Abantu abasha eNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukazi ama-Gen Z (owazalwa phakathi kuka-1997 no-2012) kanye namaMilenials (abazalwe phakathi kuka-1981 no-1996), babonisa intshisekelo eyengeziwe yokuba namakhaya.
Abathengi abangamaGen Z bavame ukuqala ngokwakha izindu ezidinga amabhajethi amancane. Bafuna izindlu ezingabizi kakhulu eziseduze nomsebenzi, ezokuthutha, nezindawo zokuzijabulisa. Abaningi bancamela amakhaya esimanje anobuchwepheshe obukhaliphile. Ngenxa yezindleko eziphezulu namazinga enzalo, avamile futhi ukuthi ahlalisane nabanye abantu kulezi zindlu, bakhokhise irenti encanyana.
AmaMelenials wona yiwona enza ingxenye enkulu yabathengi bezindlu. Iningi labo lithenga imizi engaphansi kuka-R1.5 million. Izithandani ezineholo eliphezulu kwesinye isikhathi zithenga amakhaya afinyelela ku-R2.5 million. Bafuna izindlu okulula ukuzinakekela ezinendawo yokusebenza besekhaya, futhi bakhetha ukuhlala eduze nezikole, izitolo nezibhedlela. Izici eziluhlaza njengamaphaneli elanga nezinhlelo zokonga amandla nazo zibalulekile kubo.
Umkhuba odumile phakathi kwala maqembu “ukutshalwa kwezimali”. Lokhu kusho ukuthi bathenga indawo endaweni engabizi kakhulu ukuze bayiqashise, kuyilapho behlala endlini eqashiwe endaweni engcono. Lokhu kubasiza ukuba bakhe ingcebo kuyilapho behlala ezindaweni abazijabulelayo.
Ngamafuphi, i-Gen Z kanye nezinkulungwane zeminyaka zishintsha indlela abantu abathenga ngayo amakhaya eNingizimu Afrika ngezinketho ezihlakaniphile nezisebenzayo.