3月3日：新西兰最大的海外房地产建造商eHome公司正处于破产管理阶段，准备结束在新西兰的房建工作。

新西兰房建基金会执行董事Brian Donnelly称，在 eHome公司上个月宣布破产时，他们在Waimahia Inlet尚有11座房屋正在建设当中。其中有3座房屋已经全部完成，全部工作将在接下来的八个星期当中完成。

他说:“这是令人非常失望的，我对他们破产的事情感到非常惊讶7，但是这并没有产生太大的影响，我们会尽快将所有的事情办置妥当。”

房建基金会正在与几家公司合作在Manukau Harbour周边的Weymouth地区建设282座房屋。 eHome是其中的三家建造商之一，另外的两家建造商分别是Goodwin Building Services以及Goldsmith Development公司。同时， Donnelly称房屋销售价格有所增长。当前房屋价格从$322,000到$495,000不等。

他说:“但是对于第二阶段，房屋价格为$342,000到$520,000之间，房价的增长主要原因是市场的发展以及成本的增加。” 他在此提及到人工费用，建造材料费用，咨询费用以及税务执行费用都有所增加。

Donnelly表示尚未确定Waimahia是否在eHome被抛售之后与其继续保持合作。他声称会视情况而定，他们现在的精力主要放在完成那些尚未完成的房屋建设。Donnelly称现已经完成了20座房屋建设，仍然有50座房屋正在建设当中。

eHome to finish building houses in receivership

The country's biggest off-site house manufacturer, now in receivership, is finishing the work it started at New Zealand's most advanced special housing area.

Brian Donnelly, executive director of the New Zealand Housing Foundation, said eHome had 11 houses under construction at the Waimahia Inlet when it was put into receivership last month.

"Of those, three are fully completed and work is carrying on at the other eight which should be complete over the next eight weeks," he said.

"It's frustrating and the receivership came as a surprise to me. But it hasn't had any real impact at all. We moved very quickly to get places finished," he said.

Only a few days were lost in building time.

The foundation is working with other parties to build 282 new houses at Weymouth on the edge of the Manukau Harbour and eHome was one of three builders at that site, along with Goodwin Building Services and Goldsmith Developments.

However, Donnelly said sale prices had risen. Initially, houses sold from $322,000 to $495,000.

"But for stage two, it's more $342,000 to $520,000. They're up because the market is moving and costs are moving as well," he said, referring to the price of labour, construction materials, fees, compliance costs and consultancy fees.

As for whether Waimahia would continue to work with eHome once receivers sell it, Donnelly said that was undecided.

"We'll look to see what's possible," he said. "There are not contracts with eHome to complete more. We've been focused on getting the houses under way completed."

Donnelly said 20 houses were now finished but a further 50 were under construction.

- NZ Herald