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The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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Because we could all do with a giggle – Hard to believe it’s 8 years old.
Labour got the “nz real estate is being rapidly sold to overseas buyers (especially from china)”issue right. Well done and great publicity for Labour. Nats (crosby textor) got it wrong, as did the jump-on-the-racism-bandwaggon liberals and the Greens.
Keep it up, watch the polls rise.
minor bump for Labour at best, 0% to 3% short term gain to Labour max IMO, with significant medium term damage.
Not if you go by comments everywhere.
I’d say ( apart from the Real Estate industry and others with a vested interest in this) comments are almost unanimous in favour of tackling the housing crisis.
yep pretty soon all the middleclass anglokiwi property speculators will get a clear run again – until the bubble bursts that is
for sure
but did you notice that helped Labour not at all in 2014
It’s just that some of the people who are approving of Twyford’s are normally Labour voters. They will get the votes of middle class families who can see the prices slowly leaving their range.
At last!!! – thanks Paul – it all becomes clear now
What becomes clear?
The fact that I put forward the needs of New Zealanders above the power of international capital.
I have no idea why you are so hostile to me because of this.
sorry I’ll tone it down – I’ve just felt very frustrated and your multiple comments irritated me – my stuff, I’ll work on it – sorry again
It becomes clear that it is all about the votes for labour – fair enough I spose they have to get traction from somewhere even from, imo, a dirty, low place.
Thank you.
Sorry I annoyed you.
Peace and solidarity to you.
What kind of “middle class families” are you talking about who can afford even the $600,000 house prices of 2007 or the $750,000 house prices of last year?
I do wonder if things like inheritance are providing large amounts of capital which allow a middle class family to get a $600k + property with a mortgage small enough to pay.
I know my folks aren’t getting any younger…
They will dip.
I do think that is also a distinct possibility.
I thought they may gain slightly, but after the guy being fired tonight, and the whiff of something else to this story, I cannot see this going in Labours favor anymore.
Don’t you mean they will take a bath in Auckland when the correction comes? I wouldn’t be surprised if prices stabilise and cause a bit of panic selling to cash up while the going is still good. Especially for those semi/retired and are clock watching while stuck in gridlock seeing time pass them by in the seat of a car.
Nothing like seeing the final act of the rock star and getting out of the stadium before the crush/crash of the crowd. 400 K buys a nice beach property in the winterless North.
@bearded git
+1000
http://static2.stuff.co.nz/1436860369/008/12209008_600x400.jpg
http://natlib.govt.nz/thumbnails/?resize=664%3E&src=http%3A%2F%2Fndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz%2FNLNZStreamGate%2Fget%3Fdps_pid%3DIE24309856
Love it. That woman looks like the one who popped up on TV news tonight – CEO of Barfoot and Thompson. Wonder if it was just a coincidence… 🙂
LOL! Her name is Wendy Alexander whose agency sold 4,000 houses in Auckland in 3 months from February to April this year alone.
She gives her views in the following video. You can also watch/hear the comments made by Phil Twyford on the matter where he says that the present National government is on the side of the foreign non-resident investment speculators, rather than on the side of the struggling Kiwi house buyers.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/70263555/barfoot–thompson-fires-employee-who-leaked-sales-data
Banks warn of loophole in Government inefficient plan to track foreign buyers:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/70269554/banks-warn-of-loophole-in-government-plan-to-track-foreign-buyers
http://www.dw.com/en/berlins-rent-prices-drop-within-a-single-month-as-cap-takes-effect/a-18583135