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From renting to first home: Family shares joy of the journey
“It felt surreal ... I’ve never lived in a house this nice.”
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: How much can you expect house prices to rise over the next 30 years?
Will Auckland lag behind the rest of the country or soar ahead?
Catherine Masters
Top economist’s housing market scorecard: Which laws and changes get 10/10?
David Norman looks back at 25 years of housing policies.
Catherine Masters
How did NZ house prices quadruple in the space of 25 years?
A quarter of a century on - what NZ got right and wrong about real estate.
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Goodbye cold, damp homes: New standards make homes warmer and dryer
Stricter insulation and glazing standards are setting a new benchmark for home energy efficiency in New Zealand.
Nikki Preston
‘Scary, scary time’: Home renovation spend drops 13% as Kiwis tighten their wallets
Homeowners still wanted the work done, just on a smaller budget.
Kelvin Davidson
Interest rate stampede: Borrowers hooked on short-term fixes
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Nikki Preston
‘Mitre 10 rammo with tradies’ - builders’ phones ringing hot again as reno fever takes hold
Lower interest rates have spurred homeowners into action.
Kelvin Davidson
Why building costs are unlikely to spiral out of control in 2025
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Nikki Preston
Kāinga Ora axes 60% of social housing projects planned for 2025
The developments the agency have put on ice would have provided 1019 homes.
Nikki Preston
Watercare ‘blindsides’ Auckland developers - ‘people will go under’
Plans for new housing halted following release of new map.
Nikki Preston
House built and owned by 40 Kiwi tradies heads to auction
Building boss came up with radical idea to give his glum subcontractors a boost.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why NZ is likely to see fewer affordable homes in the future
Kiwis shouldn’t expect a return to the good old days of cheap housing.
Kelvin Davidson
$6.5bn home loan splurge: House price vibe has changed but don’t get too excited
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Ed McKnight
New homes winners and losers: Where the 55,000 new homes will be fast-tracked
Some regions will reap the benefit of the Government’s new legislation.
Kelvin Davidson
The buyers making a surprise comeback - should housing market newbies be worried?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Diana Clement
Half-finished boarding house for sale in South Auckland after owners pull the plug
They are looking for someone to take over the project.
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Vibrations damage homeowner’s property - and the insurer is ignoring the claim
Experts warn Kiwis over policy exclusions.