NZ take note

October 30,2021

Housing markets around the world are in uncharted territory. In many cities, it has never been harder to find a home, with properties in short supply and rents at record levels. In this edition of Business Beyond we visit some of the housing crisis hotspots: Berlin, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Vancouver, New York, Dublin and Tokyo. Are we too late to prevent a global housing disaster?

CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:53 Berlin rent rebellion 3:33 Hong Kong high house prices 5:23 Shenzhen sprawling 5:50 Evergrande crisis 6:12 Vancouver rents rising 8:59 New York eviction tsunami 11:25 Dublin doubling rents 13:28 Tokyo housing surplus 15:08 Outlook