Queenstown housing boom leaves rentals lagging as homes sit empty or move to Airbnb
In 2024 alone, only Auckland and Christchurch, with much larger populations, approved more new homes. More than 1500…
Dunedin university student rental flat inspections uncover widespread failings
The sweep resulted in 23 warnings, 12 improvement notices and four cases requiring further enforcement action. Seventeen flats…
Rotorua affordable rentals: First tenants move into Home in Place development
It aimed at addressing housing affordability for “moderate-income” essential workers in healthcare, education and emergency services. The 28…
The real numbers on rentals: low growth, weak cashflow, modest returns
What rising costs and weak growth mean for rental investors. If you want real returns that compound over…
The huge shift between landlords and renters as rentals stay vacant in Wellington
Cotality chief property economist Kelvin Davidson said rents were still high compared to incomes overall, and a tenancy…