Insights paper

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Summary

• A survey of the growing body of literature evaluating Auckland's experience with upzoning to help policy making and wider discussion
• The research shows that land use policy decisions can have powerful demand and supply side effects on land and housing markets
• Upzoning can enable housing supply to be more responsive to demand and housing prices to be lower than otherwise
• Key themes of location, timing, and measurement of upzoning policy are identified, which may assist critical engagement with the literature. ...

March 2024

See also

Auckland Council Chief Economist Unit