RIDING OUT THE CHALLENGES
In order to help those investors who are committed to the “long-haul”, we have been chatting to industry experts on ways in which to ride out this challenging time and move ahead successfully as an investor. We discuss the pros (and cons) of new builds, making use of smart cash strategies, buying off the plan, paying down debt, and other means by which to tighten up your investment portfolio. As an adjunct to our lead story, we are taking a close look at the Treasury’s predictions (presented in this year’s Budget) of a massive drop in price growth. Given that REINZ data from May this year revealed house price growth of 32.3% year-on-year, the prediction of a drop to 0.9% house price growth by mid-2022 seems bold (to say the least). As you’d…