Southland property investors laughing all the way to the bank

Southland property investors laughing all the way to the bank
Brent Melville
It would seem Tim Shadbolt, New Zealand's longest serving mayor, has been right all along. Southland really is a great place for property investors, particularly during a global pandemic. The latest numbers from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand support Shadbolt's bullish view on his city and region, with Southland in second place across both capital gains and rental yields, second to Manawatu-Whanganui and the South Island's West Coast respectively.  The institute's capital gains and rental yields report for the first three months...

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