Thursday, 15 April 2021, 4:43 pm
Homelessness is an extreme expression of a broader
problem of housing security. Home ownership is a major
determinant of housing security.
In Australia there
was a decrease in owner-occupier first home buyers, from 32
per cent in May 2010 to 28 per cent in May 2020. Since 1995,
the rate of private renting increased from 18 per cent to 27
per cent in 2018. In Hong Kong home ownership declined from
54 per cent in 2004 to 49 per cent in 2019.
Here too
in New Zealand, home ownership is increasingly out of reach.
Auckland prices have increased $100,000 in 12 months, and
housing markets around the country are either experiencing
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Homelessness is an extreme expression of a broader problem of housing security. Home ownership is a major determinant of housing security.
In Australia there was a decrease in owner-occupier first home buyers, from 32 per cent in May 2010 to 28 per cent in May 2020. Since 1995, the rate of private renting increased from 18 per cent to 27 per cent in 2018. In Hong Kong home ownership declined from 54 per cent in 2004 to 49 per cent in 2019.
Here too in New Zealand, home ownership is increasingly out of reach. Auckland prices have increased $100,000 in 12 months, and housing markets around the country are either experiencing growth or forecast to grow this year. The numbers say it all, but what is causing this in the middle of a pandemic?
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That meant they could deliver high quality yet affordable homes in extremely short time frames. Edwards said the sort of collaboration they had with Versatile Pukekohe could really help to increase New Zealand’s housing supply. It could represent the start of an exciting way to get more Kiwis into their own homes, Versatile Pukekohe owner Wenny Lubbers, agreed.
RNZ
Auckland Council is pushing back at the Government s plans to get thousands of prefab homes built here to tackle the housing crisis (first published in February 2020). He said that with current capacity, and using off-site manufacturing technology, his company could build up to four homes a month.
Japanese giant Panasonic Homes joins Mike Greer in house construction Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 4:32PM
Panasonic Homes has teamed up with Mike Greer to build its first homes in Te Kauwhata. Photo / NZ Herald
Japanese giant Panasonic Homes joins Mike Greer in house construction Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 4:32PM
A brand name better known for electronics than construction has finished its first New Zealand home.
Panasonic Homes says it has built a prefabricated three-bedroom prototype in the Waikato s Te Kauwhata, the first of many it will produce with one of New Zealand s largest house-builders, Mike Greer Commercial.
Anna Filippova, Panasonic Homes New Zealand representative, said the business could build a house in around three months whereas most New Zealand homes took around seven months.