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Fewer new homes are being built but the cost of building them keeps rising
Almost 1500 new homes were completed in Auckland in May
New dwelling consents declined 30% in April compared to March
New housing boom continues with nearly 49,000 new homes consented in 2021
Almost 48,000 new homes consented in the year to October, nearly 20,000 of them in Auckland
1st Dec 21, 12:19pm
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Almost 48,000 new homes consented in the year to October, nearly 20,000 of them in Auckland
New homes are being consented at a record pace suggesting no slowdown in supply
3rd Nov 21, 12:51pm
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New homes are being consented at a record pace suggesting no slowdown in supply
New dwelling consents surge in August, particularly in Auckland and Canterbury
30th Sep 21, 11:36am
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New dwelling consents surge in August, particularly in Auckland and Canterbury
ASB launches a home loan for new-builds with a 1.79% floating interest rate, using cheap RBNZ funding. In addition it is offering a cash incentive if the new home has a high energy efficiency rating
17th May 21, 8:42am
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ASB launches a home loan for new-builds with a 1.79% floating interest rate, using cheap RBNZ funding. In addition it is offering a cash incentive if the new home has a high energy efficiency rating
More than half the new homes consented last year were stand alone houses, less than 10% were apartments
6th Mar 21, 9:16am
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More than half the new homes consented last year were stand alone houses, less than 10% were apartments
Residential construction continues to rocket ahead but non-residential construction is still a bit slow
4th Feb 21, 11:55am
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Residential construction continues to rocket ahead but non-residential construction is still a bit slow
More than a 1000 new homes a month were built in Auckland in the year to November and the numbers are rising
30th Jan 21, 9:02am
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More than a 1000 new homes a month were built in Auckland in the year to November and the numbers are rising
New dwelling consents particularly strong in Auckland although there's been a slide in the number of retirement village units being consented
1st Sep 20, 2:19pm
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New dwelling consents particularly strong in Auckland although there's been a slide in the number of retirement village units being consented
The number of new homes being built in Auckland has increased by 63% over the last two years
15th Feb 20, 8:53am
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The number of new homes being built in Auckland has increased by 63% over the last two years
Good news for Aucklanders with the number of new dwelling consents up and average values falling, suggesting a shift towards more affordable new housing
30th May 18, 11:21am
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Good news for Aucklanders with the number of new dwelling consents up and average values falling, suggesting a shift towards more affordable new housing
Encouraging start to year with building consents up strongly in Auckland compared to a year ago
2nd Mar 18, 11:21am
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Encouraging start to year with building consents up strongly in Auckland compared to a year ago
New figures from Statistics NZ suggest only about 90% of new homes consented in Auckland actually get built, which means the housing crisis could be much worse than feared
7th Jul 17, 9:50am
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New figures from Statistics NZ suggest only about 90% of new homes consented in Auckland actually get built, which means the housing crisis could be much worse than feared
New dwelling consents are increasing but still lag well behind growing demand in Auckland where housing shortage continues to worsen
30th Jun 17, 11:35am
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New dwelling consents are increasing but still lag well behind growing demand in Auckland where housing shortage continues to worsen
The rate at which new homes are being built relative to our population size is less than half what it was in 1974
26th Aug 16, 11:57am
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The rate at which new homes are being built relative to our population size is less than half what it was in 1974
Building consents up strongly in November but still falling short of demand in Auckland
11th Jan 16, 11:10am
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Building consents up strongly in November but still falling short of demand in Auckland
Residential building consents were up in March but still well below last year's peak, with little joy for Auckland buyers in the latest figures
30th Apr 15, 11:41am
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Residential building consents were up in March but still well below last year's peak, with little joy for Auckland buyers in the latest figures
May dwelling consents up strongly in Canterbury, but down in Auckland