Housing stories
Many first-home buyers will still be shut out by income and price caps, leaving family loans and deposits crucial to getting on the ladder.
Looser deposit rules and bigger grants could help tenants buy sooner as Government-backed schemes are made more accessible.
Jobseekers could cut training time from days to minutes as a new virtual reality tool is piloted to fill construction skills gaps in New Zealand.
Businesses and environmental groups say the overhaul could finally fix a dated system unable to handle growth, housing pressure and climate risks.
Poor planning is driving up housing costs and holding back productivity, according to Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive Stephen Selwood.
Auckland’s housing shortfall is worsening as consent and completion numbers slip, raising pressure on ministers to speed up land release.
Gamified training could help ease hiring woes in construction, with a new tycoon game aimed at teaching employability skills and industry realities.
Researchers and housing providers will use the Wellington conference to draft a rights-based strategy aimed at getting every New Zealander well housed.
Auckland households are now $96 a week worse off than a decade ago, as soaring housing and transport costs drag New Zealand's cities behind Australia’s.
Research will focus on ageing residents, cheaper healthy homes and walkable streets as New Zealand tackles housing shortages and urban planning gaps.
Private debt funding for roads and water in Milldale could ease New Zealand’s housing shortage, though buyers face annual charges.
Councils could soon use digital planning tools to cut delays and paper work, while blockchain may also reshape property settlements and rentals.
Architects and builders in five New Zealand centres can attend free talks on housing and construction challenges, with CPD points available.
An ageing state-housing portfolio is driving poorer social outcomes as demand in New Zealand’s cities outstrips supply, Housing New Zealand says.
A student team's modular design could help ease Wellington's housing shortage by offering an affordable, multi-generational complex.
A new hybrid rent-to-buy model could give buyers price certainty and help unlock more homes as Australia’s rental market strains further.
Planning decisions in Auckland will now be based on data processed in two days rather than months, as the council moves its portal to AWS Cloud.
Warehouses are set to drive an 8% annual rise in the global pre-engineered building market through 2022 as e-commerce booms.
Rising land and building costs are threatening to curb Auckland’s future housing pipeline, with developers struggling to make projects stack up.
Housing prices are likely to stay firm for some time unless the government finds new ways to unlock supply and affordability.
