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'Illegal' to build for less than $500k
Finance Minister Bill English says rising land values in Auckland caused by planning constraints have made it "illegal to build a house under half a million dollars".
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Building society takes down website
An Auckland-based building society is accused of making "deceptive" statements about a fund it manages and claims it holds US$6.2 billion of assets.
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Epsom should trial Act's RMA policy - Parker
Labour's finance spokesman David Parker this morning jibed that Act-held Epsom should be used to trial that party's policy of abolishing the Resource Management Act.
![Bernard Hickey: Subsidies fuel heated market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: Subsidies fuel heated market
It's Economics 101. When demand rises and supply does not, prices will rise. If demand rises at the same rate as supply, prices will stay the same.
![Change of lender for estate plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Change of lender for estate plan
Changes are afoot at Mt Wellington's new 107-unit Thompson Park housing estate after the former main lender was replaced some weeks ago.
![Spending on credit and debit cards slips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Spending on credit and debit cards slips
New Zealand core retail spending on debit and credit cards fell in June for the first time in four months.
![Room with an unusual view](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Room with an unusual view
The owners of a house for sale in West Auckland have taken open-plan living to a new level, inserting an "en suite" complete with toilet into a bedroom, with no dividing walls.
![Gapes back in control of Springpark project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gapes back in control of Springpark project
Tony Gapes is set to take back control of New Zealand's most intensive affordable housing project after receivers last night confirmed the property developer has settled a company debt.
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Council delay decision on Hobsonville rezoning
A 20ha block of land at Hobsonville set aside for the marine industry will now be used for housing after a vote by Auckland councillors today.
![Govt has 'abandoned' insulation scheme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt has 'abandoned' insulation scheme
The Government is winding down its home insulation programme as part of Budget cuts leaving 600,000 homes across New Zealand uninsulated, Labour says.
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Little for first home buyers
Aspiring first-home buyers looking for a leg-up into the property market in yesterday's Budget had little to cheer about.
![Retail spending on credit, debit cards rises in April](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail spending on credit, debit cards rises in April
Gains in hospitality and consumables offset falling apparel purchases, as an accelerating economy continues to underpin household confidence.
![Building consents rebound](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Building consents rebound
Building consents for residential housing rose to a six-and-a-half year high in March, snapping two months of decline.
![NZ card spending stalls in March](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ card spending stalls in March
New Zealand spending growth on credit and debit cards stalled in March, as a decline in expenditure on fuel and clothing offset gains for food and liquor.
![Australian home building sector still strengthening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australian home building sector still strengthening
The Australian home building sector is still going quite strong despite an across-the-board fall in building approvals figures for February, economists say.
![House builders chafing at Auckland red tape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
House builders chafing at Auckland red tape
Franchisees at the country's biggest house builder remain dissatisfied with Auckland Council, despite claims of more speed and efficiency.
![Building consents fall 1.7 per cent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Building consents fall 1.7 per cent
New Zealand building consents for residential housing fell 1.7 percent in February, the second straight monthly decline.
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Building work slows as commercial activity drops
Building activity slowed in the final three months of 2013 as non-residential work dropped for a second quarter.
![Building consents reach six-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Building consents reach six-year high
New Zealand building consents for residential housing rose 7.6% in December, taking the annual level of new permits to a six-year high.
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Apartments boost building consents
A boost in new apartment consents led to an 11 per cent rise in the number of new dwellings consented in November 2013, according to Statistics NZ.
![Building consents ease from highs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Building consents ease from highs
The house-building sector's rising fortunes have taken a tumble, with the latest Statistics New Zealand data showing the rate of increase slipping.
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Six thousand new homes for Auckland
The first batch of `special housing areas' in Auckland, which will bring 6000 new sections onto the market, have been revealed today.
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Mortgage restrictions hurting builders
New mortgage lending restrictions could cause a dramatic reduction in the number of houses built each year and put many small construction firms out of business, the Registered Master Builders Federation says.