for KiwiBuild homes

19 Jul 18, 2:45pm

Jason Walls

46 comments

Three quarters of the people who have applied for a KiwiBuild home are from Auckland
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10,000 new South Auckland homes on the way

13 Jul 18, 9:36am

Jason Walls

99 comments

Housing Minister announces plans to build 10,000 homes in Mangere - including 3500 new KiwiBuild homes, 3000 new state homes and 3500 new ‘market homes’
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Auckland house construction 'enters new phase'

12 Jul 18, 10:49am

David Hargreaves

37 comments

Westpac economists revise upwards their forecasts for house construction in the country's largest city; say Auckland getting close to building enough houses to keep up with population growth
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This week's guest Top 10

6 Jul 18, 10:00am

Guest

13 comments

Henry Lynch on the foreign buyer data debacle, how chatbots are channelling customers, the Australian banking sector, the FIFA’s World Cup strange connection to toilets, and the meaning of life
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Now the big job - managing KiwiBuild expectations

5 Jul 18, 4:27pm

David Hargreaves

101 comments

The Government's willingly put itself under enormous pressure by inviting registrations for KiwiBuild houses - and getting loads of responses - at such an early stage
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KiwiBuild and the recognition of 'Ponsonby problems'

5 Jul 18, 2:52pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

153 comments

Are young people that earn decent salaries too privileged to be thrown a bone by the Government? Jenée Tibshraeny thinks not
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Adams slams $180k KiwiBuild income cap – says it should be $130k

4 Jul 18, 3:42pm

Jason Walls

81 comments

The Opposition’s Finance Spokeswoman has slammed the combined income limit of would-be KiwiBuild homeowners, but Grant Robertson says it’s the fault of the previous Government
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