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Could standardising housing drive down the prices?

Could standardising housing drive down the prices?

Bernard Hickey speaks to Simplicity Living MD Shane Brealey about how they build houses at a much more affordable price.

When the Facts Change

May 11, 202335m 6s

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Show Notes

Most new homes in Aotearoa are still designed with bespoke elements and a multitude of building materials. It feels a lot like the early days of cars, when there were thousands of manufacturers with many more thousands of models of cars. Then along came Henry Ford and Toyota to standardise and mass produce cars, driving prices down and quality up. This week Bernard Hickey talks with Simplicity Living MD Shane Brealey about how to build the Toyota Corolla of homes at two thirds the cost of other homes.

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