Why former Block NZ winners are developing townhouses

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, Caleb and Alice Pearson are [old hands at house flipping.]( 2013 season winners of the Block NZ, who are also parents of three young children, are [hard at work on their 11th home renovation]( a farmhouse in Wainui. Caleb, who is also a project and development manager, has realised the long-term dream of starting up his own development company. Their first project replaced a weatherboard home in Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, with seven 71sqm townhouses that were sold off the plans to first home buyers for $679,000 a piece. The Pearsons’ [announcement has been met with both support and backlash]( online: Some people are praising them for getting young couples on the ladder, and others saying the houses are just too small. Kiwis are agreed that lack of housing supply is a big issue. The solution is up for debate - I tend to agree with Caleb that housing intensification is a necessary evil. Jump in the comments, we’d love to hear from you. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Mikaela Wilkes [padding] Homed Reporter [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] From DIYing to developing [spacer] Former Block NZ winners Caleb and Alice Pearson have flipped 10 old homes and now they’re building seven new ones on a single site in Auckland. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] 12 years in the making [spacer] "Good things take time" is an old adage that rings true for this beachside New Zealand Institute of Architecture awards winner in Nelson. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [spacer][placeholder]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Empty for 60 years, sold for $1m [spacer] Undeveloped, unmarked Wellington section’s sale price was “absolutely insane”, says the listing agent. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Rent controls aren't easy fix [spacer] A cap on how much your rent can rise probably sounds great to tenants. If you’re a landlord, it probably sounds terrible. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [advertisement]( [spacer] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [Advertisement]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Are you doing laundry wrong? [spacer] There is more to good clothing care than separating colours and chucking it all in the machine. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] A third of NZ is reno'ing [spacer] You’re not imagining things, there are a lot more tradie vans taking up with neighbourhood parking than usual. [spacer] [read more](#) [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] Discover more at [spacer] [stuff logo] [spacer] [www.stuff.co.nz/homed](#) [padding] [spacer][footer bar] [padding] [spacer] You are receving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed Newsletter [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonsby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]