The notion that young people cant afford to buy a house these days are complete BS. There are plenty of places in Auckland that are very affordable out south and west. The problem with most young people these days is they want everything now and dont want to sacrifice for it.
Most young ones prefer to pay huge rent to stay in the nicer areas than to buy a affordable house in the not so nice areas. The live for today generation. I know, cos I have a few rental properties in both areas.
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