Housing
Nelson insurance broker mucking in on clean-up
Fifteen houses are red stickered and hundreds more are yellow in Nelson - with many people unable to return home.
There's also widespread, massive damage across the top of the South Island with farms… Audio
TradeMe data show house prices fall 6% from peak
The latest data from TradeMe show house prices have fallen six percent since peaking earlier this year.
Auckland has had the biggest fall dropping $102,000 since March this year.
TradeMe's property… Audio
Money expert Liz Koh : home ownership in a falling market
Liz talks to Kathryn about whether now is the right time to buy a home and what it means when you have negative equity in your house or apartment. Liz Koh is a money expert. This discussion is of a… Audio
Nelson locals' anxious wait for flooded homes to be assessed
Some Nelson residents are still waiting to hear the fate of their flood-stricken homes.
At least 15 homes have been red-stickered and considered unlivable, 108 are yellow stickered.
Just to be… Audio
Nelson residents face months away from their flood-torn homes
It may be months before some Nelson residents can move back into their flood-torn homes.
Council officials are still carrying out property inspections but already, at least 15 have been red-stickered… Audio
Venue operators say urban intensification is killing live music
Live music venue operators say urban intensification is sounding the death knell for their sector. As more and more people move into apartments and other developments in our urban centres - tension… Audio
Developer creates fund to build and buy apartments and townhouses
NZX-listed Winton Land has partnered with Australian lender MaxCap in a new $200 million development fund.
Report details key drivers of house price surge over 20 years
House prices have been driven by low interest rates, a shortage of land, and favourable tax rules, according to three government agencies.
Increase in interest income adds impetus to Kiwibank result
Kiwibank has delivered another solid full-year result, despite lending levels slowing as the housing market cools down.
Insurance could cost $100k per year for some properties in future
Imagine paying $100,000 a year just to insure your house.
That's the reality facing some homeowners in the near future, according to a climate economist and modeller.
Climate Sigma managing director… Audio
Government grappling with flood insurance question
An expert in climate risk is predicting in just 20 years a million dollar property on the Petone foreshore in Wellington could cost $100,000 dollars a year to insure.
Belinda Storey, from Climate… Audio
Freeze on rent increases should return, says Human Rights Commission
A housing inquiry found rents are rising faster than income and inflation and about half of tenants spent 30 percent or more of their take-home income on housing.
'People are avoiding Rotorua like the plague': Emergency housing blamed for spate of crimes
Frustrated Rotorua business owners believe the amount of emergency housing in the city is contributing to a recent spate of ram raids. Audio
Human Rights Commission calls for immediate rent freeze
The Human Rights Commission says an immediate freeze on rent could provide a much needed break for cash-strapped tenants.
The Commission launched a housing inquiry last year, finding rents are rising… Audio
Rent freeze needed as people choose between food and home, says human rights commission
The Human Rights Commission wants an immediate freeze on rent increases, as more people have to choose between adequate food and a decent home.
The Commission launched a housing inquiry last year… Audio
Sustainability and technology in design: architect Mario Cucinella
Mario Cucinella is an architect whose work is at the nexus of sustainability and technology. Based in Milan, Italy, some of his notable projects include an eco-residential 3D-printed building using… Audio
Most homeowners still making a profit at sale
Most homeowners are still making healthy profits when they sell their houses, despite growing weakness in the market.
CoreLogic's latest "Pain & Gain" report shows 98.1 percent of properties resold… Audio
Homeowners continue to make profit on sales, despite downturn
CoreLogic's survey indicates 98.1 percent of properties resold in the three months ended June made a gross profit or gain on the previous purchase price.
Developers offered tax relief if homes go to renters for 10 years
Developers who go big on rental blocks - can now get tax relief if they offer homes to tenants for 10 years. The government package announced today applies to new and existing build-to-rent… Video, Audio
Tax break for investors providing long-term rentals
The government is giving long-term build-to-rent developments a tax break in a bid to increase secure rental supply for tenants for at least 10 years.
