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Red tape slams door on housing plans

<i>James Young</i>: Changes to property depreciation must deliver

State housing review

Govt predicts boom year for house builders

Builders will put up 18,000 to 20,000 new houses this year, according to a forecast.

Nine city units snapped up

ASB cuts mortgage rates

HNZ tenants apply to appeal evictions

Insulation scheme plagued by poor work

Poor workmanship has forced inspectors to double the number of random checks and introduce tougher penalties under the Govt's popular home insulation scheme.

Falling NZ house sales may mean faltering recovery, say economists

HNZ bribe claim not first - tenant advocate

Allegations that a Housing New Zealand (HNZ) staff member has been taking bribes is not the first claim of its kind, says a tenant advocate.

'Flood' of unsold homes as prices dip

The volume of houses sold nationally last month plunged 17 per cent and the market has slipped.

Tax reforms to put brakes on house prices - experts

The dream of first home ownership will be made easier by Prime Minister John Key's likely tax reforms, economists said today.

Change in property rules 'inevitable'

The status quo for property investors cannot be sustained, Tax Working Group member John Shewan says.

Key needed in the back office

Relief in property circles as most tax options ruled out

The vice-president of the Property Investors Federation is relieved that most housing tax options were ruled out in Prime Minister John Key's speech yesterday, but he is wary of what is to come.

First housing sector growth since 2007, says new report