{"id":20934,"date":"2019-09-07T09:22:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T21:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=20934"},"modified":"2024-03-01T20:54:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T07:54:33","slug":"new-zealand-wanaka-kiwibuild-houses-overpriced-compared-to-open-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/new-zealand-wanaka-kiwibuild-houses-overpriced-compared-to-open-market\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ZEALAND: Wanaka KiwiBuild houses ‘overpriced’ compared to open market"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: KiwiBuild Wanaka<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Queenstown community housing trust helping people into affordable homes says KiwiBuild houses in Wanaka are overpriced compared to what’s available on the open market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As the Government announced it’s so-called KiwiBuild reset this week, Wanaka was cited as part of the problem, with little demand from first home buyers for houses that have been built there under the scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven Sharp reported on a KiwiBuild house in Wanaka that would cost $645,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Queenstown District Community Housing Trust provides assistance for qualifying residents to get into affordable housing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Wanaka KiwiBuild houses have been hard to sell and Julie Scott of the trust says they’re too expensive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n