The NBR Podcast

NZ Property Plunge – Kiwi's turn to the share market

The NBR Podcast

Show Notes

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: is our obsession with buying and selling houses over? There are some regional bright spots but the overall market remains down and it’s a hard slog for builders and investors. Our new love interest, it seems, is shares – but we’re investing in the hot foreigners not the locals.

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