Want a new home? Why don't you turn to the government, given the latest Stuff report?
The Building and Housing Department (yes I didn't know it existed either) held a contest using your money for a design for an affordable "starter home". The winning design would apparently cost a state defined NZ$168,000 to build (excluding land) half the "usual cost" (forget the market, the recent drop in prices confuses bureaucracies as it makes planning difficult).
"Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson said the competition showed starter homes could offer superb design and be affordable."
The state is needed to provide such valuable information.
Will it be building any though? (to be fair, this was a Labour Government initiative).
The Building and Housing Department (yes I didn't know it existed either) held a contest using your money for a design for an affordable "starter home". The winning design would apparently cost a state defined NZ$168,000 to build (excluding land) half the "usual cost" (forget the market, the recent drop in prices confuses bureaucracies as it makes planning difficult).
"Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson said the competition showed starter homes could offer superb design and be affordable."
The state is needed to provide such valuable information.
Will it be building any though? (to be fair, this was a Labour Government initiative).
No comments:
Post a Comment