Annual rent rises hit low-spending households

Annual rent rises hit low-spending households

“Higher costs for rent, and cigarettes and tobacco, had a greater effect on lower-spending households,” consumer prices manager Matt Haigh said, “Rent was up 2 percent this year, with the largest increases being observed in Auckland.” Living...
Annual rent rises hit low-spending households

Cold homes harm NZ youth health and schooling

The article in the journal Social Science and Medicine – Population Health by Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan at He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme was co-authored by researchers from the University of Otago and more unusually, young researchers from...
HNZ housing stock transfer in Christchurch

HNZ housing stock transfer in Christchurch

Here are the presentations from Treasury and MSD. MSD 20170201 Purchasing Strategy Presentation – CHCH.pdf TSY Stock Tsfr 2 Feb 2017 TWCHPN.pdf CHA CEO, Scott Figenshow, says “We learned a lot about the crown retained investment and how it can work to...
Annual rent rises hit low-spending households

State of the Nation report February 2017

Here is the report ‘Off the Track’ February 2017   What the report says on housing     The report finds that housing has become harder to find and less affordable in Auckland, but the situation is more stable elsewhere. The report says...