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.

CELEBRATING 200 • Over the course of 200 issues of this magazine, property investing has weathered many storms, but its enduring appeal remains and despite the challenges ahead, that’s unlikely to change.

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FREEZE ON NEW-TO-BANK LENDING • It seems that banks have stopped taking on new borrowers above 80% LVR, despite the Reserve Bank recently lifting the loan-to-value ratio restrictions to kick-start activity.

THINK SMALLER FOR HIGHER YIELDS • Smaller dwellings tend to deliver higher rental yields than larger dwellings do in New Zealand, according to new analysis from CoreLogic.

NZ PROPERTY INVESTOR EVENTS CALENDAR

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

BAN LIFTED • The Government has confirmed that the emergency tenancy measures introduced during the Covid-19 lockdown won’t be extended.

METH TESTING PAYS OFF • The issue of meth contamination of rental properties has flown under the radar of late, but a recent Tenancy Tribunal ruling proves it is something landlords need to stay on top of.

TROUBLED WATERS • Recent housing market data has been stronger than was expected yet many commentators are not convinced that the positive signs will last, discovers Miriam Bell.

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

INVESTING IN A RECESSION • We’re on track for a recession, writes John Bolton, but there will be opportunities for astute investors.

SPOTLIGHT ON GST • What’s the story with GST for the purchaser of a mixed use commercial and residential property that the purchaser plans to live in?

WHERE DOES IT END? • Low rates are here to stay, but It’s now floating rates that are catching our attention, writes Ryan Smuts.

BLAST FROM THE PAST • Where are they now? Joanna Jefferies revisited some of our profile features from the past 200 issues to see what they’ve been up to and how property has helped them achieve their goals.

TIP OF THE MONTH

200 ISSUES 17 YEARS OF NZ PROPERTY INVESTOR MAGAZINE • Looking for New Zealand’s biggest, most important property investment news and views? For many years Kiwi investors have been able to turn to NZ Property Investor to fulfil that need. So as the magazine marks its 200th issue, it’s time to recognise and celebrate that.

THEN VS NOW • This issue of NZ Property Investor is the magazine’s 200th and that’s an achievement to be recognised. Miriam Bell has looked back at that first issue to compare and contrast some of the hot topics covered.

NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY INVESTOR MAGAZINE TIMELINE

VOX POP: QUESTION FOR THE EXPERTS • “Just as the housing market is in a very different place in 2020 than it was in 2003, so too is the environment for property investors. What do you see as the role of property investors in the current market - especially given the fact that the housing supply shortage is not going away?”

STANDARD COMPLIANCE • The first deadline for compliance with the Heathy Homes minimum standards is looming. Miriam Bell says that means landlords should be asking if they are on track to meet requirements.

HEALTHY HOMES COMPLIANCE TIMELINE

COMPLIANCE STATEMENT INFORMATION • According to REINZ, the type of information required for compliance statements includes:

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