3-minute read | Six competitive cities in New Zealand have been compared to Australia’s five main centres in a new PwC report which reveals income and cost of living impacts. Auckland stands out as the only city in our sample to experience falling discretionary income. In all, discretionary … [Click to read more]
1-minute read If the Government is serious about reducing poverty and actually fixing the housing crisis, it needs to implement a major change to the entire tax system and not just tinker timidly around the edges. … [Click to read more]
1-minute read Many economists say that the NZ property market is going to flat for the next 2 – 4 years. What will cause future price growth? Population growth set against insufficient construction and new ways to get into the real estate. … [Click to read more]
2-minute read ANZ research team forecasts OCR will drop by nearly 40% (from 1.75 to 1.00). I tend to agree because the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has signalled that the next move in the Official Cash Rate more likely to be down. … [Click to read more]
1-minute read The Reserve Bank has indicated it expects to keep the OCR on hold until mid-2021, given the balance of risks it sees around the growth outlook. … [Click to read more]
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