house building

Newly released 2023 Census data shows that around one-in-16 houses in New Zealand are too small for the number of people living in them

Newly released 2023 Census data shows that around one-in-16 houses in New Zealand are too small for the number of people living in them

Brian Easton says if the Housing Minister's strategy works it would transform the housing market

Brian Easton says if the Housing Minister's strategy works it would transform the housing market

ASB's latest housing confidence survey shows that for the first time in 18 months more Kiwis are expecting house prices to rise than fall; ASB economists say 'it's an important watershed'

ASB's latest housing confidence survey shows that for the first time in 18 months more Kiwis are expecting house prices to rise than fall; ASB economists say 'it's an important watershed'

Kiwibank's chief economist Jarrod Kerr fires up the summer BBQ chat by saying everything wrong with the kiwi property market can be put down to supply and a lack of it - but most policy makers focus on demand because it's what they can influence

Kiwibank's chief economist Jarrod Kerr fires up the summer BBQ chat by saying everything wrong with the kiwi property market can be put down to supply and a lack of it - but most policy makers focus on demand because it's what they can influence

BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says the currently wide cost gap between building and buying a house should reduce, but much of this is expected to come via higher house prices

BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says the currently wide cost gap between building and buying a house should reduce, but much of this is expected to come via higher house prices

RBNZ says the risks to financial stability posed by high-LVR lending have reduced to a level where the current restrictions may be unnecessarily reducing efficiency

RBNZ says the risks to financial stability posed by high-LVR lending have reduced to a level where the current restrictions may be unnecessarily reducing efficiency

Kiwibank economists say exit of people from NZ could be similar to the Aussie mining-fuelled outflow back in 2011

Kiwibank economists say exit of people from NZ could be similar to the Aussie mining-fuelled outflow back in 2011

Whether this country sees a return to large numbers of inbound migrants or whether there will be an exodus of young Kiwis will be of vital economic importance

Whether this country sees a return to large numbers of inbound migrants or whether there will be an exodus of young Kiwis will be of vital economic importance

ANZ economists say a significant drain of people out of the country could put pressure on the housing market and have ramifications for RBNZ monetary policy

ANZ economists say a significant drain of people out of the country could put pressure on the housing market and have ramifications for RBNZ monetary policy

NZ's extremely high current levels of housing construction cannot be sustained without a large and sharp recovery in net migration over 2022 and 2023, ASB economists say

NZ's extremely high current levels of housing construction cannot be sustained without a large and sharp recovery in net migration over 2022 and 2023, ASB economists say

The Government is putting $136 mln into a scheme that it says will create capacity for 2000 new houses in Porirua and create up to 250 jobs

The Government is putting $136 mln into a scheme that it says will create capacity for 2000 new houses in Porirua and create up to 250 jobs

Government ringfences $1 billion of $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund for councils, iwi and developers investing in infrastructure to support the building of new houses

Government ringfences $1 billion of $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund for councils, iwi and developers investing in infrastructure to support the building of new houses

David Hargreaves says the country should never again be allowed to fall as far behind with its housing supply as it did in the wake of the global financial crisis

David Hargreaves says the country should never again be allowed to fall as far behind with its housing supply as it did in the wake of the global financial crisis

This election more than any others in recent memory looks set to have a huge impact on the direction of the housing market - and prices - next year and possibly beyond

This election more than any others in recent memory looks set to have a huge impact on the direction of the housing market - and prices - next year and possibly beyond

David Hargreaves sees few credible answers being offered up by politicians to the housing issue

David Hargreaves sees few credible answers being offered up by politicians to the housing issue