Housing
Secondhand Styling
If you want to re-decorate, you shouldn't have to re-mortgage. In this second episode with an op shopping expert, Katy Gosset looks at home design and decor on a budget and tags along on a thrift shop… Audio
Spring finally here for housing market, REINZ says
The Real Estate Institute has released its latest data that show the number of sales across the country was up 6.4 percent year-on-year in the month, at 7505.
Trump suggests government-backed 50- year mortgage
US President Donald Trump has raised the idea of a government-backed 50-year mortgage term to help first-home buyers. But would it be an option for New Zealand buyers, too? Money correspondent Susan… Audio
Kāinga Ora says only email addresses exposed in privacy breach
The email addresses of more than a thousand Auckland tenants were exposed in a group email from the state housing agency.
Some Christchurch residents oppose social housing proposal
A housing trust has been given a peppercorn lease and the green light to build up to 10 relocatable homes in South Brighton, for people living rough.
South Brighton residents unhappy about emergency housing plans
Residents in the east Christchurch suburb of South Brighton are unhappy that emergency housing may be built on a reserve in their quiet cul-de-sac. Adam Burns reports. Audio
Not enough houses for rough sleepers says Christchurch organisation
In September the government announced 300 extra social housing places through the Housing First programme but Christchurch Methodist Mission says finding homes is a challenge.
Why the current housing market is working for first-home buyers
First-time buyers accounted for a record 27.7 percent of property purchases nationwide in the September quarter.
A blueprint for iwi-led housing in New Zealand?
In Vancouver, the Squamish Nation is building an apartment complex on its reserve land which will be home to at least 9,000 residents. Under Canadian law, no council permission is required to build on… Audio
Spoken Feature: Thrift is Back!
It's time now for a new season of the RNZ podcast Thrift and this week host Katy Gosset investigates some cheap tweaks that can help turn your rental property into a home. Today we meet an expert… Audio
Calls for private landlords to open their doors to homeless
Organisations supporting homeless people in the capital are calling on private landlords to open their doors. Dwell chief executive Elizabeth Lester spoke to Lauren Crimp. Audio
Homely Hacks for Renters
About a third of New Zealanders don't own their own homes but a few cheap tweaks can help turn a rental into a home. In the first of two parts, we meet an op-shopping queen and regular renter whose… Audio
Council gets green light to withdraw from part of housing plan
Christchurch and Auckland councils argued the Medium Density Residential Standards were not right for their cities.
Blanket bans on pets in rentals to be disallowed
Blanket bans on pets in rental properties won't be allowed from next month, but there are concerns that landlords will find a work around. Tenants will still need to get their landlords consent to… Audio
Country's biggest property investor group evicted from Facebook
Property Investor Chat Group NZ had 73,000 members when it was suspended last week.
Pricier properties drive drop in values in Manawatū
Property values in Manawatū District have dropped sharply since the last ratings valuation three years ago.
Empty Rotorua council-owned pensioner units spark concern
Dozens of council pensioner homes lie empty as residents grow uneasy.
How much is your flatmate's love life costing you?
It can be an awkward situation, when a flatmate's partner, who was only staying a night or two, suddenly becomes a regular fixture, without paying rent. It has prompted an economist to create a tool… Audio
Napier residents rage over new housing plan
The city is opening the door to six-storey terraced housing and apartment-style living - upsetting some locals.
Queen Street homeless speak up about push to move them out
Some of Auckland's homeless say a tougher stance on rough sleepers in the central city could mean they're pushed into the suburbs, or even into crime. Rayssa Almeida spoke to some of the people who… Audio
