House Property in Christchurch

Progress, Volume XIII, Issue 11, 1 July 1918, Page 258

House Property in Christchurch

The market for good house property in Christchurch and suburbs, especially for small residences, is decidedly brisk. Speculative building, owing to the cost of materials, has ceased to a great extent, and owners who are willing to sell can secure their price, if it is not based on a false idea of values, with no difficulty. Up-to-date houses to let are practically unprocurable, and people are buying because they cannot rent. The "gospel of fresh air" has become a factor in the property market. Many people who have been living in single storey bungalows now want two storey houses, with sleeping balconies, which years ago they would not have looked at twice. The calling-up fo the Second Division, which was expected in some quarters to cause a number of houses to be thrown on the market, is not believed by competent agents to be likely to have any such effect.

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