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Westpac touts potential of shared home ownership schemes, but will it actually take on more risk?
Community housing providers accuse banks of being too risk averse.
Property Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office garden
Michael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.
Wellington council spends $593m to fulfil housing deal with Helen Clark Govt
About 3000 people live in social housing owned by Wellington City Council.
More home loan rate cuts – if you can get them
Rate relief may take time to filter through to households.
Kāinga Ora's 'battery-hen development' proposed for Ruakākā now under review
State housing builds that can't be finished by mid-2025 are being reassessed.
'Sell it before the bank does': The real reason more people are selling houses
A 50% leap in houses listed for sale may be partly due to home loan pressure.
Retirement village issues highlighted in push for law reform
The Act 'has to change': Retirement Village Residents Assoc president.
Some new houses so energy efficient, they must be cooled in winter, Minister says
Over-insulated? Penk says some people are taking extreme steps.
New council units boost pensioner housing
The Waipā District Council has now provided homes for 117 pensioners.
'Rapidly rising': Kiwis face housing pain despite inflation drop
Food prices have stabilised, but insurance, rates and rents are still “rising rapidly".
Neighbour reflects on loss of 'godsend' ex-reserve, councillor queries sale price
A trust bought the Clayton Rd site for $750,000 to build 10 affordable rental homes.
So much, so fast, all at once: Govt moves at breathtaking pace on housing market
Massive reforms are under way: what do people think, what's the reaction, what effect?
‘Unbelievably shortsighted’: Fury against Chris Penk on house energy efficiency review
Future generations would be sentenced to a life of cold housing, Andrew Eagles says.
Kāinga Ora re-housing tenants after 'major' fire in central Wellington flats
The housing agency was 'very concerned' to learn about the fire late yesterday afternoon.
Letters: US politics and the right to bear arms; pay police properly
OPINION: In America, gun violence is commonplace.
State insurer looks into subsidising homeowners to make their properties more resilient
Government officials study insurance schemes overseas that offer homeowners grants.
'More suburbs of Auckland': Housing plan raises fertile rural land concerns
“Wellington officials determining what is right for our area”.
Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%
One company is offering eligible buyers money for deposits so they can afford a house.
Letters: Trump rally shooting may alter the course of history
OPINION: 'Conspiracists on the left and right are hard at work fomenting greater chaos.'
Simon Wilson: Why are we losing our minds over 15 free bicycles?
OPINION: Spurious 'economic necessity' claims undermine environment and efficiency goals.
Foul-mouthed tenant evicted after noise complaints from neighbours
Property managers have evicted a loud and foul-mouthed tenant after neighbours complained.
Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn
High interest rates, cost of living pressures driving some to put their homes up for sale.
Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out
Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.
Kāinga Ora evictions to rise in crackdown on unruly tenants
The Housing Minister expects the housing agency to evict an increasing number of people.
Wanted: Families looking for a hand-up into buying their first home
Habitat for Humanity is building 24 Whangārei homes for its rent-to-buy scheme.
Tauranga mayoral candidates size up Govt's new housing rules
Mayoral hopefuls give their views on how the changes fit with the growing city's needs.
Number of ‘accidental landlords’ falling as property market slows
Fewer people are opting to rent out houses when they don't sell.
Major bank drops mortgage rates, term deposits
The first bank moves to drop home loan rates after the Reserve Bank signals 'dovish' tone.
NZ house building costs drop for first time in 12 years: 'eased the pressure'
Decline followed a huge surge in building consents as well as a post-pandemic rush.
Opinion: Size matters – why new housing rules risk cheap builds, shoebox apartments
OPINION: Will removing minimum dwelling sizes result in poor-quality housing? Yes.
Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?
Also today: is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible? Why is the RBNZ so negative?
Hamilton on track for 520 new state homes this year, hundreds more planned
Of Waikato's 582 new social homes being built this year, 520 of them are in Hamilton City.