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BNZ's Tony Alexander challenges young people to drink as many lattes, hire as many feng shui consultants and subscribe to as many TV channels as the boomers did, if they want to buy a house
2nd Mar 17, 5:06pm
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BNZ's Tony Alexander challenges young people to drink as many lattes, hire as many feng shui consultants and subscribe to as many TV channels as the boomers did, if they want to buy a house
Tony Alexander expects the govt to tighten immigration rules, house prices to keep climbing, mortgage rates to keep rising at an uncertain pace and NZ to remain friendly yet not tight with China
27th Jan 17, 1:47pm
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Tony Alexander expects the govt to tighten immigration rules, house prices to keep climbing, mortgage rates to keep rising at an uncertain pace and NZ to remain friendly yet not tight with China
The 2016 Interesties featuring John Key, Donald Trump, Graeme Wheeler, 'maniping,' Metiria Turei, Tony Alexander, Nathan Penny, Nelson's stock exchange, Andrew Little, Chloe Swarbrick, David Hisco, bad hair & a dictator
23rd Dec 16, 5:02am
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The 2016 Interesties featuring John Key, Donald Trump, Graeme Wheeler, 'maniping,' Metiria Turei, Tony Alexander, Nathan Penny, Nelson's stock exchange, Andrew Little, Chloe Swarbrick, David Hisco, bad hair & a dictator
Gareth Vaughan on Tony Alexander & intergenerational housing warfare, dirty air, bubble blowing central banks, Donald Trump & Silvio Berlusconi, the Fed & bankers, Dilbert & more
22nd Oct 16, 10:02am
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Gareth Vaughan on Tony Alexander & intergenerational housing warfare, dirty air, bubble blowing central banks, Donald Trump & Silvio Berlusconi, the Fed & bankers, Dilbert & more
BNZ's latest confidence survey suggests that for the first time more people are unhappy than happy about rising house prices
31st Aug 16, 2:28pm
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BNZ's latest confidence survey suggests that for the first time more people are unhappy than happy about rising house prices
BNZ's Tony Alexander argues building 422,000 houses in Auckland over 25 years requires a volume of building that previously took 161 years to achieve
5th Aug 16, 12:36pm
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BNZ's Tony Alexander argues building 422,000 houses in Auckland over 25 years requires a volume of building that previously took 161 years to achieve
Economist Rodney Dickens accuses the RBNZ policy makers being out of touch with "the coal face" and the consequence will be a painful retrenchment after an unnecessary boom
21st Jul 16, 12:41pm
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Economist Rodney Dickens accuses the RBNZ policy makers being out of touch with "the coal face" and the consequence will be a painful retrenchment after an unnecessary boom
Tony Alexander says he'd be prepared to force investors to pay 100% cash for residential properties in Auckland if other measures didn't work
8th Jul 16, 1:22pm
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Tony Alexander says he'd be prepared to force investors to pay 100% cash for residential properties in Auckland if other measures didn't work
Tony Alexander says the Reserve Bank under-estimated Auckland's population growth and demand for new housing in its latest Financial Stability Report
20th May 16, 10:00am
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Tony Alexander says the Reserve Bank under-estimated Auckland's population growth and demand for new housing in its latest Financial Stability Report
Tony Alexander picks house prices outside of Auckland to rise 10% to 20% this year forcing the RBNZ to introduce tougher LVR restrictions south of the Bombays
13th Jan 16, 4:19pm
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Tony Alexander picks house prices outside of Auckland to rise 10% to 20% this year forcing the RBNZ to introduce tougher LVR restrictions south of the Bombays
The 2015 Interesties featuring John Key, Graeme Wheeler, Chinese property investors (or not), a boxing commenter, charts, ghost houses, a swearing economist, Mr O'Loan, immigrants, bubbles & plenty of disruption
21st Dec 15, 1:02pm
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The 2015 Interesties featuring John Key, Graeme Wheeler, Chinese property investors (or not), a boxing commenter, charts, ghost houses, a swearing economist, Mr O'Loan, immigrants, bubbles & plenty of disruption
Tony Alexander says fixing mortgages for two years could be the best bet, believes Chinese buyers may return to property market in second half of next year
18th Dec 15, 9:44am
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Tony Alexander says fixing mortgages for two years could be the best bet, believes Chinese buyers may return to property market in second half of next year
BNZ chief economist says Auckland's house prices will keep rising as the city's housing shortage 'gets worse and worse'
27th Nov 15, 9:49am
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BNZ chief economist says Auckland's house prices will keep rising as the city's housing shortage 'gets worse and worse'
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Major fall in Auckland house prices only likely if all of foot & mouth, Rangitoto's volcano coming alive and houses being built at half current prices happens, BNZ's Tony Alexander says
19th Nov 15, 3:29pm
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Major fall in Auckland house prices only likely if all of foot & mouth, Rangitoto's volcano coming alive and houses being built at half current prices happens, BNZ's Tony Alexander says
ASB high LVR residential mortgage lending down almost a quarter since introduction of RBNZ restrictions
10th Nov 15, 9:57am
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ASB high LVR residential mortgage lending down almost a quarter since introduction of RBNZ restrictions
BNZ chief economist says continued strong house price rises in Auckland would likely see introduction of rules limiting mortgage sizes relative to earnings
29th Oct 15, 4:27pm
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BNZ chief economist says continued strong house price rises in Auckland would likely see introduction of rules limiting mortgage sizes relative to earnings
Robust domestic demand and investment reflects a silver lining to NZ's widening trade deficit; Chinese imports hit record high in September
27th Oct 15, 3:30pm
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Robust domestic demand and investment reflects a silver lining to NZ's widening trade deficit; Chinese imports hit record high in September
Tony Alexander says offshore Chinese property buyers and undercapitalised kiwis buying duds for the sake of getting into the market, are starting to close their wallets
23rd Sep 15, 2:14pm
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Tony Alexander says offshore Chinese property buyers and undercapitalised kiwis buying duds for the sake of getting into the market, are starting to close their wallets
BNZ's Tony Alexander says the world has changed and central banks are struggling to figure out exactly how & why
10th Sep 15, 12:40pm
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BNZ's Tony Alexander says the world has changed and central banks are struggling to figure out exactly how & why
BNZ chief economist gives several reasons why curbs on offshore-based house buyers would be a good idea
23rd Jul 15, 1:40pm
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BNZ chief economist gives several reasons why curbs on offshore-based house buyers would be a good idea
BNZ chief economist picks curbs on house buying from offshore within two to three years
13th Jul 15, 10:29am
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BNZ chief economist picks curbs on house buying from offshore within two to three years
Bernard Hickey says the Government and Auckland Council need to agree on funding big new water and rail infrastructure to have any hope of addressing Auckland's housing shortage crisis
3rd May 15, 5:03am
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Bernard Hickey says the Government and Auckland Council need to agree on funding big new water and rail infrastructure to have any hope of addressing Auckland's housing shortage crisis
BNZ chief economist says Auckland housing supply shortage is four times larger than the Government thinks
30th Apr 15, 2:42pm
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BNZ chief economist says Auckland housing supply shortage is four times larger than the Government thinks
Tony Alexander says the time to remove LVR restrictions is when we are heading into the next recession. Andrew Little says tweak them to focus on speculators
16th Apr 15, 5:21pm
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Tony Alexander says the time to remove LVR restrictions is when we are heading into the next recession. Andrew Little says tweak them to focus on speculators
BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander believes the Kiwi dollar can still reach equality with its trans-Tasman cousin
8th Apr 15, 11:46am
BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander believes the Kiwi dollar can still reach equality with its trans-Tasman cousin