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NZ Property Investor

Oct 01 2020
Magazine

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.

HEADING TO THE BALLOT BOX • New Zealand is fast heading towards the polling booths for this year’s election and, after all the uncertainty of 2020, it’s time for everyone, property investors included, to cast a vote and have their say.

NZ Property Investor

TURNAROUND TIME TURMOIL • Mortgage advisers say turnaround times of two to three weeks are commonplace in the market, as banks struggle with rising demand and mortgage deferral requests. 

THE LURE OF LOW INTEREST RATES • It’s pretty clear that ongoing record low mortgage rates, along with the temporary removal of the Reserve Bank’s LVRs, are encouraging investors into the market.

NZ PROPERTY INVESTOR  EVENTS CALENDAR

LANDLORDS.CO.NZ  TOP FIVE – SEPTEMBER

COMCOM RENT WARNING • Landlords thinking of discussing rent increases on social media should tread carefully. The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to landlord representatives about doing just that.

METH HOUSE EVICTION • A tenant who used meth in his house has been removed after a Tenancy Tribunal ruling.

DEFYING PREDICTIONS • Covid-19 be damned: the housing market is proving remarkably resilient in the face of the pandemic and no-one is expecting that to change anytime soon, discovers Miriam Bell

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS • As banks look to find new revenue in a low-rate world, investors are increasingly considered business customers. John Bolton explains the repercussions for borrowers.

STATEMENT COMPLIANCE • Why do landlords who already provide Healthy Homes standards related statements in their tenancy agreements have to provide another such compliance statement from December 1?

NEGATIVE RATES ON CARDS • With one-year rates sitting in the 2% range, Ryan Smuts says those in the know are suggesting it’s only a matter of time before we are in a negative interest rate market.

FROM SHORT TO LONG-TERM RENTALS • Matthew Gilligan explains the tax implications of converting short-term holiday lets into long-term rentals.

THE COMEBACK KIDS • Nearly bankrupted by their first foray into property investing, Mark and Kathy Fray have managed to pull off a stunning turnaround and build a very healthy, cashflow positive property portfolio, writes Miriam Bell. Photography by Stephanie Creagh

TIP OF THE MONTH

KATHY & MARK’S TOP INVESTING TIPS

ELECTORAL OPTIONS • New Zealanders are set to head to the polls this month. So Miriam Bell takes a look at what the different parties are promising in terms of policies that impact on property investors.

WHAT THE POLLS SAY

CHANGING THE LAW

EXIT STRATEGIES • In any business it’s important to work through an exit strategy, and for investment property owners there are multiple strategies to consider, writes Joanna Jefferies.

THE POWER OF A PLAN • Taking the pain out of maintaining your commercial property is possible with a good, simple plan, explains Tellfrankie.com CEO Georgie Fenwicke.

SUBDIVIDING SUNNYNOOK • An experienced Auckland renovator is undertaking his first subdivision while wrestling with the challenges of Covid-19, writes Joanna Mathers.

AUCKLAND COUNCIL SUBDIVISION TO DO LIST

THE LOW DOWN

GET ON THE LADDER • New Investors can get into the post-Covid-19 property market if they’re willing to set some goals and make a plan, writes Debbie Roberts.

NEAR ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH • Finding a decent deal in the current market has...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 84 Publisher: Opes Media Limited Edition: Oct 01 2020

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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.

HEADING TO THE BALLOT BOX • New Zealand is fast heading towards the polling booths for this year’s election and, after all the uncertainty of 2020, it’s time for everyone, property investors included, to cast a vote and have their say.

NZ Property Investor

TURNAROUND TIME TURMOIL • Mortgage advisers say turnaround times of two to three weeks are commonplace in the market, as banks struggle with rising demand and mortgage deferral requests. 

THE LURE OF LOW INTEREST RATES • It’s pretty clear that ongoing record low mortgage rates, along with the temporary removal of the Reserve Bank’s LVRs, are encouraging investors into the market.

NZ PROPERTY INVESTOR  EVENTS CALENDAR

LANDLORDS.CO.NZ  TOP FIVE – SEPTEMBER

COMCOM RENT WARNING • Landlords thinking of discussing rent increases on social media should tread carefully. The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to landlord representatives about doing just that.

METH HOUSE EVICTION • A tenant who used meth in his house has been removed after a Tenancy Tribunal ruling.

DEFYING PREDICTIONS • Covid-19 be damned: the housing market is proving remarkably resilient in the face of the pandemic and no-one is expecting that to change anytime soon, discovers Miriam Bell

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS • As banks look to find new revenue in a low-rate world, investors are increasingly considered business customers. John Bolton explains the repercussions for borrowers.

STATEMENT COMPLIANCE • Why do landlords who already provide Healthy Homes standards related statements in their tenancy agreements have to provide another such compliance statement from December 1?

NEGATIVE RATES ON CARDS • With one-year rates sitting in the 2% range, Ryan Smuts says those in the know are suggesting it’s only a matter of time before we are in a negative interest rate market.

FROM SHORT TO LONG-TERM RENTALS • Matthew Gilligan explains the tax implications of converting short-term holiday lets into long-term rentals.

THE COMEBACK KIDS • Nearly bankrupted by their first foray into property investing, Mark and Kathy Fray have managed to pull off a stunning turnaround and build a very healthy, cashflow positive property portfolio, writes Miriam Bell. Photography by Stephanie Creagh

TIP OF THE MONTH

KATHY & MARK’S TOP INVESTING TIPS

ELECTORAL OPTIONS • New Zealanders are set to head to the polls this month. So Miriam Bell takes a look at what the different parties are promising in terms of policies that impact on property investors.

WHAT THE POLLS SAY

CHANGING THE LAW

EXIT STRATEGIES • In any business it’s important to work through an exit strategy, and for investment property owners there are multiple strategies to consider, writes Joanna Jefferies.

THE POWER OF A PLAN • Taking the pain out of maintaining your commercial property is possible with a good, simple plan, explains Tellfrankie.com CEO Georgie Fenwicke.

SUBDIVIDING SUNNYNOOK • An experienced Auckland renovator is undertaking his first subdivision while wrestling with the challenges of Covid-19, writes Joanna Mathers.

AUCKLAND COUNCIL SUBDIVISION TO DO LIST

THE LOW DOWN

GET ON THE LADDER • New Investors can get into the post-Covid-19 property market if they’re willing to set some goals and make a plan, writes Debbie Roberts.

NEAR ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH • Finding a decent deal in the current market has...


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