Article tagged with 'housing shortage'
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Sharp drop in building consents
30 Mar 2021 - Residential building consents dropped a whopping 18% last month, the first decline in six months after rapid gains.
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Housing market on war footing
29 Mar 2021 - The Government is staking its political credibility on its war against soaring house prices, says BNZ chief economist Stephen Toplis.
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The year for property politicking
25 Mar 2021 - Political pressure on the Government to “do something” about the housing market means 2021 will be remembered as the “year of property politics”, says CoreLogic senior economist Kelvin Davidson.
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Housing crisis needs building surge
10 Mar 2021 - New Zealand’s only way out of the housing crisis is to build, build and build more homes if it is to avoid a worsening plight.
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Housing crisis needs building surge
10 Mar 2021 - New Zealand’s only way out of the housing crisis is to build, build and build more homes if it is to avoid a worsening plight.
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New build loan boost
02 Mar 2021 - Advisers report that it is getting easier to access construction and new build loans, amid growing pressure to increase the supply of new houses.
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Advisers react to LVR changes
10 Feb 2021 - The Reserve Bank has imposed strict new LVR requirements on investor lending, but advisers say other measures may have been more appropriate to help first home buyers.
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ANZ gets tough on investors
15 Dec 2020 - ANZ New Zealand has lifted its deposit requirement for residential property investors to 40%, marking a major change in the lending market.
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Housing crisis a supply issue
14 Dec 2020 - Economists at Kiwibank say DTIs and LVR restrictions will have a "near-term" impact on housing demand, but argue supply-side changes are the key to fixing the housing crisis.
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Development loans fall
10 Dec 2020 - Residential property development loans have fallen by 18% year-on-year, according to Reserve Bank data, with advisers calling for changes to fix the house-building crisis.