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Apartments are Auckland’s future
Monday 27 July 2015
Greater densification is on the cards for Auckland - but Aucklanders will need to better embrace apartment living, commentators say.
By Miriam Bell
Discussion on the removal of density controls in revisions to the SuperCity’s controversial Unitary Plan is currently under way.
Following a public outcry in 2013, a clause which put no limit on the density of apartments on sections greater than 1,200 metres in some areas was dropped from the plan.
But the Council has now submitted a revised draft of the plan to the Independent Hearings Panel, which reintroduces the controversial density clause. It also removes a blanket ban on redeveloping sections with houses built before 1944.
These changes mean Auckland is likely to see a significant increase in the development of apartments and townhouses.
Densification remains a controversial issue for the public.
However, Auckland’s housing shortage is currently estimated to be around 30,000 houses and the Productivity Commission has forecast that it will rise to 60,000 houses by 2020.
Many parties - including the Government, the Reserve Bank, the Productivity Commission and the Council’s chief economist - have emphasised that densification could be one solution to the problem.
Auckland Property Investors Association president Andrew Bruce thinks the loosening of density controls makes sense.
He said that it was a pragmatic approach to take for the overall good of Auckland - especially when it came to first-home buyers.
“There’s not much debate that Auckland has an undersupply of houses and many parties are grappling with that issue.
“Maybe people will just have to move away from the traditional Kiwi quarter acre property dream and embrace the idea of apartment living.”
This will require a change in the mindsets of many, Bruce said.
“It is part of the growing pains of a younger city, but changing lifestyles and overseas patterns suggest it is the way of the future.”
Recent research by economic analysis company Infometrics also showed that Aucklanders need to become more comfortable with apartments.
Infometrics chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan said New Zealanders’ aspirations about the size of house and amount of land they can own are not realistically aligned with actual incomes and wealth positions.
“Land prices are particularly critical in Auckland and, by clinging to the Kiwi dream that we should all be able to own our little piece of New Zealand, a significant proportion of society is effectively being priced out of the housing market.”
Home buyers’ expectations need to be realigned to a greater acceptance of terraced housing and apartments as liveable options, Kiernan said.
“The reality is that, in larger urban areas overseas, having your own private yard is simply not viable for most of the population.
“New Zealanders need to accept the need for a more intensive dwelling stock – both potential buyers, as well as existing property owners who can be resistant to more intensive housing developments in their neighbourhoods.”
http://www.landlords.co.nz/article/5446/apartments-are-auckland-s-future
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But it's too late to invest Auckland CBD apartment in the current cycle.
Wait for the next bear when price drop by 30% and then get in.
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承你貴言
現在太貴了
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现在这个市场和下降的利率，明天比今天跟贵吧。
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市场不会一直这样， 利率也有上升的一天。明天肯定比今天贵， 但2，3年后可能比今天便宜。
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面积大 质量好 city 和city fringe 的自住apartment 将会是趋势 趁着汇率好赶快出手把
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那应该把手上的apa趁现在高位出掉，下一波熊市再抄底吗？您会怎么做
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低价进货，高位抛出，这是trader的行为。要交不少tax. 我是长线投资让租客帮我还清贷款。
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"让租客帮我还清贷款" it's not easy, maybe 20, 30 years or longer. hopeless
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我想等 2017 -2019 年, 看这波楼花成品质量怎样. 然后入一个大的自主. 实在受不了每天开车堵高速的日子了
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And then I retire and enjoy life.
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sugar tree新一期低層的50平米左右也要45w up了
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要入手第一个公寓你建议cbd还是city fringe
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cbd................................
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你要是用这钱投资到其他领域可能赚到的更多，可是啊，，，，，华人在海外的生存领域从Takeaway，Dairy，清洁，2元店到炒房子，都觉得其它来钱太慢了可不知道来得快去的快。
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Apartments SHOULD NOT be Auckland's future.
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昨天union green的agent 发email 给我 说一个unit resale 现在卖82万5 ， 然后我回家翻了一下他们3月份pre release的价格才67万5， 这短短的几个月就加价15万！！ 而且房子还没建
太疯狂了
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So people bought in March got a bargain or will they have to cough up the increase?
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唉，我说300多平米的地是奥克兰的未来还被笑了。。。哈哈
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你这是google translator么? 还属性呢
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30%
我再次拜您为空军总司令
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你好，是的谷歌翻译可以有点误导。我们可以讨论更好的电话:)
Hello, Yes, google translator can be a bit misleading. We can discuss much better over the phone :)
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在 2018 年人们会说这是太晚了现在买 & 应该在 2016 年买下。价格总是要涨。诀窍就是以最低的价格购买。我们可以帮你。
In 2018 people will say it is too late now buy & should have bought in 2016. Prices are always going to go up. The trick is to buy at the lowest price. And we can help you with that.
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Kiwi帝国的娃们真可怜我们这两房全新100平才40多万