Don’t leave it bare! Exterior timber coating is something long term property investors simply cannot afford to ignore. Not only does a...
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Rahul and Alika Rai moved to New Zealand in 1990 with little experience in property investment and a dream of early financial freedom. Fast forward...
… cos we simply had to take Monday off to recover from the latest Reserve Bank blow… 1. Before we unleashed the doom-and-gloom, can we...
After what can only be described as an action-packed two weeks for property investors, this week’s calming respite has been much welcomed...
Yes, you read that right. Two things only this week. Lets be honest, two major changes to investors’ cash-flow are going to be enough to...
1. Giving credence to the saying, all that glitters is not gold, looks like the happy harmony of the Auckland Housing Accord is no more. Tova...
1. Looks like the IRD will be given more resources to crack down on residential property speculators. 2. Auckland’s housing crisis is by no...
1. Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Grant Spencer expresses a preference for a demand-side intervention to the growing housing crisis much to the irk of...
Prices seem to be on everyone’s mind, yours, mine, the Reserve Bank’s… But hey! At least in the myriad of incessant and unending...
The numbers are in and they tell a bleak story: Between November and December 2014, there were five serious house fires in rental properties that...
**7th April 2015 Update** For a copy of APIA’s submission click here. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is a politically independent...
A huge thank you to everyone who filled out the 2015 annual APIA membership survey. You have given us plenty of information to continue serving our...
It is astonishing to me that so many investors talk about how man properties they own rather than how well their portfolios are performing. This...
Unlike most commercial leases which can require tenants to leave the property as they found it, residential landlords are expected to inherit fair...
Because appearances can be deceptive and landlords risk being taken for a ride, here are some warning signs of a bad tenant to watch out for: The...
It is one thing to deal with nightmare tenants but what about nightmare tenants who are not yours? So often at APIA we get asked by frustrated...
