Housing
How to complain about your insurance
The insurance watchdog, which has received a record number of complaints in the past year The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme (IFSO) resolves complaints about insurance and financial… Audio
Average asking prices for homes have dropped to a three-year low
The TradeMe Property Price Index fell to to $824,900 in July, the lowest since 2021.
First Home Buyers Club welcomes cut to OCR
First Home Buyers say a decrease in interest rates will ease pressure on people trying to get into the housing market. First Home Buyers Club director Lesley Harris spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
'Home loan relief coming' after cash rate cut
Rate cuts on Wednesday are likely to be start of persistent shift down, commentators say. Audio
The Panel with David Cunliffe and Sally Wenley (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists David Cunliffe and Sally Wenley discuss the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cutting the official cash rate to 5.25 percent and the troubling case of… Audio
'Granny flats' should be accessible homes, not poverty traps of the future
Opinion - The government should be incentivising people to build good homes that are accessible to our diverse population, Prudence Walker writes.
Climate forced relocation underway in Tonga and Samoa
New research finds more Tongans and Samoans seeking work overseas to build more climate resilient homes. Audio
2024 could turn out to be good year to buy a house - Corelogic
Affordability measures have improved, but it's still not easy to get into the property market.
Home values slowly shrinking across all price brackets
Residential property values continue to fall with only three urban areas recording positive growth, according to the latest QV House Price Index.
Critics doubt government's claims about children in emergency housing
Getting more than 1000 children into homes is the start of drastically reduced emergency housing, the government says, but critics say they are driving away the homeless.
MSD begins moves to crack down on emergency housing
Emergency housing tenants will be subject to tough new rules in a fortnight, though they'll only start hearing about them directly from next week.
How NZ went from home-owning leader to housing crisis
New Zealand was once a homeowner's dream, now just 60 percent of households own the place they live in - and that's on the slide. Audio
Property market shifting in favour of buyers: Economist
An economist says high mortgage rates and increased listings are shifting the property market in favour of buyers. Chief property economist for CoreLogic Kelvin Davidson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
A history of New Zealand housing affordability
What has changed in New Zealand society, that the once-affordable 'quarter acre dream' is now so far away for such a sizeable part of the population? Audio
Apartment owners may have 'heads in the sand' about ground rent increase
Next year could spell bad news for owners in downtown Auckland.
Calls for overhaul of law governing retirement villages
"Unite for Seniors" is a new nationwide campaign backed by the Retirement Village Residents Members Association. Audio
Major banks cut mortgage rates again
There's growing anticipation the Reserve Bank will ease the official cash rate later this year.
Crunching the Numbers: Kiwis spending half their income on rent
In RNZ's new series, we're out chatting to Kiwis about all things affecting their wallets. First up: renting.
Family mulls moving down the road to double accommodation supplement
A mum says her supplement would almost double if she moved just a few minutes down the road.
Ask Susan: How old is too old for a home loan?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
