David Hargreaves sums up the first (nearly) six months of the year and thinks it would be a very good idea to stop it and start again. Unfortunately though, we will have to carry on. Here's what's transpired so far...
What do current economic conditions mean for investors and first-home buyers?, All things property, under OneRoof
The much anticipated building industry slowdown has arrived with residential and non-residential construction work both down
Asia Times
The veneer of strongman invulnerability that cloaked India’s Narendra Modi for nearly a quarter century is crashing down around his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Latest Reserve Bank figures show nearly three-quarters of the new mortgage money taken up by owner-occupiers in April was for at rates fixed for a year or less
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week., All things property, under OneRoof
NZ Herald
Follow NZ Herald’s live coverage of the Budget 2024 announcement Audrey Young is the New Zealand Herald’s senior political correspondent. She was named...
It’s likely households will be spending less for the rest of 2024., All things property, under OneRoof
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week., All things property, under OneRoof
The New Zealand Tax Podcast – Budget preview: What might Inland Revenue get funding for and how Nicola Willis could raise $400 million
RNZ
Analysis - It's bad, but could it be worse than it looks?
RBNZ leaves Official Cash Rate at 5.5%, but says domestic inflation is slow to fall and now puts a 60% chance of a further OCR hike by the end of this year; now doesn't see inflation getting back under 3% till the fourth quarter of the year
Seven reasons we’re all spending less (but it’s not all bad news)., All things property, under OneRoof
Families on good incomes can’t borrow as much as they’d like., All things property, under OneRoof
The New Zealand Tax Podcast: The Finance Minister confirms tax thresholds will rise, the OECD calls for a capital gains tax, and reflections on 40 years working in tax
Winter is coming and the economic outlook is grim., All things property, under OneRoof
The Conversation
New Zealand’s history of inflation, recessions and unemployment offer clues to what might happen next. Coupled with global events, the outlook is not promising.
Greg Ninness says there may come a day when banks don't have any direct contact with their customers and everything is handled by third parties
Newsroom
Running a quick stock take on the NZ and Aussie economies, Australia comes out on top.
Patrick Watson reckons the potential for mass unemployment is lower than it used to be, so wonders if the US can have a recession if unemployment can’t rise
Oneroof
But the cuts may not come soon enough., All things property, under OneRoof
the Guardian
No one should be surprised that artificial intelligence is following a well-worn and entirely predictable financial arc
This week I completed my monthly survey of real estate agents around the country undertaken with sponsorship from NZHL.
Oneroof
Tax rule change will affect some investors differently., All things property, under OneRoof
Pundit
The Money