PHOTO: DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Forty-nine per cent of Kiwis consider having having a backyard “essential” when buying a house (file photo).
While the traditional Kiwi dream of owning a home with a backyard is alive across the regions, city dwellers appear willing to sacrifice that to live in an apartment.
A Westpac online survey of more than 1000 people found most Kiwis considered having having a backyard more important than living close to work, public transport, parks or schools.
Forty-nine percent of respondents considered a backyard “essential“ when buying a home and another 42 percent believed it would be “nice to have”.
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