Vanessa Williams

Look, I think we have got so much uncertainty at the moment, full stop, looking globally, looking at those challenges with oil, whether it's a supply or a demand issue, we have got just uncertainty around that, gosh, their global economic situation, you know, how does that all flow in?

And of course, interest rates do directly impact the New Zealand property market.

I think also what's fascinating for us is coming into this election year, it does mean that that creates a little bit more uncertainty.

And look, I really feel for Kiwis at the moment because you kind of felt like maybe coming into this year, oh, there's a bit more confidence with consumers, there's a bit more confidence with businesses.

Maybe, just maybe, we're starting to see the other side of that sort of doom and gloom from the pandemic, then the doom and gloom from the recession.

And

bam, a potential war, you know, that's really impacting the globe.

So, I mean, it's just, it is quite a challenging time.

But look, I think what we've got to remember is there's only so much we can control in all of that.

There really is.

And we can find ourselves getting really overwhelmed if we look at, but what will this mean and what will that mean and how does this impact us?

Now, look, at a macro level, of course, there is going to be shocks and spills and dips and troughs and all the rest of it.

There'll also be rises.

There's always opportunities in every market.

But what I would say is that if that starts to get a little bit over, you start to think, oh my gosh, what am I going to do?

How's this going to work?

Take a deep breath and think, what is it that is best for my family right now?

What is it best for my financial situation?

What was my plan?

Let's go back to my plan because everybody's financial situation is different.