HOUSES IN DEMAND.
POSITION IN AUCKLAND. CHEAPER BUILDING COSTS. "FINE HOMES FOR £900." Two years ago it was stated that there were 1400 empty houses in Auckland. To-day most of these are occupied and the demand has practically caught up to the supply. In view of this position, builders expect that there will soon be a revival of activity in house-building. Costs are £100 to £150 lower in Auckland than they were two years ago for an £800 house, and there has been a similar fall in building costs in the South. At the end of last month the list prices of timber were reduced by 20 per cent, and roofing iron is only 20 per cent above the pre-war prive level. In other directions, too, there has been a cutting of costs. Bricklayers have made reductions, and baths and fittings are cheaper than for many years past. "You can build a fine type of house now for £900," said a representative of a city firm to-day. "In some respects there is not much difference between present-day costs and the pre-war level."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 85, 11 April 1931, Page 6
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182HOUSES IN DEMAND. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 85, 11 April 1931, Page 6
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