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'Level of concern amongst residents and advocates about some of the sector’s practices.'
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House value: National average house prices 13% down on a year ago - QV
Housing values continue to slide, though the decline has slowed in many main centres.
Tiny-home firm liquidators seek return of director to NZ to testify
Charles Innes has moved to Australia - but liquidators want answers about missing records.
Environment Minister allows Auckland Council reprieve on Government intensification push after floods, cyclone
'Extension to enable staff to investigate flooding impacts and its implications': Parker
Who wants $14.9m from biggest builder to fail this year?
Name anything you see happening on a building site and those supplying stuff are on list.
Could Fletcher's Perth leaky pipe problem cost more than A$15m?
Investors may have to mull "worst-case scenario" in leaky pipe issue.
Lifting the lid on Scarbro failure: Construction companies owe $14m
Biggest NZ builder to declare insolvency this year: McGrathNicol says who's owed what.
Scarbro liquidator: Building sites being transferred back to customers
Information about the failure due out on Monday, explaining the fate of around 60 staff.
Record crane count reflects busy building sector
Queenstown had the biggest increase: crane numbers shot from eight last year to 15 now.
Property plunge: Largest first-quarter fall in 15 years
Property market downturn gaining momentum.
Scarbro was building 89 apartments for state's Kāinga Ora when it failed
Another major building firm calls in liquidators.
Big builder in liquidation after series of adverse events
Four big problems have devastated the company's ability to trade.
Big southeast Auckland rezoning application in for 3000+ new homes
The site is partly occupied by the Rydges Formosa Golf Course and Resort.
Wānaka developer insolvent, $440k owed to IRD
IRD appears on a statement of affairs, owed $448,000 as a preferential creditor.
Cyclone Gabrielle partly blamed for house consent applications falling 29%
Fall seen across nearly all regions, and Auckland becoming more apartment-friendly city.
March of suburban apartments soon to eclipse CBD: new study
In six weeks, 872 new units will be finished, boosting non-CBD apartment stock to 21,476.
‘I’m stunned it’s so little’: Landlord reacts to record rent prices, cost of living
High inflation, food prices make less dramatic rent increases surprising, landlord says.
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‘Sold out in 3 minutes’: How 66 new Northcote apartments sold in 2021
"By 9.05am, 260 qualified buyers were waiting to buy."
Sky high: Developer unveils its 15th Auckland apartment block today
In a month, Ockham is due to open the new 117-unit Aroha at Avondale as its 16th block.
Construction sector 'cashie' crackdown: 50,000 businesses late with tax payments
Under-declaring income via cash jobs a major issue, IRD says.
Construction crunch: More building firms fail, homeowners in the lurch
Peter Wolfkamp, Newstalk ZB’s resident builder worries about recent string of failures.
'Bombed out': Neighbours up in arms about half-finished apartment complex
Tough times for developers leaves Auckland street with unfinished eyesore, neighbours say.
Ten 'unfair' retirement village practices: Govt review under way
Practices a focus of Government review announced in December, due out this September.
‘Mum and dad landlords aren’t the enemy’: National unveils build-to-rent housing policy
Promise to bring back brightline test and interest deductibility.
'Living in a soup of humidity': Air-con issue dogs some residents in luxury high-rise
"It’s like living in a soup of humidity - but with a great view."
House values falling but still up 24.5pc on pre-Covid times
Prices would need to keep falling for another two years before they hit pre-Covid levels.
'Dream turning into a nightmare': Family fumes waiting for land settlement
'It looks as though our family dream home is now unachievable.'
$200m plans: Fletcher Residential's vision for 306 new Auckland homes
Overseas Investment Office consent was needed by Fletcher Residential.
Resident sets up vibrating device to aggravate neighbours in NZ's tallest apartment tower
The bizarre device is designed to make a dull, repetitive noise 24 hours a day.
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
Muriwai residents vent anger at Auckland Council staff over future of slip-hit houses
Locals had packed into Muriwai Golf Club to find out the fate of their homes.
Developer's plan to deliver 1000 homes per year in Auckland, ponders capital moves
Du Val Group considering how the company can grow.
Baby living in mouldy, damp house suffers respiratory illness
Medical evidence showed the mould-ridden house caused lasting health issues to a baby boy.