Christchurch is facing a housing crisis with numerous half-finished two-bedroom townhouse developments, driven by overbuilding and a lack of demand, especially for units without garages, while demand is shifting toward traditional three-bedroom homes.
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excess development following price spikes
Christchurch townhouse boom seeing half-finished developments across citydanger of geographic and debt-heavy exposure
The big mistake Kiwis are making as they ditch property investmentSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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