Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy: How Auckland's leading the world in housing upzoning
Six years after Auckland Council passed the Unitary Plan, with scope for increased housing densification to boost supply and improve affordability, what impact has it had?
Quite a bit according to University of Auckland Associate Professor of Economics Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy.
Speaking in the latest episode of interest.co.nz's Of Interest Podcast, Greenaway-McGrevy talks about a recent paper he co-authored on the impact of upzoning on Auckland housing construction, plus a range of other housing related issues.
Greenaway-McGrevy explains why he believes Auckland leads the world when it comes to upzoning, the impact of the Unitary Plan on residential building consents, and where Auckland's at with housing affordability and rents.
He also discusses land prices versus land costs and explains why he supports the concept of a land tax.
We also talk about the Medium Density Residential Standards following 2021's Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act, and what these could mean for cities and towns around New Zealand, including Christchurch where the Christchurch City Council voted against the new housing intensification standards.