The Housing Minister insists foreign buyers are “not having a significant effect” on the Auckland housing market and rejects Labour’s claims offshore Chinese buyers could be buying as much as 30 % of houses.See more commentary here.
The number of people in their early 30s who own their own home has dropped from half in 2001 to about a third. Read this Radio New Zealand Insight Programme article.
City Housing, Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust in Wellington http://www.pnbst.maori.nz/ Recovery Solutions Property Trust in Auckland www.recoverysolutions.co.nz Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga in Hastings...
What do we say? We’ll start with the positives. CHA applauds the government for allocating $75m to assist Christchurch to rebuild its housing. But we already knew that. We are all disappointed that this budget seems to have missed several opportunities. Are there more...
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Elderly woman outlines the plight of finding affordable rental housing on Auckland’s North Shore. Interview with Bays Community Trust and CORT Housing Trust http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/2596858
Following our meeting with Hon Nick Smith on 30 January 2014, we wrote to him on 4 March 2014 checking our understanding about the progress of specific aspects of the social housing reform programme including tax reform, stock transfers and the social housing fund....
CHA has been working with its members to develop an updated housing continuum – one that clearly illustrates the housing options and potential providers that need to be in place. It’s a continuum for us to start a conversation with more New Zealanders...
The Council is considering options that would allow it greater flexibility in the future ownership, management and development of its social housing portfolio. Key components of the Council’s proposals: • Establish as a limited liability company an entity, in which...