The house prices start at $496,000, but there’s another buyer in the mix in a Te Awamutu development. Bridge Housing Charitable Trust is offering an 80-20 shared equity scheme with the aim of getting more people into home ownership. “What it means is that the family...
A $20 million, 42-apartment affordable housing scheme for Hamilton’s CBD is now poised to start early next year after an earlier failure to secure Government funding. The plan by the charitable Bridge Housing Trust for the site at the corner of Tristram and Liverpool...
Hamilton City residents are least likely to own their own home, 2023 Census data has revealed. The data, released today, showed Hamilton City was the territorial authority with the lowest home ownership rates in New Zealand at 53.5%. This was the second census in a...
We are thrilled to present our first Bridge Housing Charitable Trust Annual Report! We have sought to share our stories and highlights from 2023/24 – celebrating our achievements and reflecting on the challenges we’ve faced. From welcoming the first...
A program to move people out of rentals and give them a sense of security with housing has been launched in Te Awamutu. Twenty new two bedroom townhouses on Ohaupo Rd are available to buy at $291,750 – less than half the market price. The catch is – you...
The first affordable housing neighbourhood has opened near Cambridge and it’s a game changer according to its developers. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill was there and talked to residents. Life changing. That’s how Yan Zhung described moving into her own house in Peake...
