/on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/rss 九一星空无限 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:10:17 Z en /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/tony-alexander-has-the-bottom-fallen-out-of-the-property-market/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/tony-alexander-has-the-bottom-fallen-out-of-the-property-market/ Tony Alexander joins us on the show to ask has the bottom fallen out of the property market? LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 06 May 2023 06:09:34 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/rupert-gough-will-returning-kiwis-affect-house-prices-here-1/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/rupert-gough-will-returning-kiwis-affect-house-prices-here-1/ CEO of Mortgage Lab Rupert Gough joined the Weekend Collective on whether returning Kiwis will affect the housing market, and whether the new lending rules are the government listening to feedback.  LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 12 Mar 2022 05:21:50 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-what-will-happen-to-the-housing-market-if-the-lockdown-lasts-for-months/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-what-will-happen-to-the-housing-market-if-the-lockdown-lasts-for-months/ Over the past couple of weeks there have been a flurry of opinions around what will happen to house prices in the wake of the coronavirus. Unsurprisingly, one or two of the usual culprits have rushed in to predict almost immediate doom and gloom with house prices crashing and the economy going into freefall. But most commentators – myself included – have taken the view that house prices will probably be largely unaffected if the virus is under control by June or July. This view isn’t wishful thinking; it’s a reasoned assessment of how things will play out given current market forces, the difficulty of buying or selling a property during isolation, and the nature of the measures which have been put in place to support people over the next few weeks. But what if the lockdown isn’t over in four weeks time? When advising the country of the need to isolate a few days ago, the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern chose her words carefully when describing the isolation period as being for a "minimum" of four weeks, leaving open the possibility that it may continue for longer. And now, new research from the University of Auckland suggests that the restrictions may need to last much longer because we won’t actually be safe from Covid-19 until a treatment or vaccine has been found, something which could take a year or more. So how would this play out in the property market? What would a prolonged period of lockdown do to house prices? The honest answer is: no one knows. There are simply too many variables at play to accurately predict what the market would do if these conditions continued for a long time. That said, we can certainly make some informed assumptions about how the Government might respond to different scenarios. Obviously I can’t cover them all – but here are three fairly logical views of how this might play out and what each would mean. Scenario 1 By mid to late April reported New Zealand cases are in the thousands but have peaked. The requirement for isolation is progressively relaxed in parts of the country where there have been no reported new cases for four weeks, with the proviso that people in these areas cannot travel to other parts of New Zealand. The property market, in these places, quickly returns to a form of subdued normality, albeit with travel restrictions. This process continues until the entire country is virus free and we are allowed to travel freely again, however the ban on international travel remains indefinitely. Under this scenario house prices will mostly hold up with just a few dips in specific locations. Scenario 2 Enforced isolation doesn’t stem the tide of new cases which continue climbing into the tens of thousands, forcing the Government to mandate ongoing isolation. The domino effect on the wider economy causes massive job losses leading to the risk of cascading mortgage defaults. Under this scenario many more people will utilise the Banks existing offer to allow interest only mortgage payments or even defer payments altogether for six months, but it’s not out of the question that the Government could also move to force banks to hold off on any default action for a set period of time in the same way that they have done for rental accommodation, perhaps backed up by a form of government guarantee. Under this scenario, and assuming these actions are taken in response, the impact on house prices would still be minimised as the risk of home owners selling out of economic necessity would have been mitigated. Scenario 3 Enforced isolation doesn’t stem the tide of new cases which continue climbing into the hundreds of thousands, forcing the Government to mandate indefinite isolation. The scope of the problem is simply too big for the Government to protect Kiwis against the worst impacts of the virus. As a result, the economy – along with the property market – goes into free fall. The economic and social consequences of this – not to mention the likely curtailing of civil liberties – are too numerous to mention in this article. They would be severe. I’m not a health professional and I don’t know which of these is likely to play out – but my layman's sense (and the best medical information out there) seems to suggest an outcome somewhere between Scenarios 1 and 2 – both of which are manageable. Meanwhile, isolation is the key to getting on top of this thing and that’s something we can all help with. Stay at home, stay safe, and we’ll all get through this. - Ashley Church is a property commentator for OneRoof.co.nz. Email him at ashley@nzemail.com Sat, 04 Apr 2020 03:09:47 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-buying-your-first-investment-property/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-buying-your-first-investment-property/ CEO of the Property Council Leonie Freeman joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her advice on buying your first investment property. LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 29 Feb 2020 04:18:19 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-should-the-foreign-buyers-ban-be-scrapped/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-should-the-foreign-buyers-ban-be-scrapped/ National are proposing to scrap the foreign buyers ban. OneRoof Property Commentator Ashley Church joined The Weekend Collective to share his thoughts on the issue. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 22 Feb 2020 04:22:58 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-will-labour-s-new-homeless-announcement-bring-any-change/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-will-labour-s-new-homeless-announcement-bring-any-change/ The Government has announced a massive new funding package for emergency housing that includes 1000 extra places for homeless families and individuals. The $300 million package released this morning aimed to reduce the use of motels as emergency accommodation, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. It also required those using emergency housing to start paying rent for the first time, but at maximum rate of 25 per cent of their income. The rest of the funding would be directed at measures to prevent homelessness. Leonie Freeman, CEO of the Property Council joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to talk about the announcement! LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 15 Feb 2020 04:25:04 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/peter-wolfkamp-tips-on-sharing-a-fence-with-neighbours/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/peter-wolfkamp-tips-on-sharing-a-fence-with-neighbours/ Want to get into some DIY at the weekend? 九一星空无限talk ZB “Resident Builder” Peter Wolfkamp joins The OneRoof Radio Show to share his knowledge. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 08 Feb 2020 04:10:44 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-so-what-if-the-council-wants-to-fill-ghost-houses/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-so-what-if-the-council-wants-to-fill-ghost-houses/ Property commentator Alistair Helm joined The Health Hub on the Weekend Collective to share his advice! LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 01 Feb 2020 04:33:04 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-renting-is-unbelievably-tough/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-renting-is-unbelievably-tough/ Property expert Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her advice on Rentals.  LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 25 Jan 2020 04:19:25 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-nz-house-building-hits-highest-mark-since-1974/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-nz-house-building-hits-highest-mark-since-1974/ Listen to the audio above as Ashley Church from One Roof speaks to The Weekend Collective. New Zealand residential construction has reached a 45-year high, running at a pace not seen since 1974. Statistics NZ said a record number of consents were issued for 37,010 new houses in the year to November 2019, "the highest in a year since the mid-1970s. There were 37,919 new homes consented in the year ended September 1974." The number of new homes consented has been generally increasing since late 2011, coming off lows in 2009 and 2011 when fewer than 14,000 new homes were consented annually, StatsNZ said. Click here to see full interactive. "Nationally, 13 per cent more new homes were consented in the November 2019 year compared with a year ago, reaching 14,866 in Auckland, 4176 in Waikato, and 5310 in Canterbury," a statement said. Consents issued in Canterbury rose 14 per cent. Although this level was below the 2014 peak, it was still higher than the level before earthquake rebuild activities, a statement said. The Wellington region consented 3036 new homes in the latest year, the highest annual number since over 4000 new homes were consented in the mid-1970s. Consents were issued in November for 3203 new dwellings of which 1980 were stand-alone houses, 722 were townhouses, flats and units, 291 were apartments and 211 were retirement village units. The value of non-residential building consents for the November 2019 year was $7.4 billion, up 4.9 per cent from the November 2018 year. That $7.4b included $1b in education buildings, $1b in shops, restaurants and bars and $981m in offices, administration and public transport buildings. To cope with the rise in house construction levels, Fletcher Building late last year opened a house-building factory in Auckland. That business plans to build more than 1000 new homes annually. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:59:20 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-will-nationals-new-policy-fix-the-housing-market/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-will-nationals-new-policy-fix-the-housing-market/ Imagine that the housing and transport initiatives of the major political parties over the past five years could be represented as one big celebration taking place on a single night. The early part of the evening would be represented by the last couple of years of the previous National Government with people everywhere, loud music, and everyone up and dancing – and now, under the Coalition, it’s 3am in the morning, the music has stopped, most of the revellers have gone home, and apart from a few people sitting around talking and crying into their glasses, not much is happening. Whatever you might think of National under John Key – his Government had a clear focus on roading and infrastructure and kicked off a social housing program which is continuing to deliver new dwellings two years after the Nats left office - so it should come as no surprise that some of Nationals proposed new policy is a repeat of what made their last ‘party’ so successful. But is it enough to "fix" the housing market? In my view the answer is no – but it will still be a big improvement on what we have right now. The proposed policies (which actually take the form of two companion discussion documents – one dealing with housing and the other with roading and infrastructure) contain some innovative and bold new ideas and are notable for the sheer volume of ideas being proposed. There isn’t space to cover them all – but there are a few which demonstrate that the Nats have listened and that they understand some of the key market issues and what it will take to fix them. These include: Supporting Home Ownership Make no mistake – getting as many kiwis as possible into their own home is the key to resolving our housing issues. A strong culture of Home ownership strengthens the fabric of society, reduces poverty and gives people choices that they simply wouldn’t otherwise have. The National discussion document acknowledges this and outlines some ideas around helping State tenants to buy their home – an obvious place to start because the Government already owns these properties and can therefore set the terms of any ‘rent-to-buy’ type schemes. Reforming State Housing (again) The Coalitions ridiculous decision to make it almost impossible to evict bad State House tenants is an example of the kind of woolly thinking which leads to a slew of unintended consequences and destroys communities. The Nats have recognised this and are proposing a range of reforms including a ‘Remind, Remedy and Remove’ system for bad tenants so that there are consequences for anti-social behaviours such as violence and drug use. They’re also proposing underwriting some of the financial risks facing Community Housing Providers, transferring the management of some State housing to these providers and potentially splitting the Building and Property Management functions of Housing NZ – possibly into different agencies. This is all sensible stuff which would significantly improve the effectiveness of the state housing sector. Resolving Homelessness Anyone who has researched the issue of homelessness in New Zealand understands that it isn’t the result of poverty or some imagined shortage of houses – but rather, is largely caused by a complex mix of physical and mental health challenges. The Nat discussion paper also appears to get this and supports remedies which not only give the homeless somewhere to call ‘home’ – but also address their social, medical, physical, spiritual and emotional needs. The are many other worthy proposals, such as these – but, for me, the discussion document is equally notable for what it doesn’t mention. For example, there are no specific proposals around doing anything to constrain house prices or curb house price inflation. This is important because every attempt to do this, over the past few years, has failed and it’s now obvious that the best way to address house prices is to let each cycle run its course and to allow prices to find their own equilibrium. Lack of any reference to house prices suggests that the Nats now understand this. There is also no mention of a housing shortage which suggests that the Nats have recognised what some of us already know – that there is no shortage of housing. I say that as someone who was, at one time, an outspoken champion of building 100,000 new homes – but who now recognises that the shortage was never real. History will show that this mistake was one of the biggest policy failures of the Coalition Government and it will become a case study in how flawed ideas can lead to bad (and expensive) public policy. Lack of mention of it in the National policy documents represents an important maturing in the policy evolution of one of our major parties. Sadly, for all of the very positive aspects of National's proposed housing policy – there are two further omissions which, in my opinion, are so important that they could derail what would otherwise be a very effective set of proposals. Firstly - there is no recognition of the very serious issues confronting private landlords and the looming crisis coming upon that sector. This oversight matters. The private rental sector provides around 440,000 rental properties – the overwhelming majority of all rental homes in New Zealand – and recent draconian changes to the Residential Tenancies Act, onerous new compliance requirements and the ring-fencing of tax losses are all significant challenges which need to be addressed before they lead to a shortage of rental housing in the years ahead. The failure to even mention these issues in the policy document represents a serious, and concerning, blindspot in National's housing plans. Secondly – and perhaps most importantly - there is no mention of the failed ‘Loan-to-Value’ ratio deposit restrictions. These ill-considered rules are, without question, the single biggest thing standing In the way of many young people buying a first home – particularly in Auckland - and renegotiating them, with the Reserve Bank, should be one of the first steps of any new government. The lack of a reference to them in the National policy discussion document means that our biggest housing issue – affordability – will continue to be a major problem. - Ashley Church is the former CEO of the Property Institute of New Zealand and is now a property commentator for OneRoof.co.nz. Email him at ashley@nzemail.com Sat, 21 Dec 2019 04:40:20 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/peter-wolfkamp-water-blasting-tips-and-tricks/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/peter-wolfkamp-water-blasting-tips-and-tricks/ Want to get into some DIY this weekend? 九一星空无限talk ZB “Resident Builder” Peter Wolfkamp joins The OneRoof Radio Show to share his knowledge. Listen to the audio above. Sun, 15 Dec 2019 04:31:18 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-people-who-withdraw-from-housing-deals-must-now-prove-finances/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-people-who-withdraw-from-housing-deals-must-now-prove-finances/ People who want to withdraw from a housing deal due to being declined finance will from the end of this week have to prove they are unable to get the money. Now, if a finance condition is inserted but money can't be obtained, people's word is generally enough for them to pull out of a contract Property expert Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her advice on the issue. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE Sat, 07 Dec 2019 04:32:48 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-how-the-reserve-bank-has-failed-again/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-how-the-reserve-bank-has-failed-again/ Its official – LVR mortgage restrictions are here to stay and there will be no change to their current settings. Property Commentator Ashley Church says in making this decision, the Reserve Bank is compounding what he believes to be the most profoundly stupid monetary policy to have been introduced in the past 40 years. He joined The One Roof Radio Show to discuss further. LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 30 Nov 2019 04:13:39 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-how-rental-changes-could-backfire/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-how-rental-changes-could-backfire/ Kris Faafoi, Associate Minister Housing for Public Housing, has announced one of the biggest changes to the Residential Tenancies Act since it was passed in 1986. Property expert Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his advice on the changes and how they might affect you. LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 23 Nov 2019 05:49:51 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/pete-wolfkamp-buying-a-section-to-build-on-what-you-need-to-know/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/pete-wolfkamp-buying-a-section-to-build-on-what-you-need-to-know/ Buying a bare patch of land to build a house on can be a stressful decision, with countless unseen circumstances to be dealt with. The process can daunting, but to help prospective purchasers, Pete Wolfkamp joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his expert advice! LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 16 Nov 2019 04:15:27 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-do-swimming-pools-add-value-to-a-home/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-do-swimming-pools-add-value-to-a-home/ Can swimming pools give listed homes an edge when it comes to landing a buyer? And what do buyers want when it comes to home with a pool? Property expert and mortgage advisor from the Umbrella Company Sara Hartigan joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her thoughts! LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 09 Nov 2019 04:45:34 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-downsizing-your-home-how-soon-should-you-do-it/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-downsizing-your-home-how-soon-should-you-do-it/ When you’ve left the nest for good and you’re parents are all alone in a big house with too many possessions, it’s time for them to start thinking about downsizing.  Leonie Freeman, CEO of the Property Council joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her advice! LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 02 Nov 2019 05:02:45 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-why-your-next-house-should-be-a-new-build/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-why-your-next-house-should-be-a-new-build/ New-builds are a regular part of the housing landscape and are generally either “greenfields” developments or are “infills”. If you were brought up in a New Zealand town or city you can almost certainly think of a greenfields project – an area of new housing development which popped up to accommodate growth and demand.  OneRoof Property Commentator Ashley Church joined The Weekend Collective to explain the benefits of building a new house. LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 26 Oct 2019 03:14:43 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-how-to-make-your-house-more-private/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-how-to-make-your-house-more-private/ Backyards have shrunk but the population has increased. With more people and smaller spaces to live in, tension can build between neighbours over how much of a view they get of each other's home life. No one should have to constantly draw the curtains to enjoy a bit of privacy. So how do you stop people looking in on you? Property commentator Alistair Helm joined The Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 19 Oct 2019 04:28:26 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-is-it-okay-to-chuck-things-over-your-neighbours-fence/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-is-it-okay-to-chuck-things-over-your-neighbours-fence/ This week on the OneRoof Radio Show we were joined by Leonie Freeman. Lots of stories this week around neighbours at war! Basketball hoops too high, music too loud and laundry looking terrible. We get the answers from the industry's best. LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION WITH THE WEEKEND COLLECTIVE ABOVE   Sat, 05 Oct 2019 04:18:46 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-should-we-tax-people-for-unused-homes/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-should-we-tax-people-for-unused-homes/ This week on the show we were joined by OneRoof Property commentator Ashley Church. We dive into the issue of empty homes, should we be incentivising people to house the homeless? Is this contributing to our housing crisis? We put the questions to the expert. LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION WITH THE WEEKEND COLLECTIVE ABOVE  Sat, 28 Sept 2019 05:14:45 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-what-s-the-big-deal-with-tiny-houses/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-what-s-the-big-deal-with-tiny-houses/ If the crowds milling through the street of tiny homes at the recent Auckland Home Show are anything to go by, many Kiwis are in love with the idea of tiny homes. But is the tiny trend going large with numbers of people actually living in them, not just fantasising? Property commentator Alistair Helm joined The Weekend Collective to discuss. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 28 Sept 2019 05:09:47 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-kiwibuild-reset-and-the-5-deposits/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-kiwibuild-reset-and-the-5-deposits/ After months of waiting, new Housing Minister Megan Woods has finally delivered the long-promised KiwiBuild reset. Property Commentator from OneRoof.co.nz Ashley Church joined The Weekend Collective to share his thoughts on the new policies introduced in the reset. LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 07 Sept 2019 05:20:22 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-what-gets-you-over-the-line-when-buying-property/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-what-gets-you-over-the-line-when-buying-property/ Do incentives such as throwing in a free holiday or spa pool make a difference when you are buying property? Leonie Freeman, CEO of the Property Council joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to discuss! LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 31 Aug 2019 05:35:17 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-what-to-invest-in-before-selling-your-house/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-what-to-invest-in-before-selling-your-house/ Selling your house is one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make, so its important you do everything possible to get the biggest return. Is $15,000 spent on the kitchen worth it? Should you repaint the whole inside and outside of the house?  Mortgage Advisor and property expert Sara Hartigan joins The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share her tips and knowledge. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE   Sat, 24 Aug 2019 05:21:16 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-what-you-should-be-watching-out-for-when-buying-property/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/alistair-helm-what-you-should-be-watching-out-for-when-buying-property/ An Auckland student has claimed that poor financial advice from her mother has left her $60,000 out of pocket.  24-year-old Bridie Campbell used the inheritance from her late father to put a deposit on a central city apartment. But two years later, she's been unable to secure a bank loan and therefore can't afford to got through with the sale which is fast approaching deadline.  Property commentator Alistair Helm joined The Weekend Collective to share his advice on what you should be watching out for when buying property. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 17 Aug 2019 05:20:37 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-do-council-consent-laws-to-build-need-an-overhaul/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/ashley-church-do-council-consent-laws-to-build-need-an-overhaul/ Building a new house is a stressful process, with the battle of getting consent to build from your local consent often causing long delays and added expense.  A building consent is approval granted by your local council under the Building Act to allow a person to carry out building work. But how necessary is it really, and are they actually helping places be safer or just bureaucracy? Ashley Church is a property expert for One Roof. He joined The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his advice on the issue. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 10 Aug 2019 05:29:08 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-is-the-coalition-government-ruining-the-rental-sector/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/leonie-freeman-is-the-coalition-government-ruining-the-rental-sector/ Rising demand for rental properties across the country is making it tough for tenants and stock is struggling to keep up, according to the latest Trade Me Rental Price Index.  So are we going to see a crash of the private rental sector? CEO of the Property Council Leonie Freeman joins The One Roof Radio Show to discuss. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 03 Aug 2019 05:04:34 Z /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-affordable-housing-planned-for-sleepyheads-waikato-development/ /on-air/the-weekend-collective/the-oneroof-radio-show/sara-hartigan-affordable-housing-planned-for-sleepyheads-waikato-development/ A massive new $1 billion manufacturing and affordable housing community is planned for Ohinewai, north Waikato by the company behind iconic Kiwi brand Sleepyhead, which has outgrown Auckland and wants its staff to be able to buy their own homes. Comfort Group has bought 176ha of rural land, 5km north of Huntly, where under a master plan it intends to develop a mixed-use community with 1100 new homes over the next 10 years, while boosting its manufacturing space from 30,000sqm to 100,000sqm with a cutting edge factory. Mortgage Advisor and property expert from Sara Hartigan joins The One Roof Radio Show on The Weekend Collective to share his thoughts on the proposed housing initiative from Sleepyhead, and if it could help ease the housing crisis in that part of the country. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE Sat, 27 Jul 2019 05:18:46 Z