Hamilton

 

PHOTO: MARK TAYLOR/STUFF Forty per cent of Hamilton’s new housing is set to come from infill housing.

Hamilton could be facing a triple crisis in the next 10 years around housing affordability, massive rates increases and high council debt.

This is because of flaws in how the Hamilton City Council calculates its growth and demand for housing, according to a new report by Auckland-based economic analysis company Urban Economics.

The report was commissioned by Hamilton property consultant Colin Jones who was concerned with HCC’s projections around housing demand and affordability within the city.

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