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.

NZ Property Investor

WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER • New Zealand is now in Covid-19 prompted social and economic lockdown and that means the future looks uncertain. But this emergency will end and unity is the best way to get through it.

ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME LOANS • Greener, healthier homes are all the rage and now Westpac is joining the drive, with a new loan product for its home loan customers.

RETURN OF DEPRECIATION • Commercial property owners will soon be able to claim depreciation deductions on the buildings they own once again.

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

NZ PROPERTY INVESTOR EVENTS CALENDAR • Your monthly round up of property investment related events around the country. Due to COVID-19, it will pay to check with organisers that events are still going ahead as planned.

PUSH PAUSE ON TENANCY LAW REFORM • Landlords are calling for the Government’s proposed tenancy law reforms to be put on hold until after the Covid-19 crisis.

THREATS DON’T PAY • Landlords have to be careful that they follow the regulations around tenancies to the letter – and a recent Tenancy Tribunal ruling is a good example of what can happen when they don’t.

GAME CHANGER HITS MARKET • New Zealand’s housing market was going gangbusters as the Covid-19 crisis struck but that was then and this is now – and the outlook has got much quieter, reports Miriam Bell.

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

CAN MY PROPERTY CATCH CORONAVIRUS? • The Covid-19 crisis may have an impact on property values, writes John Bolton, but there’s no need to panic.

FOCUS ON REPAIRS • How should a landlord progress when major repairs that require a vacant property need to be carried out to their rental, but they have sitting tenants?

LOWEST RATES EVER • New Zealand is seeing the lowest ever interest rates available due to the COVID-19 crisis, Ryan Smuts gives his recommendations for borrowers.

HEALTHY HOMES COSTS • Matthew Gilligan outlines the IRD’s draft statement on the tax treatment of costs related to the new standards.

MADE TO TRADE • A Hawke’s Bay trader and her family show how taking risks in property ultimately pays off, writes Joanna Jefferies.

LAUREN’S TOP TRADING TIPS

TRADING RULES

TIP OF THE MONTH

GETTING TO GRIPS WITH COVID-19 • The fast-evolving Covid-19 crisis has now taken hold of normal life and the economy. It’s scary but Miriam Bell discovers it’s probably best for investors to keep calm and carry on.

SHOULD YOU USE A BUYER’S AGENT? • Buyer’s agents are becoming more popular in New Zealand. What do they offer, who are they, and can they help you achieve a better return, asks Dan Dunkley.

ON THE PROPERTY ROAD • Once Satyan Mehra realised the power of property there was no stopping his investment journey and moving into commercial property has only motivated him more, writes Miriam Bell

MEHRA’S COMMERCIAL PORTFOLIO

TOP TIPS FOR COMMERCIAL INVESTORS

DOUBLE DOWN • A dual income property in Hamilton has been a good earner for its owner since 2007, and will prove even more lucrative post-reno, writes Joanna Mathers.

HOW CORONAVIRUS CHANGES HOW WE INVEST • Even despite an inevitable fallout on the property market from the coronavirus, property investment will still be popular - Andrew Nichol explains why.

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