Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says KiwiBuild will have to change and might be better off building social or rental houses if it's to reach its goal of 100,000 houses. "People have really misunderstood KiwiBuild, it's such a complicated thing. It's a complete distraction,"...
Young developer's fresh take on housing. A 28-year-old entrepreneur believes his $1 billion south Auckland housing project will be held up as a "blueprint" for future developments. Land developer Charles Ma, an Auckland-born Kiwi of Chinese descent, through his...
“Access to public buildings is a basic human right and New Zealand building legislation supports this. The Buildings for Everyone guide encourages building owners and designers to consider the needs of all users of public buildings right from the start,” says Jenny...
Number of homes contracted and committed: 10,160 with thousands more planned in our Large Scale Projects. Number of homes completed: 47 with 236 more homes under construction Number of homes contracted and committed for completion by 30 June 2019: 293 (Some contracts...
Jessica*, who is a nurse, and her builder partner bought a piece of land in Auckland at the end of 2016 for $220,000 with the dream of either putting a transportable house or kit-set type home on to it. But two banks and two mortgage brokers later she has virtually...
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The report tracks how long it would take typical first home buyers in each region to save a 20% deposit on the REINZ’s lower quartile selling price in their region. The income calculations assume both partners work full time and earn the median weekly wage for...
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...
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.
“The Māori Party pitched the Kainga Whenua scheme as a home-ownership saving’s plan but the Minister of Maori Development has fallen short of his promise and must explain exactly how many Māori lives have actually improved under his watch. “Te Ururoa Flavell must...
New figures from Statistics New Zealand have revealed that 78 per cent of those currently renting – or 458,000 households – have a net worth of $120,000 or less which means they cannot afford the 20 per cent deposit on the average New Zealand home required...