Wellington housing market now rising faster than Auckland
The Auckland market has increased 15.0% year on year and 5.8% over the past three months. Values there are now 88.7% higher than the previous peak of 2007. When adjusted for inflation values rose 14.5% over the past year and are 60.2% above the 2007 peak. The average...
Community Housing Aotearoa 30 September , 2016
Here is the latest newsletter:Speech to the National Maori Housing Conference
E nga mana, e nga reo, e te iwi o te motu, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Introduction – Community Housing Sector Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. I would like to acknowledge: mana whenua – Ngā Potiki Tauranga Moana Tauranga Tangata...Mood of the Boardroom: Peter Thomson’s four-point plan to solve housing crisis
Outlining potential housing crisis solutions, Peter Thompson, Barfoot & Thompson managing director, says affordability is his biggest worry but a four-point plan could deal with some of the issues. Go here to read more.Monte Cecilia – housing homeless families in Auckland
Originally based in Hillsborough they are now at the centre of Counties Manukau where 110,000 people live in overcrowded housing situations and garages and cars are commonly used as housing options while Auckland rents soar. Increasingly, Monte Cecilia are finding...Housing older people actually want
Her findings are part of Find the Best Fit, a Centre for Research, Evaluation and Social Assessment (CRESA) three-year research programme exploring older people’s desire and capacity to downsize. Go here to read this article in a recent edition of Property...Salvation Army seek a Director – social housing
They are looking for someone to: lead the newly created social housing programme provide a strategic and operational focus will be based in Wellington The position closes on 16 October. Go here for more information.Community Housing Aotearoa AGM 26 October – Auckland
Here is the CHA annual report 2016.pdf Nominations for the one position on the CHA Council have closed. We have four nominations, these are: Bernardette Pinnell (Compass Housing New Zealand) view pdf Bernie Smith (Monte Cecilia Housing Trust) view pdf Neil Porteous...