Category: Property
Red Alarm at the Reserve Bank
Last week, Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, announced that the OCR would remain at 1.75%…as expected. You can interpret that to mean — they’re worried.
Crisis in Kiwi Construction
Ebert. Hawkins. Fletchers. Why are Kiwi construction firms dropping like flies? It’s a pandemic sweeping the nation…
Would You Loan Your Child $50,000?
Many parents would do anything to give their children a roof over their heads. You could say it’s a parental reflex. And in today’s culture, it’s not unusual.
The Top Five Most Vulnerable Economies
Author James Mackintosh believes that the countries least affected by the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) are primed to suffer the worst in the next crisis.
Homeowner Beware! New Zealand’s Achilles’ Heel Revealed…
The Auckland property market of the past was radically different from the one we have right now. But what does the future look like?
The Mayor of Wellington Wants to Buy You a House
Wellington mayor Justin Lester has a bold strategy to transform the city into the next Paris. But is this really a good thing?
KiwiBuild: The Impossible Housing Solution
The much-anticipated KiwiBuild scheme has finally launched. Will this be the end-all cure to New Zealand’s housing crisis? I doubt it.
Here’s Why You Should Avoid Buying a Home Right Now
Home ownership. It’s always been part of the Kiwi dream. You work hard. Save up. Find a little place in the country to call your own. Sure it probably takes several years to save up enough for a down payment,
Don’t Let Breaking News Break You
Markets can only collapse when everyone is fully invested and there’s only blue skies ahead.
The Bubble is Going to Burst
Guess where the greatest US real estate gains have been since the Great Recession and the massive QE surge? Florida and California…surprise, surprise! California real-estate prices have exploded because there’s very limited supply there and Florida prices shot to the
It’s Doomsday for Real Estate
Jeff was a small business owner in New Hampshire. One Tuesday afternoon, his neighbour called… ‘You need to get home NOW! There’s a dumpster in your yard, a padlock on your door, and a bunch of guys are ransacking your
Global Cities with Kooky Real Estate Prices
£593,369 — the average price of a house in London in January! (That’s about AU1,050,000.) AU$1.3 million plus — what 400 square foot condos go for in Vancouver! AU$2 million — the cost of a median house in San Francisco!