Overseas Investment Act
Investor immigrants will be able to invest in approved managed funds for build to rent developments as government expands active investor plus growth category
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Investor immigrants will be able to invest in approved managed funds for build to rent developments as government expands active investor plus growth category
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says investor immigrants will be able to make philanthropic gifts comprising up to $1m of their minimum $5m investment in NZ
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Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says investor immigrants will be able to make philanthropic gifts comprising up to $1m of their minimum $5m investment in NZ
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
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Government tweaking Overseas Investment Act rules to allow migrants on special investor visas to purchase residential property worth more than $5 million
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Government tweaking Overseas Investment Act rules to allow migrants on special investor visas to purchase residential property worth more than $5 million
Finance Minister Nicola Willis to reveal government’s next steps for increasing grocery sector competition on Sunday
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis to reveal government’s next steps for increasing grocery sector competition on Sunday
LINZ issues guidance clarifying that while foreigners can't buy existing houses in NZ, they can build rental houses
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LINZ issues guidance clarifying that while foreigners can't buy existing houses in NZ, they can build rental houses
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
Government introducing a national interest test for foreign investment, to stop strategically important companies being snapped up by foreign buyers at bargain basement prices
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Government introducing a national interest test for foreign investment, to stop strategically important companies being snapped up by foreign buyers at bargain basement prices
Government to get greater powers to decline foreign investment bids that don't meet a new 'national interest' test, and bids involving strategic assets that wouldn't otherwise need Overseas Investment Office consent
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Government to get greater powers to decline foreign investment bids that don't meet a new 'national interest' test, and bids involving strategic assets that wouldn't otherwise need Overseas Investment Office consent
Government considers requiring overseas investors that apply to buy sensitive assets to meet a 'national interest' test that Ministers can call the shots on
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Government considers requiring overseas investors that apply to buy sensitive assets to meet a 'national interest' test that Ministers can call the shots on
The Overseas Investment Amendment Bill was one of the first bills the Government said it would implement and this week it will likely become law
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The Overseas Investment Amendment Bill was one of the first bills the Government said it would implement and this week it will likely become law
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
Companies, lobby groups and individuals have been having their say on the Government’s Overseas Investment Amendment Bill. The vibe? Negative
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Companies, lobby groups and individuals have been having their say on the Government’s Overseas Investment Amendment Bill. The vibe? Negative
BNZ's Tony Alexander describes new government's ban on foreigners buying houses as 'clever', and says it 'aligns NZ with the foreign buying policies of almost all other countries'
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BNZ's Tony Alexander describes new government's ban on foreigners buying houses as 'clever', and says it 'aligns NZ with the foreign buying policies of almost all other countries'