Insight for Sunday 11 November 2012

The price of a home in Auckland is moving out of reach of an increasing number of buyers.

The city is growing, but the Auckland Council has decided the days of unfettered urban sprawl are over.

The Government's recent response to the Productivity Commission report on Housing Affordability, acknowledges that for Auckland there is no easy or quick solution.

In this Insight, Todd Niall  looks at the cocktail of pressures on housing in New Zealand’s  biggest city, and at ideas for new styles of homes to bring house buying back within reach

Picture courtesy of Auckland City Council