Is it really greener over the ditch?
Friday, 4th July
We Kiwis sitting here in New Zealand often look at Australia as the land of opportunity and a place where things seem better than our lot.
Property investing is one of those things where they look better than us. With the New Zealand residential housing market being in a bit of a funk a the moment there is much talk and attention on the Australian place being a better home for our investment dollars.
Well I am not 100% convinced that this is the case.
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Warm regards
The Landlord
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