Chris Bishop reckons he will bring house prices down? Political suicide?
https://www.interest.co.nz/property/...shop%E2%80%99s
If he is serious all power to him but as this article points out.
In 2007 John Key also made a serious sounding speech about the “home affordability crisis” and how he planned to fix it if the National Party won the election.
I know Chris Bishop has said he wants to double the population of NZ. Not sure how that brings down house prices?
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...KACSHBJX4KBIY/
Talk is cheap Chris Bishop, what are the policies to do this?
Chris Hipkins knows which way the selfish self centred electorate blows, to quote from the article.
And Labour leader Chris Hipkins said deliberately reducing house prices was not "responsible" and Government policy should only aim to hold prices steady, so that recent home buyers don't lose out.
But since there are always new buyers, Hipkins was effectively saying house prices should only ever go up. This is the implicit promise property investors have been taking to the bank.
What a little vote grabbing spineless weasel Chris Hipkins is, he was weak before the elections with his "captains call" on capital gains tax and he is showing himself to be weak now, no vision for the future just pandering to selfish aholes in the hope of getting votes and a pay rise next election. I would be unlikely to ever vote for him, but this statement/promise should improve his standings with the all important selfish boomer/Gen X vote.