Almost 38,000 new homes were consented in the year to
October 2020, the highest number since 1974, boosted by more
townhouses, flats, and units, Stats NZ said today.
The
number of new homes consented in the year to October 2020
was 37,981, up 2.8 percent from 2019.
“Annual new
homes consented reached 37,000 late in 2019 and are now
close to 38,000 for the first time in decades,”
construction statistics manager Michael Heslop
said.
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