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This year's election is a critical one for property investors as whoever forms the next government will change the rules around investing. If National is elected it is likely to remove some of the less landlord-friendly parts from the review of

Home loan rates will no doubt be the focus of much news in the next week. Expectations are that the Reserve Bank will, on Thursday, slash the official cash rate (OCR), with some predicting a cut of up to 100 basis points (1%).

After returning to New Zealand after two weeks in tropical North Queensland I am left wondering about each country's approach to property investing.