Labour Government (Page 3)

Tony Alexander

Tony Alexander Mortgage Advisers Survey – June 2021

First home

‘Think outside the square’: Single mums join forces to buy first home

CoreLogic

CoreLogic NZ Monthly Property & Economic Update – June 2021 | WATCH

Newtown flat

Employees of top Wellington real estate company own $870 a week rental that’s falling apart | WATCH

Broker

Broker warns ‘poor will get poorer’

Kelvin Davidson

New report shows property market upswing is happening nationwide, not just in main centres

homes.co.nz

June Monthly Property Update | homes.co.nz

real estate risk

New Zealand tops Bloomberg real estate risk rankings as OECD house prices reach ‘unprecedented levels’

Wendy Alexander

REINZ: House price rises continue | Auckland hits new record again

viral graph

Kiwis react to viral graph showing how much they need to earn to afford the average house

ASB

Higher costs and slower house prices growth ahead – ASB

Century 21

Price caps must be urgently lifted – failing first-home buyers

state houses

Government accused of double standards over health of state houses

property prices

Flatlining House Prices – Are The Forecasts Right?

Grant Robertson

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says past Governments ‘didn’t plan properly’, leading to housing crisis

Karana Downs

‘Shocks the hell out of me’: What $750K can get you in Brisbane compared to Auckland

QV House Price Index

QV House Price Index, May 2021: Has the worm turned in the property market?

Global Home Prices

A NATIONAL DISGRACE: NZ #2 in the world for house price growth

hot housing market

How the housing market got so cooked

Housing

Are Government Measures To Cool Housing Working?

Housing market

Housing market: Risk of sharp correction rising – BNZ economists

house buying

‘As gloomy as it gets’ — One in five Kiwis think it’s a bad time to buy a house, new data suggests | WATCH

Economist

As Porirua rents soar, Mayor says up to 16 people living in three-bedroom homes | WATCH

Profit from residential property resales hit 25-year high; median gain of $313,000

Profit from residential property resales hit 25-year high; median gain of $313,000 | WATCH

Hurunui Community Development Trust

Trust wants to sell homes for half the national average

Nick Goodall

CoreLogic NZ Monthly Property & Economic Update – May 2021 | WATCH

house prices

Predictions house prices will stop going up rapidly ‘UFO stuff’ – Bridges

David Nagel

Rising Debt And Interest Rates Risk Making A ‘Sharp Adjustment’ In House Prices Even Sharper

Budget 2021

Budget 2021 fails to make house buying easier for young Kiwis

Homes.co.nz

A Leg Up for First Home Buyers | homes.co.nz

Kiri Barfoot

Auckland’s average rent HITS $599pw

Housing Minister

Govt urged to ‘pull every lever’ to address housing crisis

OCR

Small increase in OCR will hit mortgage holders hard – Economist

Trade Me Property

House prices continue record-breaking streak despite market activity cooling off | TRADE ME

Kelvin Davidson

CoreLogic First Home Buyer Report shows share of purchases declining | FULL REPORT

ANZ Property Focus

Is housing momentum finally slowing? | ANZ

NZ residential property market

New Zealand cools its housing market – Finance Report | WATCH

Rotorua emergency housing plan

Rotorua emergency housing plan ‘just the start’ of dealing with the issue

Wendy Alexander

REINZ data shows highest number of properties sold in an April month in 5 years

emergency housing

Auckland property company in liquidation after taking millions in wage subsidies

Heartland Bank

Heartland drops home loan rates to 1.85% p.a. 1-year fixed, 1.95% p.a. floating

lending to investors

ANZ starts clamp down on lending to investors ahead of Government’s controversial planned changes

Trade Me Property

Rental market shows signs of cooling off ahead of winter

building industry

Record number of building consents | WATCH

Government tax changes having ‘huge’ impact on investors – real estate agents

Reserve Bank

Why the Reserve Bank is concerned about New Zealand’s rising house prices

Auckland Housing Market

No Clear Signal As To Effect Government’s Actions Are Having On Housing

House Prices

No fall in house prices until interest rates go up – economist

House prices

House prices ‘less sustainable than before’, Reserve Bank considering moves to rein them in

CoreLogic's house price index

CoreLogic House Price Index – values rise by 3.1%, slowdown looms

Housing Crisis

Watch: The Housing Crisis – A Solution

House prices

House prices continued to climb in April despite housing announcement

property investors

Over 30 percent of property investors recording annual losses

rent increases

Ardern: Govt ‘keeping an eye on’ rent increases, as median prices continue soaring | WATCH

emergency housing moteliers

Officials not tracking how much money given to emergency housing moteliers

Property Noise

Property News Summary | Thursday 29 April, 2021

CoreLogic Reports

CoreLogic report says property market game has changed

Farmland

Housing vs vegetables: Productive New Zealand farmland ‘lost to lifestyle blocks’ | WATCH

TikTok

Buying a house in Auckland? Hilarious TikTok sums up buyers frustrations | WATCH

Trade Me Property

Average New Zealand house price hits $800k for the first time | TRADE ME

Marama Davidson

Davidson labels some emergency housing as ‘inhumane’

Jacinda Adern

Property Investing – Should I Invest After Jacinda’s Tax Changes? | WATCH

John Campbell

John Campbell takes a tour of emergency housing motel, which costs taxpayers thousands a week for one unit | WATCH

Nick Goodall

CoreLogic NZ Monthly Property & Economic Update – April 2021 | WATCH

new mortgage product

New mortgage product caters for first-home buyers with low deposits

Trade Me Property

Kiwi houses selling like hotcakes | Trade Me Property

House prices

House prices continuing to soar – new QV Quarterly Index

CoreLogic Reports

‘Fatigued’ first home buyers likely to increase focus on existing properties

Christchurch tenant

Christchurch tenant says her health ‘deteriorated’ because of mouldy, dusty rental | WATCH

Property Investors

Investors losing interest in property – survey

Century 21

Despite LVRs And Govt Measures, March Achieves Record Highs

house prices

Housing: New Zealand house prices to fall – leading credit rating agency

house price index

House prices soar nationwide as sales rise to 14-year high

official cash rate

Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at record low 0.25 percent

OCR

Low rates for longer creates once in a lifetime opportunity – C21FNZ

Judith Collins

National unveils plan to fund infrastructure, get houses built

emergency housing

‘Motel generation’ feared as NZ’s emergency housing need continues

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand

RBNZ Survey: 69% Of Experts Predict Rents Will Rise Under New Housing Policies

Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern hopeful Government’s moves will curb NZ’s ‘unsustainable’ housing market | WATCH

David Seymour

New Website To Hear Housing Stories

building ministry

‘We need a building ministry’: Housing doco reveals shocking state of NZ apartment blocks

capital gains tax

Examining The Housing Market Ahead Of Big Changes

Landlords

Landlords could face jail if they form rent cartels

Spotlight On The New Zealand Housing Conundrum

Spotlight On The New Zealand Housing Conundrum | WATCH

OECD

Even ‘dungers’ are too pricey in NZ property market | BBC

Hamilton landlord

Terminally ill woman, WINZ families asked to vacate homes by Hamilton landlord after Government crackdown on property investors

Barfoot & Thompsom

Auckland House Sales Strong Before New Investment Rules Announced | Barfoot & Thompson

New Zealand's housing market

Fewer people showing up to auctions, open homes

Femke Burger

It’s Beautiful and Virtually Covid-Free. Just Don’t Try to Buy a House in New Zealand

Tony Alexander

REINZ & Tony Alexander Real Estate Survey | April 2021

house prices

Fall in prices ‘possible’ – ASB

Real estate CEO Sarah Wood

Asking prices up 16.9% nationally | realestate.co.nz

David Bennett

‘Labour party’s got no idea’: National MP knocks down Govt over ‘rubbish’ housing claims

NZ property investors

New NZ Tax Rules | Brightline Test & Tax Deductibility | What Should Property Investors Do Now? | WATCH

MONSTER MORTGAGES

Housing crisis: First-home buyers with MONSTER MORTGAGES

Tony Alexander

Landlords: 74% plan on raising rents more than they were planning

Mortgage borrowers

Mortgage borrowers warned interest rate hikes likely in next couple of years

Tiny home

Father and teen son who built tiny home together ready to sell | WATCH

Rents

House prices increase by $100,000 in 12 months

NZ Crisis

You can’t pay your rent with Jacinda’s spin’: ACT, Collins tear down Ardern over rent increase fears

Kiwibank

We’re short 80,000 homes – KIWIBANK | WATCH

rent increases

Jacinda Ardern cautious over possible rent increases due to housing investment rule changes | WATCH

landlord tax rules

What happened when the UK changed landlord tax rules

Chinese buyers

Kiwis are behind New Zealand’s runaway house prices. Not buyers from China or Singapore

Housing Package

Explained: Labour’s controversial new housing package | WATCH

Grant Robertson

Finance Minister ‘can’t predict’ effect Government’s housing package will have on rents | WATCH

bright-line test

Change to bright-line test not deterring buyers – agent

New Zealand

Australia won’t follow NZ down housing tax path

Nicola Willis

Labour’s Housing Policy Looking Like KiwiBuild 2.0

housing package

Government trying to solve issues in supply, demand for houses | WATCH

NZ property

What kinds of homes qualify under the new First Home Loan and First Home Grant spending caps?

bright-line test

Government removes blanket family home exemption for extended bright-line test

Housing Package

Labour’s housing package naive at best, plain dumb at worst

Kiwibuild Mark II

Judith Collins savages housing package, says Kiwis can’t trust what Government tells them | WATCH

NZ Property Investors' Federation

Unintended Consequences Of Today’s Housing Announcements

Trade Me Property

Regional rents on the rise while city rents remain stagnant | Trade Me Rental Price Index

3D printing

How 3D printing technology could fix New Zealand’s housing crisis

Housing Market Update

CoreLogic NZ Monthly Property & Economic Update – March 2021 | WATCH

First-home buyers

First-home buyers resort to extreme measures to get into property market

The Pain and Gain Report

CoreLogic report shows property resale performance strongest in 15 years

NZ Housing Crisis

Record profits reaped by property owners and investors revealed

New Zealand’s property prices

New Zealand’s property prices are so cooked, Kiwis want to move to Australia for cheap housing

Housing Crisis

Courage needed to solve the housing crisis, Reserve Bank Governor says

First home

Auckland couple says buying first home ‘feels surreal’ after boarding for two years to save money

house prices

By targeting house prices, New Zealand shows the way

Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr

Successive Governments’ inaction to blame for housing crisis, says Reserve Bank Governor