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Housing market has modest February bounce
There was a modest recovery in both home sales and prices in February.
No official advice on abandoning suburbs - Key
Prime Minister John Key has conceded he received no official advice that some areas of quake-stricken Christchurch may need to be abandoned.
Key's 10,000 house claim queried
Official figures released today by Civil Defence tag the number of homes condemned to date in Christchurch at 2190 - about 7800 shy of John Key's estimate of 10,000 - causing some to question where the PM's office is getting its information
Building consents hit nine-year low as home construction slumps
New Zealand building consents sank to a nine-year low in January as new home construction slumped.
Your Business: Building plan takes all-in-one approach
Box Living aims for the higher end of NZ's design-and-build house market.
Housing data 'probably cannot get any worse' - economist
Building consent figures fell sharply in December, with one economist saying they probably cannot get any worse.
NZ: Land of unhealthy homes
Three out of four New Zealand homes are failing to meet new energy-efficiency standards.
Building consents keep falling in September
The residential building sector remained soft in September, with another fall in building consents.
A new era in affordable housing
The Govt has opened its first 'simple house', its answer to streamlining the design and build process for first-time buyers.
Fletcher's Ling sees housing demand pickup in 2011
Fletcher Building, expects the residential property market to pick up next year when rebuilding begins in Canterbury and the government's response to 'leaky homes' comes into effect.
Building consents keep falling - down 9pc in August
The number of consents issued for new homes has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, Statistics NZ said today.
$168,000 state house sets pattern for cheap homes
The Govt hopes a new state house will be a heartening example for first-home owners.
<i>Tony Alexander:</i> The economic forecast
The news is good - and bad - says the Bank of New Zealand's Tony Alexander.
Re-insurers will take the bulk of earthquake losses - Moody's
Global re-insurance companies will probably take the bulk of losses for claims from the Christchurch earthquake not covered by EQC, says Moody's.
<i>Kevin Atkinson:</i> Home truths forcing everybody to adjust
Credit crunch has changed the landscape for residential building, writes Kevin Atkinson
House price fall of 4.1pc predicted in new report
A report prepared by business researcher Infometrics is predicting house prices will fall 4.1 per cent by next June.
Building consents stay in the doldrums
NZ's residential property sector remained subdued last month with permits for new construction edging up from a slump in May, while commercial property extended its decline.
Housing consents edge up in June
The number of consents issued for new home building nudged up 1.7pc in June.