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New Zealand Real Estate - Page 5

Urgent call for action on housing

A predicted national shortage of more than 14,000 homes has sparked urgent calls from the housing minister to "bowl a whole bunch of buildings and subdivide sections". Ref. Source 2

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House prices hit low as prices snag

House prices are still falling, down 2.6 percent last month, and economists estimate that the volumes of sales dropped 8 percent to a record low. Ref. Source 1

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CTV building's owners welcome collapse inquiry

The owners of the Canterbury Television building say it was given a clean bill of health by structural engineers after the September earthquake. Ref. Source 8

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Tenants: Freeze rent for 6 months

Hundreds of Christchurch tenants forced out of their rental properties have so far been spared price gouging by landlords who own the few remaining houses on the market. Ref. Source 3

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10,000 earthquake damaged Christchurch homes may be lost

Ten thousand Christchurch homes may have to be demolished and some areas may have to be abandoned. Ref. Source 4

New Zealand Real Estate

Housing shortage on the cards

House-building plans have slumped to their lowest levels since 2009, when the construction market hit bottom after the global financial crisis. Ref. Source 6

New Zealand Real Estate - Page 5

Housing job 'will go to NZ firm'

The Government is vowing that a multimillion-dollar contract to build up to 10,000 temporary homes and utility blocks in Christchurch will go to a Kiwi company. Ref. Source 6

New Zealand Real Estate Politics Business Civil & History - Page 5

Temp Christchurch housing starts at $190 a week

Earthquake-hit couples will have to pay at least $190 a week and a two-week bond to stay in Government-supplied campervans. Ref. Source 2