For many property investors, the end goal is setting themselves up for retirement – but new requirements are making that harder. Investor Dale Young explains how his retirement project is turning into a compliance nightmare...
The steep rise in New Zealand’s house prices is a major risk to the country’s economic success, a new report from the OECD warns.
Historically low mortgage rates might boost the housing market but they are not the only factor at play in the market, according to ASB economists.
The Government’s decision to put the kibosh on a capital gains tax has helped boost confidence in commercial property, with Tauranga emerging as a hot favourite market.
It’s been an eventful year for the residential property market so far but now’s a good time to look at what might be in store for the rest of 2019, declares Core Logic senior property economist Kelvin Davidson.
Investors who flip properties are currently subject to the bright line test, but owner-occupiers are not. That is now set to change.
Many investors are switching from residential to commercial property and now a new platform aims to makes access to the sector easier.
For many property investors, the end goal is setting themselves up for retirement – but new requirements are making that harder. Investor Dale Young explains how his retirement project is turning into a compliance nightmare...
The steep rise in New Zealand’s house prices is a major risk to the country’s economic success, a new report from the OECD warns.
Historically low mortgage rates might boost the housing market but they are not the only factor at play in the market, according to ASB economists.
The Government’s decision to put the kibosh on a capital gains tax has helped boost confidence in commercial property, with Tauranga emerging as a hot favourite market.
It’s been an eventful year for the residential property market so far but now’s a good time to look at what might be in store for the rest of 2019, declares Core Logic senior property economist Kelvin Davidson.
Investors who flip properties are currently subject to the bright line test, but owner-occupiers are not. That is now set to change.
Many investors are switching from residential to commercial property and now a new platform aims to makes access to the sector easier.
Problems with building law have long been rife. Now Auckland’s Mayor is calling for radical reform of the Building Act and Code to deal with the housing crisis.
[UPDATED] Price growth in regional housing markets has stepped it up again with Gisborne accelerating at the front of the pack, new REINZ data shows.
The cancellation of a capital gains tax combined with lower mortgage rates will be game changing for the housing market, believes Westpac’s chief economist.
Tenant advocates have long claimed the Accommodation Supplement benefits landlords over tenants but those demanding it be scrapped are ignoring some relevant facts, says NZ Property Investors Federation executive officer Andrew King.
There’s a fresh demand for the mandatory licensing of landlords – and this time it comes from property manager representatives.
Residential sales activity in the Auckland region remains subdued, with Barfoot & Thompson revealing that its sales fell by 20% year-on-year in May.
The importance of lodging tenants’ bond money is demonstrated by a new Tenancy Tribunal ruling which orders an Auckland landlord to pay nearly $180,000.
