Category Archives: Generation Opinion

Industry expertise can help resolve housing affordability issues

Posted on November 26, 2012 by davea

Responding to the ongoing debate about housing affordability and initiatives being pursued in Auckland and Hamilton, Generation Homes Chief Executive Kevin Atkinson emphasises that Government authorities and the private sector need to work together to resolve these issues. He says … Continue reading →

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Working together to improve home affordability

Posted on July 5, 2011 by davea

Usually, people blame one catalyst for home affordability to be so out of reach of the average New Zealander. The villain of the day could be the Government’s changes to investment rules amending the use of depreciation or high council … Continue reading →

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Home affordability a crucial issue

Posted on June 20, 2011 by davea

In the world before the global credit crunch, many New Zealanders racked up large debts to build massive houses. Land developers, local councils, building products suppliers, builders and related tradespeople experienced boom times as our cities expanded. The mortgage money … Continue reading →

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