[+] ‘Half Pregnant’ Masterplanned Communities Need More Density

Getting the mix right will be crucial for addressing the nation’s growing housing shortage, but out in the greenfields, densification is a slow burn.

But the reality is that as affordability issues bite and lot sizes shrink, a house on a 280sq m block is not necessarily a good outcome, Saunders Havill director Michael Forwood says. 

“We are half pregnant in our greenfield communities,” Forwood says.