Sale of 727-home Ormiston Rise project due today
Purchasers' life savings and deposit money are locked in with the current contracts.
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Tauranga City Council's commissioners have pleaded to the Government for help.
'Incredible increase': 360% to 660% Drury developer fee rise proposed
"Incredible increase will directly impact cost of housing," building industry CEO says.
Hastings' homeless population gets the jab, but cohort still facing challenges
Challenges facing Hawke's Bay's homeless in the Covid pandemic are multi-faceted.
Building products prioritised as factories restart
Auckland factories will restart under level 4 with conditions set by MBIE.
'Two New Zealands': Many homeowners couldn't afford their own houses if they were buying now
'It's not about how much money you earn, you're sort of in or you're out.'
House prices go up more than $150,000 in a year
Northland has recorded an average house price increase of over 24 per cent in a year.
Auckland's biggest agency's sales down a third in August
Fourteen days of lockdown: sales volumes fell by a third
Kāinga Ora criticised over rat-infested house in South Auckland
A nearby resident said she had complained about the house 10 to 15 times.,
Real estate agent activity drops 52% in lockdown - what impact on prices?
CoreLogic data: House prices not growing as much as they had been.
Ormiston Rise 'new kind of neighbourhood' - has new owner
Work on construction only started in 2020 but building work stopped in May.
No rent rise freezes, mortgage deferrals 'at this stage'
No sign yet of the mortgage holidays and rent freezes of 2020's lockdown.
Plan to turn Wylie Court motel into transitional housing quashed
Wylie Court motel on Fenton St will not be turned into transitional housing.
Robertson and Orr see house prices becoming more 'sustainable'
"There's a shared view that house price growth has been unsustainable," Robertson said.
Opinion: It's going to be a painful wait for new housing in Wellington
Wellington City has consented 423 fewer new homes than it did in the previous year.
Government spend $200k with polling firm during 2020 election
The Government spent nearly $200,000 on polling just before the election.
'This is our suburb': Residents fight for a say on transitional housing plan
Residents are mounting a fight to be notified about the Wylie Court consent process.
Kāinga Ora hiring spree - 1000 extra staff sees Govt housing agency nearly double
Kāinga Ora staff numbers have nearly doubled in four years.
Crime in the City: Auckland's businesses implore Govt to act
Crime in Auckland's CBD has jumped and businesses are feeling the pinch.
Can Labour tackle the housing crisis? What you need to know
The country's housing crisis has been reframed as a human rights issue.
Bad builders, not James Hardie to blame, judge says
Soon after Auckland class action settled, another major case vindicates James Hardie.
Transitional housing planned for large vacant Fenton St motel
Signs on Fenton St have prompted concern over housing for the homeless.
Solo mum goes from 'gutter' to beachfront emergency housing
Motel owner: 'It's a supreme location, doesn't mean that it's too good for MSD people'.
The poor pay more: How housing problems are costing our kids
Housing crises are 'evicting' their childhood, says research.
Housing agency under fire for $30k spend on carving
But Kāinga Ora has defended the spend, saying it has been received well by the community.
RBNZ should consider double interest rate hike - ASB economist
Hiking more aggressively next week could head off inflation risk and cool housing.
Leaving a generation to the 'scrap heap': Child poverty soars
"If we give up, say it's too hard, we are consigning a generation to the scrap heap."
$6.5m in unpaid rates owed to Western Bay of Plenty council
The council says a significant portion of unpaid rates is related to Māori freehold land.
Wellington Mayor to meet Minister in battle for social housing subsidy
Three-quarters of City Housing tenants pay more than 35 per cent of their income on rent.
Auckland house prices: Find out your suburb's likely valuation
Auckland Council will reveal its council valuations in October. Get an early peek here.
Man accused of doctoring report to sell own house now top agent
The man could be jailed for up to 10 years if convicted.
Market Watch: Interest rates, inflation dragging on NZX growth
New Zealand is pulling out in front in the global shift to higher interest rates.
Subsidy for troubled Wellington council social housing would cost $100m over four years
Greens say the Government has the resources to support both state and council tenants.
Focus: PM on latest public housing developments
Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on latest public housing developments. Video / George Heard