First KiwiBuild open home attracts hundreds
First KiwiBuild open home attracts 500 hopefuls - and all main banks.
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Massive housing plans for Auckland suburb
10,000 new homes over 15 years, including 2400 Kiwibuild homes.
Carters chasing Bella Vista director for more than $1m
Carters is chasing Bella Vista Homes director Danny Cancian for the more than $1 million.
Take a glimpse inside the first completed KiwiBuild home
18 "modest starter" homes in Papakura finished and up for ballot soon.
How to get a $650k KiwiBuild-style house down to $300k
Infrastructure NZ boss Stephen Selwood looks at the lessons from a Houston development.
Climate change exacerbating infrastructure deficit
Gridlock, lost production and unaffordable housing are symptoms of infrastructure deficit.
Sydney house price drop: Could it happen in Auckland?
Economist says price drop could happen but a decrease was unlikely in current climate.
Mt Roskill housing development announced
Mt Roskill housing development announced by Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford. / Dean Purcell
More homes on the way, should help ease housing crisis: council
Big jump in the number of new Auckland homes given approval to be built.
Govt to rebuild Greys Ave 'slum'
The 61-year-old building houses 87 units currently, the redevelopment will boast 280 units
Local Focus winter hacks: Moving the hot stuff around
Palmerston North's EnviroMan says push the heat around. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus winter hack: The $40 thermo blanket
Palmerston North's EnviroMan says cover your windows. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Foreign workers mooted for KiwiBuild
Easier visa process for foreign tradespeople proposed to speed up KiwiBuild.
Quality KiwiBuild homes could save $680m: Report
If KiwiBuild homes are built to higher standards, it could save $680m, a report says.
Penny Pirrit: Consent process far from being gravy train
COMMENT: Council totally reliant on the quality of information provided by the applicant.
Big earners won't be barred from buying KiwiBuild homes
Govt will not prevent high-income earners from buying its 100,000 affordable homes.
Treasury advice stings Twyford
Twyford lashes out at Treasury "kids" over Kiwibuild forecast.
Kevin Atkinson: Builders need help to provide enough houses
COMMENT: Builders need some help to take on bigger housing projects.
Calls for Budget to address housing, infrastructure
Budget must address housing, infrastructure
Budget 2018: Can we afford KiwiBuild?
Finance expert wants details on ambitious $2 billion, 100,000-house KiwiBuild plan.
Brave New World: Is this the future of city living?
Several families plan to chip in to build an $11 million 865sq m "co-housing" property.
Prisoners build house, gain qualifications
The three bedroom house was lifted over the prison fence by a crane this morning.
Bird-brained or clever marketing: Would you live in Squawk St?
Feather Place, Claw Place and Pallid Green feature in new Falcon's Landing subdivision.
$300m Auckland housing project proceeding
A $300m project to boost housing in northwest Auckland could boost public transport too.
$300m project to fast-track 6200 new Auckland homes in doubt
A $300m plan for a housing project in West Auckland is in doubt.
Editorial: Govt housing scheme looks sound
EDITORIAL: "Affordable" housing on the Unitec land will need to be well planned.
Unitec CEO: Mt Albert housing development a 'win-win' for Unitec and housing
"We're going to build our way out of the housing crisis."
KiwiBuild: 3000-4000 homes to go on Unitec land
The development will pop up on Unitec's Mt Albert campus.
Liam Dann: Flat market highlights housing woes
COMMENT: House prices in Auckland aren't soaring any more but that doesn't solve problem.
Local Focus: Build a house for $26,000
Cheap and sustainable living now reality for millennials. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Risk from rising house prices likely peaked: S&P
The housing-related imbalances look set to peak this year, according to S&P.
Why Auckland's housing ranking is still bad news
COMMENT: Demographia affordability survey hints at progress but real test is yet to come.
'That's f***ed your house': New footage of demolition fail
New video shows the moment a demolition in Pt Chevalier goes horribly wrong.