Tagged: Economy

The next year won’t be easy, but us Kiwis are made of tough stuff. Maybe this global crisis is New Zealand’s opportunity to sneak back up the OECD ladder. For all those pessimists out there, it is time to roll up your sleeves and do something about it. We are a very small fish in a very big pond. Even if the pond shrinks, it is still a very big pond!

For overseas buyers, I’ve spent the past two months explaining that this is the ideal time to take advantage of the Kiwi property market.  The two key points are (1) a falling NZ dollar will make property cheaper and (2) the housing market is not homogeneous. Luckily by borrowing in NZ$ you can benefit from

Is your glass half full or half empty? With commentators lining up to predict the gloomiest possible scenarios for our economy we thought we’d put some water back in the glass. The media pundits are quick to take the chicken little point of view: “Help! The sky is falling!”  And sure, we have high interest