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What could Auckland's central suburbs look like in the future?
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (229+ words) The future look of Auckland housing is a step closer to becoming a reality after Auckland council voted in a plan to allow intensive housing around central transport hubs. The move is a response to a government requirement for the…...
Locals fight back against developer seeking to transform Auckland's Devonport Village
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1012+ words) A quaint seaside suburb in Auckland could soon have buildings towering up to six storeys above its heritage main street, if a property developer's plan gets fast-track status. A 36-page plan by Devonport Property Management Limited, or Peninsula Capital, shows…...
Explainer: What are 'Ghost Houses' and can we get rid of them?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (183+ words) Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon An RNZ story caught our eye this morning discussing the number of vacant Kāinga Ora houses in Wellington. An apparent stall in redevelopment is the reason for these properties staying empty. But it got us thinking…...
'So depressing': Residents push for answers over Wellington ghost houses
1+ week, 5+ day ago (854+ words) Karl Frost sighs as he walks towards a shuttered grey housing block on a desolate Wellington cul-de-sac. He's staring at three boarded-up blocks of Kainga Ora homes on the entirely empty Ngatiapa Street. Windows cracked or smashed, white paint slapped…...
Housing market 'settled' - except in our two biggest cities
1+ week, 6+ day ago (433+ words) Auckland's housing market is soft and Wellington's is worse but the Real Estate Institute says the best way to describe activity at the moment is flat. It said the national median sale price in June was $770,000, up 0.7 percent compared to…...
Developer felled trees, didn't build houses, now property is up for sale
3+ week, 1+ day ago (590+ words) A property in central Kerikeri where 20 hectares of trees were felled last year has been put up for sale by the developer before a single home has been built. The property - bordered by the town centre, Kerikeri River and the…...
Tenant not liable for dead plants in Christchurch rental, tribunal rules
3+ week, 1+ day ago (513+ words) A "prizewinning gardener" planted her late mother's rose bushes in the garden of a rental property, where she was living. By the end of the tenancy, the rose bushes and existing mature evergreen plants at the Christchurch property were either…...
Local board votes for widespread intensification in Auckland's central suburbs
3+ week, 4+ day ago (685+ words) Residents of Auckland's leafy central suburbs have come out swinging against a plan that could see 15-storey apartment blocks next to the historic villas and bungalows in places like Mount Eden, Kingsland and Epsom. Not only did the proposal come…...
$4800 gone in one city in a month: When will house prices stop falling?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (781+ words) House prices have fallen again - but have we reached the bottom? New Cotality data shows that national property values fell 0.2 percent in June, which chief property economist Kelvin Davidson said was probably related to uncertainty around the Middle East conflict,…...
Here's where housing is most affordable - and where it's becoming more
3+ week, 6+ day ago (296+ words) Housing affordability improved by 12.6 percent in the first quarter of this year, Massey University says. It has released its latest home affordability report, which shows a drop in median house prices in many regions and a fall in mortgage interest…...