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
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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
Read MoreReport: The cheapest and most expensive places to rent in NZ
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
Read MoreHousing: Eight in 10 New Zealanders believe homeownership impossible – report
Home at last: how COVID took homelessness off the streets During the pandemic, many homeless people were housed in hotels – it was supposed to
Read MoreHome at last: how COVID took homelessness off the streets
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
Read MoreInnovative infrastructure funding needed for affordable homes
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 housing infrastructure funding charges might be the best way to speed up development and boost housing supply, a property academic says. House prices increased
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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
[800 Words; 5 Minute Read] Research methodology often incorporates case studies, and it is important to outline case study epistemological merits and limitations. Firstly, the
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Given some recent announcements on social (public) housing provision in New Zealand, I have graphed the changes in tenure since 1991 to the start of
[1100 Words; 4 Minute Read] “Decent, affordable housing is fundamental to the health and well-being of people and to the smooth functioning of economies” (Woetzel
Introduction [3000 Words; 23 Minute Read] The last few decades globally has seen a move away from seeing housing design as part of the development
Great stories piece on State Housing in New Zealand. Only 4% of total stock but has been an essential part of the fabric since 1906.
Interesting house price index from The Economist post GFC
https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2019.1643777
Here’s part of an article I wrote for the main online NZ media outlet stuff.co.nz on housing affordability prior to the 2017 election… Talk of
Read More2 years on: Is the Housing Affordability crisis still a crisis?
Institutions providing access to housing in all tenures have become further entrenched and exposed to financial risk. Literature on housing policy trends and financial risk
Arguing the case for housing as needing radical political and economic attention
Good compendium of journal papers looking at affordable housing as the contemporary crisis unfolds
Arguing early on that markets are driven by psychological and social factors rather than fundamental values. Especially in later editions that consider housing market bubbles.
A thorough body of work exploring poverty from theory to practice as applied to the United Kingdom. Published at a pivotal political turn in 1979.
A political economy look at owner-occupation at the turn of the 21st century