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Govt Inaction Collapsing House Building Industry
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 4:33 pm | Hugh Pavletich
The June 2008 Building Consents Issued Release by Statistics New Zealand state that in June 2007 there were 2574 new residential building consents issued, which had slumped to 1362 consents in June 2008 – some 1212 less than the same month last ... More >>
Housing: Dealing With Real Structural Issues
Monday, 21 July 2008, 10:04 am | Hugh Pavletich
New Zealand’s “phony boom” or urban property bubble that got underway around May 2001, caused by artificial land supply scarcities and inappropriate infrastructure financing - is now over. More >>
Grossly Expensive Lots Cause Of NZ Housing Slump
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 1:22 pm | Hugh Pavletich
In March 2007 there were 1077 lots sold for a median price of $172,000 and in March 2008 there were 430 lots sold for a median price of $180,000 (refer REINZ Section / Lot Tables below) – clearly illustrating that the lack of reasonably priced fringe ... More >>
Urban Planning Degrades Housing Productivity
Monday, 28 April 2008, 1:03 pm | Hugh Pavletich
It was I think former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (Lord Stockton) when asked “What drives politics’” responded by saying “Events, dear boy, events”. Politicians are essentially judged on how well they manage them. Some succeed – ... More >>
“The United States Urban Planners Recession”
Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 9:33 am | Hugh Pavletich
Housing - “The United States Urban Planners Recession” – Hugh Pavletich A SHORT HISTORY OF THE US HOUSING MARKET - (US) ABC VIDEO Robert Krulich interviews Professor Robert Schiller (of Case Schiller Index fame) in this light-hearted “history” ... More >>
Housing Affordability Requires Action Now
Sunday, 13 April 2008, 2:48 pm | Hugh Pavletich
Housing Affordability: New Zealand requires Political Action Now New Zealand house sales halve in year - Stuff NZ Winter of discontent predicted for housing market - 09 Apr 2008 - NZ Herald: Property / Real Estate News from New Zealand and around ... More >>
Why Dont Economists Understand Urban Markets?
Friday, 11 April 2008, 12:41 am | Hugh Pavletich
Today’s The Economist is obviously sure that the United Kingdom does not have a housing supply problem (contrary to the glaring evidence) as illustrated by this article – More >>
Foreclosure reality in the United States
Sunday, 6 April 2008, 12:42 am | Hugh Pavletich
There has been no estimate of the actual financial losses of foreclosures / defaults / re arrangements by State. It would appear that the “bubble markets” of Floridaand Californiacombined with 18% of the USpopulation and 32% of the actual 2007 (reported ... More >>
Housing Affordability: Good Progress in NZ
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 9:44 am | Hugh Pavletich
“The initial steps announced by the New Zealand Government, in belatedly addressing the serious issue of housing affordability, are to be welcomed” said Hugh Pavletich, co author of the Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. More >>
Housing Affordability – An Update
Sunday, 9 March 2008, 11:24 am | Hugh Pavletich
Housing Affordability – An Australian And New Zealand Update HUGH PAVLETICH Please find attached a copy of an article from the New Zealand National Business Review March 7 2008issue by Mr Chris Hutchings“Australian move heartens activist”. Within ... More >>
Housing Affordability: Lessons From California?
Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 10:34 am | Hugh Pavletich
This article states that California’s single family home construction in 2007 fell to the lowest level in 25 years –according to the California Building Industry Association. More >>
Housing market comparisons - Message to NZ PM
Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 9:38 am | Hugh Pavletich
Housing - European and other markets comparisons - Message to NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark from Hugh Pavletich, Demographia More >>
UK Financial Times Call for Finance Regulations
Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 2:21 pm | Hugh Pavletich
Martin Wolf within this article suggests that there is an urgent need for greater disciplines and a more effective regulatory framework for the Banking system. More >>
Housing Affordability – The Shift To Reality
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 10:27 am | Hugh Pavletich
Housing Affordability – The Shift From Fantasy To Reality – Hugh Pavletich The UK Financial Times article Painful Adjustments Ahead for Banking System by John Plender should be read closely, to gain a sense of the magnitude of the unwinding currently ... More >>
Housing Afforability: Open Letter to Minister
Monday, 10 December 2007, 11:45 am | Hugh Pavletich
The letter sets out the three key areas –including seven performance indicators – that need to be focused on in starting to address the housing affordability issue. These policy suggestions are applicable to most jurisdictions. More >>
Hugh Pavletich Response to Blair Dickie RMLA of NZ
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 11:06 am | Hugh Pavletich
Hugh Pavletich Response to Blair Dickie, Resource Management Law Assoction of New Zealand- 20 November 2007 More >>
Hugh Pavletich Comment - Housings High Water Mark
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 1:00 pm | Hugh Pavletich
Hello Brian, Thank you for your excellent article Brian Fallow: Housing's high-water mark - 15 Nov 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand Business and Personal Finance News . More >>
Housing - Learning About The Importance Of Supply
Monday, 12 November 2007, 12:36 am | Hugh Pavletich
Within this November 8 2007 article Dallas-Fort Worth apartment market is profiting from housing crunch | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business by Steve Brown of the Dallas Morning News, the rapid growth of apartment building in ... More >>
New Zealand Lifestyle Block Mythology
Sunday, 11 November 2007, 12:58 am | Hugh Pavletich
New Zealand Lifestyle Block Mythology – The Need For Rigorous Research Since the early 1980’s - as forced urban consolidation began to “bite” and the process of artificial urban property inflation got underway – as part of the “flight ... More >>
Planners Will Never Admit They Are Wrong
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 1:48 pm | Hugh Pavletich
"Planners will never admit that they are wrong - only that their predecessors are wrong" - Randal O'Toole- Senior Fellow Catp Institute More >>
