land supply

Government working group concludes lack of housing supply relative to population a key driver of rising house prices over recent decades

Government working group concludes lack of housing supply relative to population a key driver of rising house prices over recent decades

Treasury 'meaningfully' revamps house price forecast methodology, putting more weight on the impact of interest rates

Treasury 'meaningfully' revamps house price forecast methodology, putting more weight on the impact of interest rates

With the NZ economy at a tipping point, John Tookey probes whether laissez-faire ideology or pragmatic intervention will win the housing affordability debate

With the NZ economy at a tipping point, John Tookey probes whether laissez-faire ideology or pragmatic intervention will win the housing affordability debate

National promises $600m for housing infrastructure investment alongside private sector for projects to be owned by SPVs, repaid through targeted rates and volumetric charges; Labour says this was its policy from 2015

National promises $600m for housing infrastructure investment alongside private sector for projects to be owned by SPVs, repaid through targeted rates and volumetric charges; Labour says this was its policy from 2015

National is gearing up to announce a big Auckland housing plan. It has been dubbed 'KiwiBuild-lite', but even that implies too wide a gap from Labour

National is gearing up to announce a big Auckland housing plan. It has been dubbed 'KiwiBuild-lite', but even that implies too wide a gap from Labour

Land price & house size jumps: How NZ’s 1989 tax experiment ignored the potential impacts on land values, house sizes and property prices as govt chased a short-term revenue kick but doomed future generations

Land price & house size jumps: How NZ’s 1989 tax experiment ignored the potential impacts on land values, house sizes and property prices as govt chased a short-term revenue kick but doomed future generations

Bernard Hickey argues the Government and Auckland Council should ramp up their attempts to change the expectations of land bankers about constantly rising prices

Bernard Hickey argues the Government and Auckland Council should ramp up their attempts to change the expectations of land bankers about constantly rising prices

The NZ Initiative's Eric Crampton says improving housing affordability is a key step the Government can take to reduce child poverty

The NZ Initiative's Eric Crampton says improving housing affordability is a key step the Government can take to reduce child poverty

Productivity Commission to launch inquiry into how councils regulate land supply for housing

Productivity Commission to launch inquiry into how councils regulate land supply for housing

PM Key on NZ housing fix: Increasing land supply in Auckland the answer, not a massive government-subsidised build

PM Key on NZ housing fix: Increasing land supply in Auckland the answer, not a massive government-subsidised build

Labour follows Greens in attacking 'landlord subsidy' Accommodation Supplement; ACT claims Labour attacking landlords, wants more land supply

Labour follows Greens in attacking 'landlord subsidy' Accommodation Supplement; ACT claims Labour attacking landlords, wants more land supply

All the Productivity Commission needed to say in its housing affordability report: 'Quit whining about tax; It's land supply, stupid'

All the Productivity Commission needed to say in its housing affordability report: 'Quit whining about tax; It's land supply, stupid'

Labour's Goff calls on govt to ensure sufficient new land supply in Christchurch to meet demand from residents facing higher property prices than payouts

Labour's Goff calls on govt to ensure sufficient new land supply in Christchurch to meet demand from residents facing higher property prices than payouts

Productivity Commission asks for submissions on housing affordability, looks at land supply, construction costs, taxes, credit availability

Productivity Commission asks for submissions on housing affordability, looks at land supply, construction costs, taxes, credit availability