foreign buyer ban
Labour and Greens concerned about housing flow-on effect with high-net worth investors now allowed to buy or build a house worth at least $5 million
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Labour and Greens concerned about housing flow-on effect with high-net worth investors now allowed to buy or build a house worth at least $5 million
NZ receives over 500 Active Investor Plus visa applications, tweak to Overseas Investment Act rules allows 'golden' visa holders to buy or build a residential property worth at least $5m from March 6
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NZ receives over 500 Active Investor Plus visa applications, tweak to Overseas Investment Act rules allows 'golden' visa holders to buy or build a residential property worth at least $5m from March 6
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he 'personally' thinks the Reserve Bank should have been more aggressive with the Official Cash Rate
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he 'personally' thinks the Reserve Bank should have been more aggressive with the Official Cash Rate
Winston Peters says foreign investors will be allowed to buy multi-million dollar residential properties under rule changes coming later this year
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Winston Peters says foreign investors will be allowed to buy multi-million dollar residential properties under rule changes coming later this year
A ban on foreign homebuyers could be changed under a National-led government, while Labour warns any change could be irreversible
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A ban on foreign homebuyers could be changed under a National-led government, while Labour warns any change could be irreversible
Government says ACT's call for build-to-rent accommodation to be exempt from the foreign buyers ban is unnecessary and will open the door to speculators
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Government says ACT's call for build-to-rent accommodation to be exempt from the foreign buyers ban is unnecessary and will open the door to speculators
National pitches loosening of foreign buyer restrictions as a way of improving housing affordability
National wants to make it easier for foreigners to buy land to build houses on, but can't yet specify how
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National wants to make it easier for foreigners to buy land to build houses on, but can't yet specify how
NZ Police anti-money laundering assessment cites trusts among attractive money laundering vehicles as government plans to exclude them from strengthened beneficial ownership disclosure regime
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NZ Police anti-money laundering assessment cites trusts among attractive money laundering vehicles as government plans to exclude them from strengthened beneficial ownership disclosure regime
More overseas people are cashing up and selling their New Zealand properties than are buying them
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More overseas people are cashing up and selling their New Zealand properties than are buying them
David Hargreaves says the Government should take advantage of the quieter house market to put in place more exact measures of who owns houses and where they come from
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David Hargreaves says the Government should take advantage of the quieter house market to put in place more exact measures of who owns houses and where they come from
Fitch sees Auckland continuing to record lower house price growth than other NZ regions this year with price falls likely
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Fitch sees Auckland continuing to record lower house price growth than other NZ regions this year with price falls likely
Collins slates Twyford's KiwiBuild for not serving those most in need, but is comfortable with nearly 10% of residential property purchases in central Auckland being made by foreigners
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Collins slates Twyford's KiwiBuild for not serving those most in need, but is comfortable with nearly 10% of residential property purchases in central Auckland being made by foreigners
ASB data shows the actual number of homes sold to foreign buyers in the year to March 2018 is likely between 11% & 21% nationally, not the 3% reported by Stats NZ
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ASB data shows the actual number of homes sold to foreign buyers in the year to March 2018 is likely between 11% & 21% nationally, not the 3% reported by Stats NZ
ANZ economists say the Government's forthcoming ban on foreign buyers of New Zealand houses is not expected to have much impact on either house price inflation or housing affordability
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ANZ economists say the Government's forthcoming ban on foreign buyers of New Zealand houses is not expected to have much impact on either house price inflation or housing affordability