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NEWS ARTICLE CONTRIBUTIONS I take a public engagement approach and have been interviewed over 50 times by the media on property-related issues. Recent media outputs

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Rents rise 4.8% in a year, affordability declines in six regions – study

Research by the Massey University Real Estate Analysis Unit showed rents increased nationally by 4.8 percent in a year. Rental affordability declined in six of

Report: The cheapest and most expensive places to rent in NZ

The cheapest and most expensive regions to rent in the country at the moment have been revealed in a new report. Figures released by Massey

Rents up nearly 5 percent this year – report

Listen Nationally, rents have increased by 4.8 percent this year. Southland and the West Coast are the best place to be a renter for now

‘Perfect storm’ means rental affordability declining nationwide

Rental affordability is declining around the country, with even cheaper regions becoming less affordable, new Massey University research reveals. There was a quarterly deterioration of

Southland and West Coast best regions for renters

Nationally, rent increased by 4.8 per cent between March 2020-March 2021. Professor Graham Squires. Dr Arshad Javed. Massey University’s latest Rental Report shows a decline

Housing: Eight in 10 New Zealanders believe homeownership impossible – report

The dream of homeownership is fading for many New Zealanders and a new report has revealed eight in 10 feel it is now impossible to

Cost of living on the rise: what you can do to prepare

Rising food prices is pushing up costs. Rising housing, petrol, food and clothing costs have pushed up the cost of living for an average family

Economics professor: More Kiwis to take a DIY approach to property

It is hard to imagine a time when the real estate sector has had it so good. With the huge price increases we’ve seen, agents’

High house prices boost agent commissions by $1b

Real estate agents’ income has soared on the back of a hot housing market. Real Estate Institute data shows there was $90.09 billion of residential

‘Dramatic separation’ between house prices and wages as home affordability drops further

House prices nationally are now 12.4 times the average wage due to a drop in home affordability in recent months, new Massey University analysis reveals.

Rising house prices and decreasing income lead to decline in home affordability

The report shows median house prices across the country increased by 5.1 per cent in aggregate. The latest Massey University Home Affordability Report shows an

Manawatū/Whanganui housing affordability plummets 30 per cent

The affordability of Manawatū/Whanganui homes is plummeting, as falling wages and soaring prices make it harder than ever to get on the property ladder. Massey

Higher insurance bills, lower house values: Flooding can have long-term impact

There is a warning flood-hit homeowners face financial costs long after the water has receded. Insurers are becoming increasingly sensitive to flood risk, which means

Home at last: how COVID took homelessness off the streets

Home at last: how COVID took homelessness off the streets During the pandemic, many homeless people were housed in hotels – it was supposed to

Innovative infrastructure funding needed for affordable homes

The infrastructure levy introduced last year is a start but New Zealand is behind its contemporaries. Massey University economics professor Graham Squires More weight needs

Could Public Private Partnerships help solve the infrastructure and housing crisis?

Innovative finance for PPPs in real estate development will be critical to developing quality infrastructure and homes for New Zealanders, Professor Graham Squires says. Professor

Property investors and ‘moral obligation’

Private rental property owners do not have a moral obligation to provide houses to anyone, including vulnerable tenants, the New Zealand Property Investors Federation says.

Private infrastructure charges ‘the answer to boost housing supply’

Private housing infrastructure funding charges might be the best way to speed up development and boost housing supply, a property academic says. House prices increased

Building a case for ‘build-to-rent’ developments

As the Government tightens rules for property investors, it’s talking up a less common type of rental development. What are ‘build-to-rent’ schemes, and how could

Banning foreign house buyers won’t have much effect – Massey professor

Article in National Business Review (NBR) exploring the foreign house buyer ban, Overseas Investment Act All regions showed a drop in affordability over the year.

Rotorua house prices increasing the most in New Zealand

Newshub article on house prices For more than a year, the advice to Aucklanders struggling to buy a home was to move out of the

Home affordability drops for Kiwis by almost 10 per cent, report says

Article in TVNZ Television New Zealand on Housing Affordability Home affordability has plummeted in many regions across the country over the past year, according to

Renter pain continues as New Zealand rents jump 25% in five years

Article on New Zealand Herald on Housing Affordability and Tenure It’s further bad news for renters with prices across New Zealand climbing steadily in the

Build-to-rent apartments must not become slums, property specialists warn

Article in Stuff exploring Build to Rent with colleague David White Property specialists at Massey University caution that mass rental housing like apartment blocks need to

Build to rent: the pros and cons

Article in RNZ relating to a series of industry seminars that myself and colleague David White ran on Build to Rent in New Zealand As