{"id":171828,"date":"2026-05-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/housing-targets-debate-why-zoning-rules-not-numbers-drive-prices-benno-blaschke\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T04:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:12:11","slug":"housing-targets-debate-why-zoning-rules-not-numbers-drive-prices-benno-blaschke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/housing-targets-debate-why-zoning-rules-not-numbers-drive-prices-benno-blaschke\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing targets debate: why zoning rules, not numbers, drive prices \u2013 Benno Blaschke"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOPINION: It will never be possible to completely take the politics out of housing.
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\nSource : nzherald.co.nz\/Property
\nRead more…Housing targets debate: why zoning rules, not numbers, drive prices \u2013 Benno Blaschke<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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