As you can imagine, the short term rental market was hit hard by COVID last year when the first lockdown was announced. Zodiak was no exception . Losing half...
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Clearly, the late-March policy changes made by the Government have altered the economics of using a mortgage to buy further investment properties, coming on...
It’s an understatement to suggest that the content of the Government’s housing policy announcement on 23rd March was a surprise to most. In reality, it was a...
Kristin Sutherland gave her maiden speech as APIA President to our members on 9th of February 2020. Below is an excerpt of her speech reformatted as an open...
Thinking back to the start of 2020, nobody could have anticipated what was about to playout for the economy or the property market. But after a lot of...
The potential impropriety of comments on various property investor online forums have been picked up by the Commerce Commission recently. So far the...
If a rental property suffers damage that makes it unliveable, the house will become unoccupied and the landlord will lose rental income until the house can be...
Some property commentators (and investors) look at the data the Real Estate Institute release and proclaim that it doesn’t matter where you buy … properties go...
It’s obviously been an unprecedented year for the economy and property market so far in 2020, but it’s at least been reassuring that the number of appraisals...
Hell yeah! Banks always want to know your full financial position when assessing lending. They want to understand what your commitments are before they...
In the coming months, there are likely to be some ‘bargains’ on offer for property investors, although a slowdown in value growth may well mean more emphasis...
As the government continues to roll out relief measures to meet the economic challenges of COVID-19, I ask that it be mindful of the plight of those mum and pa...
As real estate investors, our operations have come to a standstill. But how long will it take for us to start moving again, and how long will it take us to...
When it comes to investing in properties with a partner*, be it a spouse, a friend or colleague, funding rules can differ from lender to lender and would...
It is 6 pm and I start work at my second job, the one I am doing to make sure I can provide for my own retirement and I’m not solely reliant on the...
Starting early definitely helps – when it comes to any kind of investing. Time is an investor’s best friend. Remember what Einstein said about compounding...
