Decline in Home Ownership will Impact on Future Generations

Sep 9, 2014 | News

NZCCSS has released the 19th Vulnerability Report. The report considers how older people (65+) are faring in communities and draws on official data on housing, superannuation, special grants for food and other needs, and compares this with the experiences of social...

Couple thankful for rent-to-own scheme

Sep 5, 2014 | News

Wirihana Takuira and Lisa Myers have put their wedding plans on hold to buy a house. They are moving into their new four-bedroom home on September 19 and are expecting their second child soon after. Read the full story on Stuff here.

Housing plan: Winners and losers

Aug 27, 2014 | News

The National Party’s proposed home loan subsidies could help many young people into their first homes – although experts warn that the extra money will also push up house prices. Experts canvassed yesterday believe the proposed looser rules will have more...

Weymouth symbolic of Government’s housing success

Aug 27, 2014 | News

“This project is a flagship of the Government’s housing policies because it moves away from state housing to community-owned social housing, because it was the first Special Housing Area under the Auckland Housing Accord which allows the fast-tracking of...

$218 million HomeStart package for first home buyers

Aug 25, 2014 | News

“This new package will help about 90,000 lower and middle income first home buyers over the next five years. It will ensure more New Zealanders are able to attain the dream of owning their own home, giving families greater security and building stronger communities,”...