25 Jan 2023

Why house construction prices are through the roof

From Checkpoint, 6:06 pm on 25 January 2023

The cost of new house construction is through the roof. New figures show inflation is still running red hot at 7.2 percent for 2022.

Big drivers included food, household expenses and a 14 percent increase in price of a building a home.

Gary Woodhouse from Landmark homes says that's driven in part by the scarcity of some products.