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Bye Auckland, hello Hamilton
Aucklanders are looking as far away as Hamilton to buy homes as more people find themselves squeezed out of their local real estate market.
Penny Hulse: No chance of a city full of high-rise homes
Half of suburban Auckland built up with three-storey apartments? Under the rules of the draft Unitary Plan it's about as likely as the sun setting in the east.
High-density plans rewind Panmure's clock 13 years
Plans to intensify Auckland with terraced housing and apartment buildings are deja vu for one community, which met last night to discuss the potential changes.
Richard Burton: Careful planning needed on apartments
The draft Auckland Unitary Plan proposes a fundamental change to the urban fabric of Auckland, writs Richard Burton. Multi-storey, high-density apartment buildings formerly reserved to the inner city and adjoining areas are now proposed.
Alistair Helm: Let's get rid of property CVs
The CV is misleading and potentially damaging to the process of real estate, writes Alistair Helm.
Investor morale jumps
Against a backdrop of rising share prices and a booming Auckland housing market, investor confidence reached its highest level.
Stop the spin, residents tell council
A public meeting of about 500 people has told the Auckland Council to rethink its intensification plans for the city, start listening to communities and stop spinning.
Small NZ banks on notice - S&P
Standard & Poor's, the global credit rating agency, has put eight local banks on notice over the rising risk of a housing bubble bursting in New Zealand.
Deb Milliken: Auckland's rural areas worth fighting for
The continued sprawl of New Zealand towns and cities across productive land is a concern, writes Deb Milliken. It is a particular concern around Auckland.
E. John List: Forget about LA - check out Charlotte
As a Kiwi who has recently returned to live in New Zealand after 50 years overseas I am distressed the mayor's growth management policies in Auckland.
Mayor caught in retail row
Auckland Mayor Len Brown is refusing to help a community battling plans by hardware giant Bunnings to build a big box retail store alongside homes and kindergartens.
Greens want Kiwibank to take on Australians
The Green Party wants to bolster Kiwibank's capital so it can "really take on the Aussie banks".
Brian Rudman: Housing plan 'a weak compromise'
Mayor Len Brown and his deputy Penny Hulse pushed hard for quotas for affordable housing to be included in the accord, but the Govt refused, writes Brian Rudman.
Home prices push Aucklanders to Bay
Aucklanders are escaping their unaffordable housing market by moving to Tauranga to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle, an industry expert says.
National's housing plans could benefit developers - Green Party
Handing state homes over to community providers may benefit corporate developers, the Green Party says.
John Roughan: Home buying not a fair contest
The day my son phoned from the auction to say he had a house I felt a surge of pride and relief and wanted to shout the news from the rooftops.
39,000 new homes in three years
Auckland Mayor Len Brown and the Government have struck a deal that will enable 39,000 new houses to be built in the next three years.
Affordable housing required in Auckland deal
A deal aimed at breaking an impasse over Auckland's housing crisis will include a requirement for developments to include affordable housing and/or options for first-time house buyers.
Deal brings land opening closer
Auckland Council and the Government have struck a deal to fast-track plans to free up land for residential department.
Joel Cayford: Unitary Plan must recognise importance of neighbours
Auckland Council's draft Unitary Plan is under attack as people engage with its implications for their backyards and neighbourhoods, writes Joel Cayford. The question confronting city planners and councillors should be how to fix the plan,
TV stars' $170,000 profit
The couple made a $200,000 profit - less the $30,000 spent on renovations - in under three years.
Labour leaders to discuss KiwiBuild plan today
Labour leaders will today discuss how they plan to implement a plan to deliver 10,000 affordable starter homes every year for 10 years.
Support for curb on home loans
Auckland's top real estate agency has welcomed the Reserve Bank's moves to dampen the hot housing market but doesn't expect prices to suddenly drop.