Tag: Housing Bubble

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Make Money When You Buy: Here’s How

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. But in a world of conflicting information, how do you figure out where the value gap is?

Kiwi Homeowners: An Urgent Warning from the Bitcoin Bubble

With bitcoin, we believed it would go mainstream. An alternative to fiat currency that could hold its value like gold. This was an idealistic dream.

Would You Loan Your Child $50,000?

Many parents would do anything to give their children a roof over their heads. You could say it’s a parental reflex. And in today’s culture, it’s not unusual.

The Top Five Most Vulnerable Economies

Author James Mackintosh believes that the countries least affected by the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) are primed to suffer the worst in the next crisis.

Homeowner Beware! New Zealand’s Achilles’ Heel Revealed…

The Auckland property market of the past was radically different from the one we have right now. But what does the future look like?

The Mayor of Wellington Wants to Buy You a House

Wellington mayor Justin Lester has a bold strategy to transform the city into the next Paris. But is this really a good thing?

Here’s Why You Should Avoid Buying a Home Right Now

Home ownership. It’s always been part of the Kiwi dream. You work hard. Save up. Find a little place in the country to call your own. Sure it probably takes several years to save up enough for a down payment,

The Bubble is Going to Burst

Guess where the greatest US real estate gains have been since the Great Recession and the massive QE surge? Florida and California…surprise, surprise! California real-estate prices have exploded because there’s very limited supply there and Florida prices shot to the

Global Cities with Kooky Real Estate Prices

£593,369 — the average price of a house in London in January! (That’s about AU1,050,000.) AU$1.3 million plus — what 400 square foot condos go for in Vancouver! AU$2 million — the cost of a median house in San Francisco!