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Barry Soper: Will the foreign buyers' ban exemption make a difference?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 1 Sept 2025, 5:12pm
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced the changes at a press conference on Monday. Photo / Dean Purcell
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced the changes at a press conference on Monday. Photo / Dean Purcell

Barry Soper: Will the foreign buyers' ban exemption make a difference?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 1 Sept 2025, 5:12pm

The coalition's confident allowing certain wealthy foreign buyers to buy a home won't drive up house prices.

It's agreed to pass changes, allowing people on an Active Investor Plus visa to buy or build one home in New Zealand - worth a minimum of $5 million.

The visa requires an additional investment of at least $5 million, on top of the price of the home.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says these changes make sense for investors.

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