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Housing, Housing Affordability, and Housing Supply

Housing, Housing Affordability, and Housing Supply

December 14th 2023 By Lizard News Great article from Alan Maxwell with some reflections on better use of existing housing stock. Clearly we need new homes built at scale, with a real focus on those in the affordable ra Read more

Immigration is smashing renters

Immigration is smashing renters

December 14th 2023 By The Sydney Morning Herald This article focuses on the impact of international students on the rental market in Australia - I don't have a particular view on their solution, but it did make me ref Read more

Taupō’s rental crisis becoming ‘desperate’ - agent

Taupō’s rental crisis becoming ‘desperate’ - agent

November 8th 2023 By The Waikato Times A recent article on the shortage of rentals in Taupo - driven by the so called "empty rate" of houses that are there but unavailable for normal owner occupancy or rentals as they Read more

ASB champions affordable and social housing with innovative Accelerated Housing Fund

ASB champions affordable and social housing with innovative Accelerated Housing Fund

November 8th 2023 By ASB Interesting new initiative announced by ASB -a new funding tool aimed specifically at enabling social and affordable housing projects that otherwise struggle to meet traditional bank lending Read more

Rental prices on the rise as demand outstrips supply

Rental prices on the rise as demand outstrips supply

October 19th 2023 By Waikato Times It's definitely getting tougher for renters! This article highlights the latest figures for Hamilton where rents are rising by $20 per week, demand is also on the rise (by 3%) and Read more

Major changes to Hamilton planning rules on the cards for 2024

Major changes to Hamilton planning rules on the cards for 2024

October 19th 2023 By Hamilton City Council "Big shout out to Hamilton City Council who have now also announced their intention to progress with the notification of Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) as an important new lever to Read more

Push for affordable housing: councils watch on as Waipā sets pace

Push for affordable housing: councils watch on as Waipā sets pace

October 3rd 2023 By Waikato Times The pressure’s on councils to help with affordable housing as building demand’s drying up - and one Waikato council is pushing to get cheaper homes included in large-scale Read more

The precise nature of modern covenants

The precise nature of modern covenants

October 3rd 2023 By Stuff NZ 'We are talking more and more about Inclusionary Zoning -IZ- but it's rare to hear the opposite term. Yet that is another way to think of the use of covenants: it's a form of exclusionary Read more

Workers living in cars, the new normal in Queenstown

Workers living in cars, the new normal in Queenstown

September 19th 2023 By Newsroom "It’s not social housing that Queenstown needs, it’s homes for working people and those trying to get on the property ladder" That's the stark reality of the new normal according to Read more