Tag: Housing
OPINION: ‘Major reforms needed in housing’
OPINION: Too many young New Zealanders are struggling to access affordable housing. We don’t build enough houses, and building them is too expensive.
At the...
First home buyers divided on accepting home ownership help
More than half of Kiwi parents say they would loan their children money interest-free to help them buy a home, according to new research...
Budget 2018 disappointing for education
The release of the Labour Government’s first budget last week has disappointed many after the education sector didn’t receive the cash injection it had...
No house, dreams dashed
Susan Richards, at 63, had hoped to be in her new Pine Harbour townhouse by now, preparing for retirement and thinking of ways to...
Mayor welcomes new infrastructure fund
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore have welcomed the Government’s announcement at the weekend of a new infrastructure investment vehicle.
“Funding provided...
Caution urged over Cup expectations
Property Institute of New Zealand chief executive Ashley Church has urged caution around expectations of an ‘economic bonanza’ fuelled by the hosting of the...
Values steady, sales volumes plummet
The latest monthly QV House Price Index shows nationwide residential property values for June increased 8.1 per cent over the past year which is...