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Property Institute warns of ugly, soulless, cities

Thursday, 22 October 2015, 11:18 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is urging a cautious approach to the final ‘Using Land for Housing’ report released by the Productivity Commission and has warned that adopting its recommendations, without strong checks ... More >>

Property Institute Survey predicts more house price rises

Monday, 19 October 2015, 11:19 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has released the results of a new Housing Market Survey which shows that Auckland house prices are expected to continue increasing and that the number of properties sold will remain ... More >>

Property Institute challenges ‘price crash’ claims

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 9:07 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute challenges ‘price crash’ claims Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has challenged renewed warnings of a coming Auckland ‘property crash’ and says that those who make such claims are ignoring ... More >>

Institute welcomes ‘game changing’ Reserve Bank tweak

Friday, 28 August 2015, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has welcomed a recent policy change, by the Reserve Bank calling it ‘a game changer’ and ‘a massive step in the right direction’. More >>

Property Institute slams Labour Chinese investment claims

Sunday, 12 July 2015, 10:38 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has slammed claims by Labour housing spokesman, Phil Twyford, calling them ‘reprehensible’ and ‘an exercise in unveiled racism’. More >>

Property Institute disappointed by changes to Tenancy Laws

Thursday, 9 July 2015, 8:40 pm | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, says that the Government has missed a chance to enact ‘meaningful’ changes in a suite of new measures targeted at Landlords. More >>

Property Institute rejects call for Auckland Urban Authority

Friday, 19 June 2015, 8:44 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is urging the Government to exercise caution before setting up an ‘Urban Development Authority’ for Auckland and is warning that the creation of such an authority could potentially make matters ... More >>

Property Institute warns of ‘apartment bubble’

Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:44 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is warning of an ‘apartment bubble’ as the likely consequence of two seemingly unrelated responses to house price inflation in the Auckland property market. More >>

Property Institute welcomes drop in OCR

Thursday, 11 June 2015, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the OCR by .25% to 3.25% More >>

Property Institute supports policy ‘tweaks

Sunday, 17 May 2015, 5:48 pm | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has applauded the suite of tax and property measures announced today – but says that they are more in the nature of welcome ‘tweaks’ than major policy changes and cautions that ... More >>

Property Institute urges regular check on home values

Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 11:46 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute urges regular check on home values Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has responded to recent publicity calling into question the accuracy of Council Valuations (CVs) in high price growth areas such as Auckland ... More >>

Property Institute urges rethink on Social Housing Policy

Monday, 23 March 2015, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is urging the Government to review the way in which it proposes to transfer state houses to the voluntary sector following a decision, by the Salvation Army, not to participate in the program. More >>

Property Institute warns of ‘unintended consequences’

Friday, 6 March 2015, 9:43 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of latest Reserve Bank proposals to curb Auckland house inflation More >>

Institute says lower interest rates may hurt retirerees

Monday, 2 March 2015, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is calling attention to the impact of a sustained drop in interest rates warning that they will have a negative effect on those who rely on interest as income – particularly retirees. More >>

Property Institute wants LVRs scrapped in Provinces

Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 10:40 am | New Zealand Property Institute

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is calling for the Reserve Banks Loan-to-value mortgage restrictions to be scrapped in the regions claiming that they are having an ‘unreasonable and adverse impact’ on first home ... More >>

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