Housing policy: What the changes mean for homeowners, investors, first-home buyers, renters and bach owners

Can't view this email, [click here]( 24 March 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Housing policy: What the changes mean for homeowners, investors, first-home buyers, renters and bach owners]( Here's what's coming for homeowners, investors, renters, buyers and bach-owners. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Sounds murder witness Guy Wallace dies in suspected suicide]( Guy Wallace, one of the last people to see Ben Smart and Olivia Hope alive, has died in a suspected suicide at his West Coast home. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Live: Government reveals housing policy, declares 'war on property speculation']( Judith Collins accuses Jacinda Ardern of breaking her promise not to introduce a “capital gains test" as the Government announces tax changes and $3.8b boost for new houses. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Housing changes kick in from this weekend as Government unveils major policy]( Investment properties will have an effective capital gains tax from this weekend with many investors paying 33 or 39 per cent. Interest deductibility for investment properties has also been removed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: Black Caps v Bangladesh – second ODI]( Some awful fielding misses from the touring side and a captain's knock see Black Caps clinch the series. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Risk of 'abrupt stop' in housing market, economist says]( But it's 'better to fall from a roof than a plane', says leading economist. 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