NZ Property Investor

The New Zealand Property investor magazine provides readers with information you can use to successfully invest in residential property. You can learn from the experts, read the stories of your fellow investors and keep up to date with the latest house prices and rental statistics.

MIXED EXPECTATIONS • Investors have high hopes for 2020’s property market, but there’s a major headwind at play, so staying informed is critical.

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RUNAWAY MARKET COULD MEAN TIGHTER LVRS • The housing market is on the rise again but if its upward trajectory gets out of control it could prompt a tightening of the loan-to-value ratios (LVRs).

NZ PROPERTY INVESTOR EVENTS CALENDAR

LANDLORDS.CO.NZ  TOP FIVE – JANUARY • The NZ Property Investor website, landlords.co.nz has had a busy month. Here are the top five most-read stories.

DAMAGE COSTS TENANTS • Many landlords feel that damage rulings, more often than not, go the way of tenants - but a new Tenancy Tribunal decision proves that’s not always the case. 

REBOUND UNDERWAY • There’s little doubt now that the housing market is rebounding – and more solidly than expected – so commentators are picking very healthy growth for the coming year, reports Miriam Bell.

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

GET READY FOR TIGHTER CAPITAL • Tighter capital constraints are on their way in the wake of the Reserve Bank’s new requirements, writes Ben Pauley.

RENO RULES FOR TENANTS • If a landlord is doing renovations that require a tenant to move out, do they have to pay for accommodation?

A NEW DECADE • It’s the beginning of a new era and the Reserve Bank’s capital review will make for an interesting lending landscape, writes Ryan Smuts.

WATERFRONT MASTER • Investing in ‘problem’ apartment buildings and leasehold apartments has allowed Hamish Duke – aka Mr Viaduct - to build up a sizeable, high-returning portfolio in the Auckland CBD, writes Miriam Bell.

HAMISH DUKE’S TOP FIVE TIPS

POSITIVE MOVES • This year’s Squirrel NZ Residential Property Investment Survey shows a marked change in investor attitudes to the market, despite the challenges ahead, writes Joanna Jefferies.

SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS: INVESTOR WINS & LOSSES

SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS: LENDING TRENDS

TOP 5 ISSUES FOR INVESTORS

UNDERSTANDING YOUR PROPERTY’S TRUE VALUE • Finding ways to maximise the potential of an investment property can be a challenge – even for a seasoned investor. But understanding its true value is fundamental to protecting yourself from nasty surprises on your investment journey, writes JLL manager of residential valuations Steven Lamontagne. 

FOCUS ON LEASES • Commercial leases are complex and have far-reaching consequence. Editor and barrister Ian McIntosh provides his beginner’s guide to leases.

GRAND PLANS • A dilapidated Remuera home is now holding its own in a street of multimillion-dollar properties, due to a top end renovation, as Joanna Mathers discovers. 

GEMMA ANSTY’S TIPS FOR HIGH-END RENOVATIONS

BUYING OFF-THE-PLAN • Andrew Nichol gives four reasons why you might choose to buy off-the-plans and explains the two types of contracts that are commonly used.

BUYING IN AUSTRALIA • Those looking to buy across the ditch need to be aware of a bundle of tax issues, and should factor them into their decision, writes Mark Withers.

FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS • When it comes to selecting a rental property for purchase it pays not to sweat the small stuff, writes Nick Gentle.

NEIGHBOURING SITE ISSUES • It’s critical to engage in correct design and methodology of excavation work when building close to neighbouring sites, writes Mason Reed.

TIME TO REASSESS • Your property portfolio should be...