Property

If you’re living in one of New Zealand’s main cities, you will see many townhouses under construction.

There are some major advantages to offering Airbnb-style rental accommodation – you still get to stay in your house, you’re not bound by the rules of the Residential Tenancies Act, and you can make serious money in a busy time.

There is no doubt Covid-19 has dramatically changed the way office design is viewed.

The way you use property changes throughout your life.

There are some major advantages to offering Airbnb-style rental accommodation – you still get to stay in your house, you’re not bound by the rules of the Residential Tenancies Act, and you can make serious money in a busy time.

Property is always a hot topic of conversation in New Zealand – sometimes it seems that everyone who lives in a house thinks they’re an expert on the property market.

For at least a decade now – with the exception of a couple of short-lived increases – we have been in a downward interest rate market.

Should you pay interest only on your lending or should you pay principal and interest? Cashflow investors and long-term growth investors have been having this argument for decades.

Through 2022 we have seen market dynamics shift and settle at a more moderate pace.

When I started investing in property, I went to every property seminar, every course and every presentation I could.

Dunedin couple Vicki and Mark Lambert fell into property investing by accident.

In March, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation into law requiring high school students in the US to pass a financial literacy course to graduate.

First of all, these days they’re mortgage ‘advisers’, but for the purpose of the article, let’s run with brokers.

Humans are terrible investors.

A 20 per cent deposit on the average-priced Kiwi house is around NZ$200,000 – not an easy amount to save up.

There’s a lot of confusion among investors about ‘wholesale’ investments and what they are, says PMG Funds’ GM of Investor Relationships, Matt McHardy.

There are a lot of barriers to entry to the property market, so it’s smart to explore some different ways to buy a property.

A grotty-looking kitchen isn’t going to pop out to any potential tenant.

It’s mayhem for borrowers out there.

New Zealand used to be a land of quarter-acre sections and airy four bedroom bungalows.

There’s money to be made from hosting guests in Airbnbs.