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.

TAX HITS THE HEADLINES AND THE POCKET • Changes to the tax system are definitely going to be a squeeze for many, but we have an expert’s advice that should help.

New Zealand Property INVESTOR

BRIGHT-LINE TRAPS REMAIN

BRACE FOR THE BIGGER FORCES, SAY EXPERTS

DAY IN THE SUN FOR TOWNHOUSES • Investors pile into Auckland’s townhouse market as developers seek more efficient use of land.

TALE OF METH FOLLOWS TENANT • Sally Lindsay reports on the case of a short-lived tenancy after a trail of drug use was discovered.

TIP ON CASH-FLOW DIFFERENCE • Estimating the impact of interest deductibility tax changes can be relatively straightforward.

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SALES HIT A TROUGH • Sally Lindsay discovers despite a sales dive of 32.8% prices have remained steady.

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

TIME TO QUESTION THAT BLIND FAITH • Property has enjoyed a decade’s worth of growth in just two years, but there needs to be a correction at some point, writes John Bolton.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A MONTH MAKES • As interest rates continue to climb now is the time for all borrowers to review their mortgages, writes Ryan Smuts.

KEEPING THE PROPERTY DREAM ON TRACK • A couple have proved how good team work and nerves of steel here and overseas can deliver impressive portfolio results, writes Joanna Mathers.

TIPS ON HOW TO MINIMISE TAX IN A TIGHTER WORLD • Deal with the rules we have now, writes Mark Withers, because hope and prayer is never a sound base for planning.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATION • After nearly five years of lobbying, the government is set to regulate residential property managers, but some don’t think the legislation goes far enough, writes Sally Lindsay.

FROM ROACHES TO RICHES • Seeing beyond the horrors of a dilapidated duplex in New Plymouth has paid handsome dividends for a resilient investor, writes Joanna Mathers.

GET RID OF THE ROT

SUCCESS STORY

THE NUMBERS

INDUSTRIAL FEEDING FRENZY • The industrial property sector continues to be the most preferred asset class for those fresh out of the residential sector, as Sally Lindsay discovers.

PRENUPS NOT JUST FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS • A good, well thought out and simple prenup can provide both parties with certainty and security, writes Andrew Watkins, partner at Wynn Williams.

THE MANY BENEFITS OF TWEAKING A PORTFOLIO • Every month Andrew Nicol shares how investors are reviewing their portfolios – and the actions these real people are taking.

OVERCOME FEAR AND TAKE ACTION • The key in a property and business context is the realisation that fear can be managed, harnessed and used as a motivator, writes Mark Withers.

LEAVE DISCIPLINE AND COMPLAINTS TO THE REA • David Faulkner suggests the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal, with almost 14 years under its belt, can easily adapt to property management.

IT’S A SHORE THING • The North Shore is many things to many people, from sandy white beaches to big shopping hubs, exclusive clifftop houses to more modest homes, as Sally Lindsay reveals.

CORELOGIC NORTH SHORE KELVIN DAVIDSON, CHIEF PROPERTY ECONOMIST

INVESTORS’ GUIDE TO THE NORTH SHORE

A TAXING QUESTION: ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHANGE? • It’s time to take a good look at your portfolio’s performance and make some hard decisions, writes Sharon Cullwick.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR REGION • Monthly round-up of what’s happening at your local property investor...