Why young investors are giving property the cold shoulder - Diana Clement

Opinion byYour Money and careers writer for the NZ Herald·NZ Herald·3 Oct, 2026 08:00 PM4 mins to readDiana Clement is a freelance journalist who has written a column for the Herald since 2004. Before that, she was personal finance editor for the Sunday Business (now The Business) newspaper in London.‌Is property losing out to AI investments? Photo / 123rfIs home ownership dead? I keep hearing an argument that homes are no longer worth buying because prices will never go up. Really? Yes, we’re in unpredictable times. But the human brain is remarkably good at extrapolating from the recent past and thinking that it’s a permanent trend. Property, shares,