'This is an urgent and highly readable book in which the authors contend that home ownership is nothing less than an issue that will define the kind of culture and country New Zealand will become – and the issue needs to be properly confronted.' – Reg Birchfield, New Zealand Management
'If you are interested in fixing the housing crisis, Shamubeel and Selena Eaqub's #GenerationRent is a must read.' – Phil Twyford
'Shamubeel Eaqub is very difficult to pin down: he's a neoclassical economist adored by parts of the political left, an assiduous networker determined to take on the establishment and a talented empiricist who's not afraid to act as a cultural critic. In Generation Rent these contradictions collide with the Eaqubs – Shamubeel co-authors the book with economist and partner Selena – taking on the economic, political and cultural forces pushing up house prices and leaving an entire generation with no choice other than to rent for the rest of their lives.' – Morgan Godfery, Stuff
'New Zealand house prices have defied the Covid-19 recession and soared to record levels, prompting warnings that the hot property market will damage the country’s long-term economic wellbeing and widen inequality.' – Phil Taylor, The Guardian
'An accessible, wide-ranging and thought-provoking read in which the authors discuss housing unaffordability, its importance, its causes, and its solutions. These range from the “palliative” – fixing the rental market and building more houses– to the structural –reforming the tax system, changing the way we invest, dealing with Nimbys and improving our construction sector.' – Elinor Chisholm, One Two Three Home
'[The book] argues that New Zealand is at risk of creating a class structure of families that are ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ that could echo through generations.' – Chris Parker, Interest
'[The authors] break down the collapse of the New Zealand housing market. They also propose a series of corrections and improvements to that market, but warn there is no magic bullet, and that those solutions, if they do appear, are definitely long term proposals.' – Jonathan Cotton, idealog
'The Eaqubs say exuberant property prices are causing an increasing number of people to be forced to rent. They say renting needs to be made a more desirable option, so renters aren’t stigmatised and pushed to the margins of society.' – Jenée Tibshraeny, Interest
'If you choose, or are forced to choose, to rent – should you also just accept that your home is going to be inferior because that’s the territory of being a tenant? NZ Institute of Economic Research principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub doesn’t think so. The country's evolving rental market is the basis of his and Selena Eaqub's new book Generation Rent - Rethinking New Zealand's Priorities.' – Wallace Chapman, Radio New Zealand
Read 'Auckland nears $1m average house price as experts warn of property bubble' in The Guardian
Read 'What's wrong with our housing market? Generation Rent: Revisited' in Metro Magazine
Watch 'Housing survey prompts calls for action' on Checkpoint with John Campbell
