In the suburb of Westmere stands a specially designed home where the layout portrays a ‘modern meets classic’ concept.
In the suburb of Westmere stands a specially designed home where the layout portrays a ‘modern meets classic’ concept.
New Zealand households are now borrowing more relative to their disposable incomes than they did before the global financial crisis when a red-hot housing market was encouraging consumers to tack a little onto the mortgage to pay for big ticket purchases.
What to do about the housing crisis in a city growing by about 900 people a week? Auckland mayor Phil Goff’s housing taskforce meets for the first time today, the first step in his plan to respond to fast-paced growth out-stripping housing supply.
Yes, I do have stars in my eyes on many aspects of the French and France. But, as I said, nothing beats a Kiwi. Well now I’m contradicting that in talking our overall lack of taste in house design.
A group representing New Zealand’s property valuers says introducing debt to income limits for mortgage lending would damage the Auckland housing market and New Zealand’s economy.
Housing will be the big election issue in 2017. And New Zealand has more than a housing crisis; it has several housing crises.
Good news for first home buyers – at last. Free property insights’ website homes.co.nz has released its latest monthly analysis of bottom quarter prices, and they have moved down.
No-one wants to buy a money pit. Yet it happens and it can be costly financially and psychologically. Even those who intentionally buy a home that requires work usually need to double their budget for the work, says property lawyer Nick Kearney, of Schnauer and Co.
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