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New Zealand Real Estate - Page 9

Elderly residents face eviction in legal dispute

Elderly Christchurch residents facing homelessness want the city council to consider buying the Upper Riccarton housing complex they live in. Ref. Source 3

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Quake victim refused rubbish collection

Christchurch pensioner Malcolm Ott pays more than $4500 in rates but can't get his rubbish collected. Ref. Source 8

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Chilly rentals shunned for high-end homes

Wellingtonians are turning their noses up at poorly insulated properties and competing for higher-priced rental homes, causing rates at the bottom end of the market to plummet and landlords to become picky about who they choose as tenants. Ref. Source 7

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Affordable housing must become priority - English

The Government is looking at housing investment in New Zealand, both Kiwis' fixation with property and the lack of adequate low-cost housing, Finance Minister Bill English says. Ref. Source 6

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Government grasps housing thistle

The Government is poised to announce changes to development laws that will make it easier and cheaper to build houses, stretch Auckland's city boundaries, upgrade existing state houses and transfer state houses to non-government and local government providers. Ref. Source 6

New Zealand Real Estate

Fewer houses on property market

Real estate agents say fewer people put their houses on the market this spring, despite firmer prices. Ref. Source 1

New Zealand Real Estate - Page 9

Property development fund targets rebuild action

A new $20 million property development fund is being set up, partly to chase "Good opportunities that will emerge" in the Christchurch rebuild in the next two years. Ref. Source 7

New Zealand Real Estate Politics Business Civil & History - Page 9

Housing shortage forces many to camp

A severe housing shortage is forcing many vulnerable people to live permanently in campgrounds, a Massey University researcher has found. Ref. Source 5