People acting like this is a lot of money - it's less than a third of her earnings from her debut era.
Houses cost a lot of money in some cities and Auckland is very expensive.
Compared with living with her parents, this is better for her in many ways. It's closer to the city, the airport and closer to Joel Little's recording studio. Plus, according to the news article, she's renovating, so I wouldn't be surprised if she installed a small recoding studio in one of the rooms.
She better not be waiting for that home studio before finishing L2.
