A better year ahead for housing construction
While the cost of building a house is still increasing, it is at a much slower rate than previously, CoreLogic finds
The cost to build a ‘standard’ single storey three bedroom, two-bathroom standalone dwelling in NZ increased by 0.6% in the three months to December, half the 1.1% growth seen in the third quarter of 2024 and also below the long-term average quarterly rise of 1.0%. Continue →