Owner-Builders Around the World
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Apparently the UK is on a big push to increase their number of owner-builders (a.k.a. Self Builders in the UK). According to UK housing minister Grant Shapps, “Self builders deliver affordable, greener and more innovatively-designed homes, and make a big contribution to the number of new homes built in this country. But there is still significant opportunity for growth in the sector which can only be opened up if Government and industry work together.”
It’s only a matter of time before the people in Washington, D.C. realize that owner-built projects add high quality, unique housing while helping the overall economy.
[…] So, 53,000 of you out there decided to build your own home in 2010. This represents about eleven percent (11%) of all new homes built in the U.S. in 2010. How does that compare with other countries? Believe it or not, the U.S. is way behind other countries in the number of homes built by owner each year. A whopping eighty percent (80%) of all homes built in Austria are built by owner. Ireland…fifty percent (50%). What are these countries doing that makes so many more people take on this project themselves? What would make you take the plunge and build your own home? For more information on owner-builders around the world click here. […]