Rental house project work starts
Base Contracting has started site preparation work for the first stage of a Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust project to build 10 homes on Suffolk St land bordering Jack Reid Park. Read the full Otago Daily Times article (published 19 July 2014) here.
The home affordability challenge – NZIER working paper 2014/4
New Zealand’s crippling home affordability rates cannot be fixed by a single solution such as changing immigration policy or urban planning rules, or imposing a capital gains tax or lending ratios. Read the full report by Shamubeel Eaqub, Principal Economist...Housing forum highlights soaring rents in Christchurch
Originally aired on Radio New Zealand’s Checkpoint, Monday 21 July 2014. Listen to the full recording here.Carol Croce, Executive Director Community Housing Federation of Australia interview
Listen to the interview here.More homes for retiring boomers top issue (published 26 June)
Read the full article by Nelson Mail here.Work starts on new community homes (published 3 July)
The ceremony was held in conjunction with this week’s Community Housing Aotearoa conference in Nelson which will focus on the provision of social and affordable housing. Read the full Nelson Mail article here.Housing costs key as inequality remains high
Housing costs are also having a huge impact on people’s incomes, says New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) policy advisor Paul Barber. Half of all the people receiving the accommodation supplement are paying more than 50% of their income in rental...AHI Seminar: Business Continuity and Disaster Planning for Housing Providers
The seminar will focus on learning from housing providers and industry professionals who have been responsible for enacting business continuity and disaster plans and are actively involved in disaster recovery. Program highlights: Canterbury Recovery. Presented by...