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Nicholas Ross Smith, Zbigniew Dumienski: Key finally strikes at issue's heart

COMMENT: Land tax is arguably the simplest, easiest to administer and most effective solution to housing unaffordability.

Explained: Why there’s a housing crisis

It now costs 10 times an ordinary household’s income to buy a median-priced house in Auckland. This animation tells you why in less than two minutes.

Editorial: Vacant land the proper focus for tax

The Prime Minister's talk of a new tax on land is a sign that he is worried by the resurgence in house prices, as he should be.

Options to dampen housing demand

PM John Key this week proposed a new tax on offshore purchases. Could the Government be doing more?

Land tax plan by 2017?

A land tax on offshore owners of New Zealand houses could be in place by next year, Prime Minister John Key says.

Key's tax plan may catch Kiwis overseas

Prime Minister John Key says he'll tackle foreign buyers if he needs to and New Zealanders overseas could be included.

Should land tax apply to foreign buyers?

Prime Minister John Key is considering a land tax on foreign-based house buyers if there is evidence they are pushing up New Zealand house prices.

Mark Lister: An Aussie rebound could ease housing strain

COMMENT: Maybe the biggest threat to the Auckland housing problem is simply waiting for Australia to come right, and for normal service to resume.

Buying frenzy puts homes out of reach

Investors chasing capital gains in Auckland property market are making it harder for first-home buyers to afford a house. Andrew Laxon outlines problems.

Editorial: Rising rents just as toxic to Kiwi dream

Our forebears came to NZ to escape perpetual tenancy and have property of their own. That has been the Kiwi dream and there is no reason to give it up now.

Housing crisis hitting birth rates

Experts believe Auckland's housing crisis may be lowering city's birth rate, as young adults shut out of buying homes are forced to live with parents.

'I'm about to move into a sleepout'

West Auckland grandmother Lee Hickey is moving out of her house to make room for her daughter, son-in-law and their two children.

Kirsty Johnston: Drop Sky? That won't get me a house

COMMENT: I read advice from a mortgage broker saying house hunters just need to give up their Sky TV to be able to buy a home, this enraged me.

Chat transcript: Buy now? Or wait it out?

Independent economist Shamubeel Eaqub answered your questions about the NZ housing market.

Landlords face triple whammy

Are New Zealand landlords doing it tough? Having to cope with new safety and insulation rules, now rents are static.

'Ditch the Sky TV and start saving'

House hunters who say they can't afford to buy a home in Auckland need to give up Sky TV or expensive cars and just save harder, says a mortgage broker.

Home Truths: Market daunting for singles

House prices in Auckland have risen so fast that many single people on ordinary incomes now find it impossible to buy a first home on their savings.

Housing boom: How long will it last?

WATCH: The Economy Hub - Auckland's property boom looks set to run on for at least two years.