‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?

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In New Zealand’s long and storied romance with the property market, the “mum and dad” investor has always been a central character.

With equity ready to draw on, they’ve traditionally accounted for between a third and half of all residential sales – driving a flow of bank credit, but also a steady rise in...

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