Collett's Corner

April 8, 2019

A community minded development

This one of a series of explainer videos for the Collett's Corner New Zealand's first crowd funded commercial property development. The project mixes social good and commercial gain. So how do the finances work? and if you invest what can you expect as a return? This video explains the basics.

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