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The Spinoff
House price inflation has already blown through the forecasts put out by the Reserve Bank and Treasury last week. Buyers and voters have stopped believing all the warnings about potential house price falls and higher interest rates, writes Bernard Hickey. This story was originally published in B
Newshub
Realestate.co.nz says there are early signs the property market is cooling.
Stuff
OPINION: The tough questions on the economic response to Covid-19 are being avoided.
Stuff
The Treasury now thinks the amount of money spent on people in emergency accommodation will decrease.
Stuff
House prices nationally are now 12.4 times the average wage due to a drop in home affordability in recent months.
Stuff
OPINION: Investors want guaranteed rental returns. Kāinga Ora tenants need good homes and secure tenancies - why not bring them together?
1 NEWS
There are accusations some are relocating just to get paid $5000 and quitting only weeks later.
The Spinoff
The Island Bay and Harbour Bridge cycling lane debates are the first skirmishes in the political schism of our time: who gets to use our urban roads and for what, writes Bernard Hickey. This story was originally published in Bernard Hickey’s email newsletter The Kākā and is republished with permis
Stuff
Tighter lending criteria and the Government’s new housing policies are beginning to slow rising house prices.
Democracy Project
The Prime Minister’s denials that the topic forms part of the school curriculum are puzzling. Graham Adams tries to make sense of her tactics. Jacinda Ardern has offered herself as a hostage to fortune by repeatedly denying that the doctrine of “white privilege” is being taught in schools, o
Stuff
Affordable property will attract Wellington residents south to Christchurch, a leading economist predicts.
The University of Canterbury
New research has revealed that many New Zealand businesses are left in the dark around how to make their workplaces earthquake safe.
Stuff
Reserve Bank forecasts house price fall, but not big enough to help young buyers.
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