▁large - scale ▁projects , ▁rather ▁foc uss ing ▁on ▁small - ▁and ▁micro - enter pr ises ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁industry ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁O ran ia ▁counts ▁ 8 ▁construction ▁companies ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Property ▁prices ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁r anged ▁from ▁R 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁low - end , ▁up ▁to ▁R 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁new ▁river front ▁property . ▁A verage ▁house ▁prices ▁in ▁O ran ia ▁have ▁grown ▁by ▁ 1 3 . 9 % ▁a ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁short age ▁of ▁afford able ▁housing ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁problem ▁in ▁O ran ia . ▁Given ▁the ▁relatively ▁low ▁local ▁w ages , ▁even ▁two ▁mid - range ▁sal aries ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁enough ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁house . ▁Out side ▁invest ors , ▁who ▁can ▁afford ▁to ▁pay ▁more ▁using ▁sav ings ▁from ▁previous ▁employ ment ▁outside ▁O ran ia , ▁infl ate ▁housing ▁prices . ▁While ▁buildings ▁from ▁the ▁Water ▁Works ▁era ▁can ▁rely ▁on ▁pre - ex isting ▁utility ▁connections , ▁new ▁builds ▁face ▁the ▁additional ▁cost ▁of ▁installing ▁infrastr ucture , ▁raising ▁prices ▁further . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁S ons k ip ▁/ ▁A ard skip ▁earth ship ▁living ▁museum ▁construction ▁started