Glenn Innes Defence Committee

Jul 3, 2015 | News

According to the Glenn Innes Defence committee there is a direct link between the increase in homelessness and the government’s neoliberal housing agenda. Read more here.

Reserve Bank Policy on Residential Property Investors

Jun 4, 2015 | News

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) released its decisions about bank capital adequacy requirements for residential property investment mortgage loans and a regulatory impact statement on 29 May 2015. A consultation document was released on 3 June 2015. The RBNZ...

Good progress on Christchurch housing welcomed

Apr 24, 2015 | News

“There is strong evidence in the building consent, median house price and average weekly rent data that we are getting supply and demand back into balance since the earthquakes munted 10,500 homes in 2010 and 2011,” Dr Smith says. Building consent data shows 1134 new...

John Key: Auckland property prices increasing “too rapidly”

Apr 21, 2015 | News

“Three or four years ago, you were struggling to sell a house in Auckland,” and now there is a huge demand, Key said. Key said this pattern is not unique to New Zealand. “There are also very high price increases in Sydney and Melbourne. “Things are never...