Housing
A new housing market trend? Run-down homes for sale
Many have been lived in up until recently, but don't look as if they should have been, property investor says.
Morning Report Essentials Tuesday 19 November 2024
On today's episode, thousands of people are marching towards Wellington this morning as the hikoi opposing the Treaty Principles Bill heads towards Parliament, an Australian Senator has referenced a… Audio
Housing in NZ faces lack of supply as demand grows
We often talk about New Zealand having a problem with its supply of housing, and although prices have fallen in recent years, affordability is still stretched and that's due in part to a lack of… Audio
First-home buyers' growing debt burden
Larger loans mean the debt crunch is continuing, even as rates fall.
Number of emergency housing applications denied rises
Renters United says the figures make "a mockery" of the government's claims about emergency housing.
Owners of unconsented house given temporary reprieve
There's a wastewater system, a fireplace, a separate structure on wheels, one labelled a treehouse - and council has issued 11 notices - to no avail.
Residents oppose development plan in prime Auckland location
Concerns focus on the strain the development in Half Moon Bay would place on the volume of traffic, parking, road safety and schools in the area.
Insurance in the climate change era
According to a new report,10,000 properties will become totally uninsurable within the next 25 years. Audio
Families 'counting every dollar' as mortgage repayments bite
The average Kiwi household mortgage repayment has nearly doubled in the past 15 years. Audio
'Mortgage Stress' felt by more than half of home loan holders
New Zealanders with home loans may be sufering from 'mortgage stress' - producer Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio
Increasing activity within the housing market
Despite subdued housing prices sales are increasing according to the Real Estate Institute.
Govt to try new approach getting people out of emergency housing
The government is trying a new approach to get people who have been in emergency accomodation for a long time into more stable housing. Two providers - Wellington City Mission and Emerge Aotearoa in… Audio
Watch: Govt announces wrap-around services for people in emergency housing long term
The trial will be for single people and couples without children who aren't already getting housing help and have been in emergency housing for more a year.
Houses built for whanau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle finished
A village of relocatable houses for whanau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle has been finished on marae land in Hawkes Bay. The collaboration between iwi, hapu, the Ministry of Business and Innovation… Audio
Americans searching for housing in NZ surges after Trump win
As Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House, many Americans in Democrat states are looking to flee to New Zealand - with realestate.co.nz seeing a huge surge in traffic. Vanessa Williams… Audio
Interest rates drop but house prices remain steady
Interest rates are dropping, luring buyers in, but with high unemployment and a mountain of listings, prices are steady. QV operations manager James Wilson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Average house values little changed from start of year
"New Zealand's housing market remains largely flat overall," QV operations manager James Wilson says.
Muriwai residents still picking up the pieces from ruined homes
Almost a year on from the Auckland anniversary floods and cyclone Gabrielle, residents in Auckland's Muriwai are still picking up the pieces from their ruined homes and trying to move on. The area of… Audio
Auckland housing development still in dispute with NZ Post
Residents of a new housing development just north of Auckland are still in limbo over postal deliveries - Leonard Powell has this story Audio
Rotorua council takes 'hard line' on non-consented emergency housing motels
Will Rotorua motels house the homeless for another year? Commissioner to consider evidence, following emergency housing motel hearing.
