Are we running out of land?
If someone asked you how much of New Zealand was built upon, what would your guess be? 5% or 10%? Read more
14 June, 2013
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Priced out
There are many facets to New Zealand’s housing affordability conundrum, but the bottom line is there is a shortage of houses, and there is a shortage of new houses (dwellings) being built. Supply is not meeting demand as in other markets and prices are absorbing the difference. Read more
7 June, 2013
Media release: Report on how housing became unaffordable
The New Zealand Initiative is launching the first in a series of reports on housing affordability, co-authored by former local government minister Hon Dr Michael Bassett and Luke Malpass. Priced Out – How New Zealand Lost Its Housing Affordability looks at long-term trends in housing regulation and social circumstances as well as the changing roles of local and central governments. Read more
7 June, 2013
Why householders can't win
By now, householders must be used to being exhorted by politicians, economists, and international agencies to save more. Yet, some policies encourage them to borrow in order to save or invest. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM
31 May, 2013
The Housing Accord
It was difficult not to be underwhelmed after reading the government and Auckland Council’s Housing Accord released a couple of weeks ago. It was a manual of what has failed in almost every housing market in the world and showed one common problem: everyone agrees to build more houses and sets an arbitrary target without following through. Read more
24 May, 2013
Switzerland has the right to build
Most New Zealanders probably know little about Switzerland. Until this week, my own knowledge certainly didn’t extend far beyond cheese, watches, and knives. Read more
8 March, 2013
Germany's housing conundrum
To those of us in the Anglo world, Germany can seem an odd place. Corduroy suits are in vogue and pretty news presenters look like they have quickly thrown on their boyfriend’s shirt after a night of passion. Read more
1 March, 2013
British planning and us
I am currently on a research trip studying local government and housing affordability in different jurisdictions around the world. This week, I have been in and around London conducting interviews and meetings. Read more
22 February, 2013
A house is a home
Here’s a radical idea: Let’s think of houses as places where people live. Housing affordability is the big political issue of 2013. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
4 February, 2013
New Zealand's housing crisis
Housing is back in the papers again after the release of the ninth annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. House prices in Auckland have topped their 2007 peak, which sparked comment from Minister of Finance, Bill English, who said if councils didn’t approve more land for development, power to do so might be relocated closer to the Beehive. Read more
25 January, 2013