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OpinionOctober 14

When property prices fall, our communities pay the price

When people feel wealthier, they tend to spend more. When they feel poorer, they tighten their belts. In New Zealand, where so much household wealth is tied up in property, falling house prices can have consequences far beyond the housing market.
When property prices fall, our communities pay the price
When property prices fall, our communities pay the price
OpinionSeptember 30

We need to learn to fail more

I was recently in Sydney meeting with Australians looking to buy property here in New Zealand. Whilst I was there, I managed to sneak in a couple of days at a leadership conference, where one speaker in particular left me thinking about something that had nothing to do with property.
We need to learn to fail more
We need to learn to fail more
OpinionSeptember 16

Why wealthy New Zealanders and foreigners keep buying in Queenstown

There is a question I get asked regularly: Why would someone pay several million dollars for a house in Queenstown when they could buy property elsewhere for considerably less?
Why wealthy New Zealanders and foreigners keep buying in Queenstown
Why wealthy New Zealanders and foreigners keep buying in Queenstown
OpinionSeptember 2

Queenstown’s infrastructure at a tipping point

It took me over two hours the other afternoon to do something that should have taken around 30 minutes.
Queenstown’s infrastructure at a tipping point
Queenstown’s infrastructure at a tipping point
OpinionAugust 19

What elections mean for property prices

With election day now less than 90 days away, one question is being asked of me more than almost any other: “Should I wait until after the election to buy or sell?”
What elections mean for property prices
What elections mean for property prices
OpinionAugust 5

Bugger the damn disease

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Bugger the damn disease
Bugger the damn disease