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Housing Affordability News
Nikki Preston
Buyers speed up property deals to beat crushing interest rates
Financial advisers say interest rates are only set to go up in the short-term.
Nikki Preston
Skyscraper architect slashes the price of homes in wealthy lakeside enclave
UK designer brings sustainable and affordable homes to gated community near Taupo.
Rupert Gough
Rupert Gough: Should banks offer 40-year mortgages?
Some argue that extending the life-span of a home loan could in theory make home-ownership more affordable.
Nikki Preston
Quirky Auckland house with $795K price tag under offer within days
A-frame property at Hatfields Beach a hit with first home buyers.
Diana Clement
Doctor’s stylish cottage in Kaitaia has $395,000 price tag
Renovation of Northland home was doctor’s passion project.
Diana Clement
Tirau prices jump $52K as farmers and fleeing Aucklanders step up hunt for homes
Demand is high in “Corrugated Capital of the World” and neighbouring Waikato towns.
Nikki Preston
Price records being broken in Whakatāne – at both ends of the housing market
Buyers can snap up starter home less than $300K and a top one for less than $2m.
Nikki Preston
The cheapest homes in Christchurch’s most expensive suburbs
Two-bedroom unit in Merivale sold under the hammer for $480,000.
Diana Clement
Entry-level homes thin on the ground but you can pick up a mansion for just over $1m
For first-home buyers on a budget, the housing market challenges are piling up in Gisborne.
Catherine Masters
Listings are up, prices are down: Can first home buyers get ahead?
Buyers have had so much stacked against them post-Covid.
Kelvin Davidson
53% of homeowners' incomes spent on servicing mortgage debt
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Nikki Preston
Being able to buy a house in Rotorua for $500k 'unheard of six months ago'
Now first home buyers are in with a chance, say agents.
Nikki Preston
Housing shortage means Kāinga Ora is renting thousands of private homes a year
Experts say guaranteed rent and tax savings are strong incentives for landlords to work with public housing provider.
Catherine Masters
Super cheap in Gore: Ponsonby-style cottage with $250,000-plus price tag
Gore agents say town’s housing market is holding up.
Nikki Preston
Do up or blow up? ‘Untouched’ Christchurch original sells for super-cheap $235,000
“Affordable” homes proving popular at city’s auctions.
Catherine Masters
Why are houses prices falling and inflation and interest rates rising?
We ask the experts to explain what the rapid changes in the housing market and the economy mean for Kiwis.
Nikki Preston
Christchurch affordability: Weekly rents have risen just $80 since 2014
Buyers still putting their hands up when they spot motivated vendors.
Diana Clement
Dunedin looks to hook in executive class with ‘affordable’ expensive homes
New arrivals to the city are a key source of buyers.