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How many consented houses actually get built?
Auckland Council

How many consented houses actually get built?

Without demolitions data, councils cannot tell how much new housing is really being added, especially in brownfield areas such as Auckland.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
Wellington Council rejects panel and pushes for more housing
Sustainability

Wellington Council rejects panel and pushes for more housing

If approved by ministers, the revised District Plan could open more sites for housing and upzone rail corridors across Wellington.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Mar 2024
How Graduated Density Zoning could deliver more housing
National Party

How Graduated Density Zoning could deliver more housing

Could ease the housing shortage by letting developers build higher on larger merged sites, even as councils opt out of existing upzoning rules.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2024
REINZ calls for greater regulation for property managers
Risk & Compliance

REINZ calls for greater regulation for property managers

More than 5,000 residential property managers in New Zealand could soon face minimum standards under a bill backed by REINZ.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2024
Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle
Risk & Compliance

Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle

Stronger planning rules are still needed to stop homes being built on land prone to landslides and coastal erosion after Cyclone Gabrielle.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2024
Paerata Rise homes perform well at House of the Year awards
Energy efficient

Paerata Rise homes perform well at House of the Year awards

Five Paerata Rise builders placed in the top 100 nationwide, with Capital Homes taking first at the 2023 Registered Master Builders Awards.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2024
Rail drives housing solutions in Sydney
Auckland Transport

Rail drives housing solutions in Sydney

Extra Sydney Metro West stations could unlock tens of thousands of homes, with a Rosehill proposal alone centring on 25,000 new dwellings.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Dec 2023
Certainty breeds confidence
Bank of New Zealand

Certainty breeds confidence

More vendors returned to the market in November as government and OCR certainty lifted buyer confidence and steadied asking prices.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 3rd Dec 2023
Could NZ take a Texas approach to MDRS?
New Zealand Labour Party

Could NZ take a Texas approach to MDRS?

A Houston-style street vote could let homeowners opt out locally, easing resistance to higher-density housing rules across New Zealand.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Fri, 24th Nov 2023
Takapuna build-to-rent project gets resource consent
Auckland Council

Takapuna build-to-rent project gets resource consent

The 350-apartment scheme will add rental supply to Takapuna, with building consents next due in late 2024 after approval this month.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2023
Empowering CLTs to deliver affordable housing worldwide
Housing

Empowering CLTs to deliver affordable housing worldwide

New research says the model could help low-income families and key workers secure homes for generations in Aotearoa New Zealand.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
Build to Rent’s growth continues
Sustainability

Build to Rent’s growth continues

Rental supply is set to grow as major developers and iwi back long-term homes, with new rules helping unlock more Build to Rent schemes.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2023
Would a land value tax incentivise housing growth?
Housing

Would a land value tax incentivise housing growth?

Empty or underused urban land could be pushed back into housing, as economists argue TOP’s tax would make speculation less profitable.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Sep 2023
REINZ numbers show positive outlook for property
Northland

REINZ numbers show positive outlook for property

More stock and faster sales suggest the housing market may be turning a corner before spring, despite higher rates and election uncertainty.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Thu, 14th Sep 2023

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Bristol's Symmetry targets growth in 2024 through machine learning
Supply Chain

Bristol's Symmetry targets growth in 2024 through machine learning

Symmetry, a Bristol-based cloud accounting software provider, plans to accelerate growth in 2024 by targeting new business sectors and expanding its use of machine learning.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2024
New report uncovers India's evolving digital search trends
EduTech

New report uncovers India's evolving digital search trends

Justdial's How India Searched report reveals search activities in small towns overtook large cities as digitalisation bridges India's urban-rural divide.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
Adopt AI to unlock 1.3 million affordable dwellings: PointData
Data Analytics

Adopt AI to unlock 1.3 million affordable dwellings: PointData

Analysis by PointData has identified 870,000 profitable new affordable homes and 425,000 new social housing dwellings across mainland Australia.

By Gaurav Sharma • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Oct 2023