Tag by ‘Housing Affordability’
Housing Affordability News
Rupert Gough
The year the housing market flipped
In the last 12 months we’ve gone from ‘can’t get a home’ to ‘can’t hold onto a home’.
Nikki Preston
60% drop in First Home Grant approvals
Kāinga Ora approved 1149 applications in the first quarter of this year.
Nikki Preston
'Dirty, dusty, derelict': Destroyed Auckland CBD apartment sells for $43,200
Apartments sales up at auction house as investors return to the market.
OneRoof
OneRoof House Price Report - June 2022
Greater Wellington joins Auckland in negative growth territory.
Nikki Preston
Biggest stumbling blocks to getting a mortgage ‘not addressed’
Experts rate changes to the Government’s first home buyer schemes.
Nikki Preston
Price of entry-level homes drop to almost $500K as market softens
New research shows value drops in the bottom 10% of the market.
Nikki Preston
'Buy ugly, not broken': The death of the Kiwi do-up
Rising house prices, tighter credit rules and trade cost pressures make renovation work a challenge.
Nikki Preston
First home buyers unable to take advantage of falling prices
Tougher lending rules keeping many out of the market, with higher bank test rates a major worry.
Diana Clement
How high will rates go? Banks predict another double shot for OCR
OneRoof’s round-up of the latest house price and mortgage rate predictions.
Nikki Preston
ANZ hikes deposit requirements on new builds by 5%
Sudden change in policy could leave Kiwis exposed, advisers warn.
Diana Clement
Four ways to save $100,000 on your first home
Smart buyers can find ways to get onto the property ladder for less.
Diana Clement
South Island buyers are more upbeat about the housing market
Poll finds North-South split in attitudes to house prices.
Catherine Masters
OneRoof-ConsumerLink Housing Survey – March 2022
More than half of Kiwis not confident they’d be able to buy a house.
Rupert Gough
Rupert Gough: Is it worth applying for a mortgage?
OneRoof-ConsumerLink poll results make for grim reading but first home buyers shouldn’t give up.
Ashley Church
Ashley Church: Four ways to beat housing market blues
How to survive in an uncertain market.
Catherine Masters
10% house price drop: Who’ll dodge the bullet, who'll take the hit?
Not every homeowner is going to feel effects of the housing market correction underway.
Catherine Masters
House price falls: Did Kiwis make a mistake buying last year?
Cost pressures are rising and first homeowners will be feeling jittery.
Diana Clement
More than 400 Kiwis get green light to buy under shared ownership scheme
Kāinga Ora will take minority share in new purchases in bid to solve affordability crisis.