What’s up with property? If it's munted, perhaps we should move on and think about different things. If it's just a little sick, well we know in all probability, it's likely going to get better. Maybe we should we prepare for the season in which property recovers? If you’re currently a home owner, with or
Stimulants, depressants, & LVRs Darcy is joined by Jeremy Couchman, a senior economist at Kiwibank, to unpack the names for the many stimulants and depressants intoxicating the housing market right now. From LVR and DTIs, to the other strange monetary drugs, let's get a better idea of what we're taking this summer. L.V.R. has become
Inflation – on the surface, it would appear at times as though you’re doing really well with investing. If the ‘wealth’ you see is increasing over time, this is great right – but have you factored in inflation? Property has for the most part in NZ, doubled every 10 yrs in price (at least for Auckland)
Negative interest rates – Are all our Christmas’s arriving at once, or is this a sign of something more sinister to come? What’s a negative yield curve and why as a borrower, should I even care? Jeremy Couchman, senior economist at Kiwibank joins Darcy in a discussion around how things like interest rates, exchange rates, and
