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Salvation Army weighs in on affordability

Thursday 30th of August 2012

His report on Auckland’s housing said the lack of affordability was caused by Government unwillingness to tax housing and the Reserve Bank not reining in mortgage lending over the past decade.

It said the housing boom had distorted household balance sheets, raised foreign debt unnecessarily, and reduced the ability of domestic capital markets to fund growth and development.

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