Yet, as they stepped inside the Kaitaia flat, they were actually walking into the first home they would ever buy - they just didn't know it yet. That's because they had chosen to rent from Jane, a landlord passionate in her belief that property investing came with social responsibility. But it also came as skyrocketing house prices had again raised tense questions about housing affordability. Jane's Kaitaia flat, meanwhile, had been giving her one of her best returns on investment, she said. "As a landlord, I have all the advantage but I'm grateful I could share it with the tenant on this occasion," Jane said.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 30, 2021 17:00 UTC