Refix rates are trending down and headlines are describing inflation as “easing”, so why is Kiwibank staging a public meltdown? Its latest piece...
Author - Jeyana Temple
You know how the story goes. You walk out of an auction room with a lemon in your hands and tell yourself you’ll turn it into a diamond. Six months...
Most of you reading this blog would not have the faintest idea who Alix Earle is. Good. You have better things to do than watch 25‑year‑olds lip‑sync...
Plan Change 120 shifts Auckland from blanket intensification to targeted growth around transit and centres, with tougher hazard constraints. Though...
2025 delivered the promised “conflicting forces”: sales volumes lifted, but values stayed subdued as the economy lagged. In 2026, watch regulation in...
Population change and tenant profiles: what Auckland landlords should expect in the next decade New Zealand’s population will continue to grow over...
New Zealand’s rental market is catching its breath as job growth stalls and politics take centre stage. The slowdown signals not decline, but the...
When Chris Hipkins unveiled Labour’s new idea, a targeted capital gains tax on property investors to fund three free doctor visits for every New...
Inflation is cooling, but rising costs are squeezing yields. Here’s what smart property investors should be watching in 2025.
Labour’s Future Fund aims to reshape investment away from property speculation and toward “productive” assets. For investors, the opportunity—and...
Hon. Nicola Willis used her Bloomberg interview to emphasise fiscal discipline, housing moderation, and the no-CGT advantage. For Auckland investors...
Meth Rules, Finally With Numbers At long last, the long and messy history of meth in NZ rentals is about to come to an end. For years, the issue has...
Sarina Gibbon is General Manager of the Auckland Property Investors’ Association. She focuses on plain-English strategy for investors navigating...
Investors are fixated on the 2026 election, but the market’s direction is still set by interest rates. Build an interest-rate-first playbook and let...
Nationwide, one-third of new tenancies are being signed below the outgoing rent, with the biggest drops in Auckland and Wellington. Don’t follow...
HUD’s July 2025 Rental Price Index shows flat rents nationwide. Investors need smarter strategies to protect income and ride the next cycle.
