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Mortgage arrears now at highest levels since March 2020
Property

Mortgage arrears now at highest levels since March 2020

More than 426,000 borrowers aren't keeping up with their payments.

Brent Melville 04 Jul 2023
Consents for new residential buildings are down 11%
Property

Consents for new residential buildings are down 11%

The biggest drop-off has been in consents for new standalone homes.

Staff reporters 03 Jul 2023
Real estate searches up, listings down, auctions improving
Property

Real estate searches up, listings down, auctions improving

Asking prices have also stabilised over the past quarter.

Brent Melville 03 Jul 2023
Airbnb wants 'app tax' replaced with a national tourism levy
Property Free

Airbnb wants 'app tax' replaced with a national tourism levy

The peer-to-peer booking platform says charging GST across all hosts isn't equitable.

Brent Melville 30 Jun 2023


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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