We need an apples-for-houses comparison on immigration
Let’s engage in an absurd exercise. Do immigrants, just in coming to New Zealand, make apples more expensive? Read more
7 February, 2017
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Immigration and house prices
Research Fellow Jason Krupp talks to Larry Williams about our immigration report and whether migrants are responsible for pushing up house prices.
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7 February, 2017
NZ Initiative proposes an upfront levy on migrants
Research Fellow Jason Krupp discusses the Initiative's new report on immigration, The New New Zealanders: Why migrants make good Kiwis, and suggests that it is Kiwis - not foreigners - who are pushing up house prices in Auckland and other fast growing areas.
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30 January, 2017
Getting to the guts of the housing crisis
Running away from a problem will rarely solve it. No matter how fast you run, sooner or later the problem will catch up with you. Read more
Roger Partridge
27 January, 2017
A wake-up call for global housing policy
This week, the Initiative scored plenty of media mentions – not just in New Zealand but worldwide. Under normal circumstances, this would be a reason to celebrate. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
27 January, 2017
Monument to stupidity
Public art can be a powerful thing. It can inspire, uplift, and even get us to think introspectively. Read more
27 January, 2017
Germany may hold the key to solving New Zealand's housing woes
OPINION: This week, Demographia released their annual housing affordability survey. It has become a sad ritual at the beginning of each year to find out how unaffordable property has become across much of the English-speaking world. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
25 January, 2017
Dr Oliver Hartwich talks to ABC Radio on housing affordability
Following the release of the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, that had Sydney ranking second in the list of world's most unaffordable cities to own a home, Dr Oliver Hartwich discussed the housing crisis on Australia's ABC Radio.
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Dr Oliver Hartwich
24 January, 2017
Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses the Demographia Housing Affordability Survey
Executive Director Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses the results of the 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey results - that show Sydney as being second in the list of the world's most unaffordable cities to own a home, and Auckland at fourth.
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Dr Oliver Hartwich
24 January, 2017
It's more expensive to buy a home in Sydney than N.Y or London
A new housing affordability study by Demographia shows: Buying a median house in Sydney is now more costly than in any other world city - with the exception of Hong Kong. Should we celebrate or mourn this fact? Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
24 January, 2017