What’s changing in housing needs
Immigration and the decline of home ownership and the traditional family unit are bringing changes to our housing needs and preferences.
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Immigration and the decline of home ownership and the traditional family unit are bringing changes to our housing needs and preferences.
Households are mainly getting smaller, however for social and cultural reasons a growing sector of our population prefer to live in a large household. To meet this demand a Porirua house has been specifically designed for a large Tokelauan family.
Housing affordability was something you didn’t hear so much about a few years ago, but now a growing proportion of our population are unable to buy a home.