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.

PROS AND CONS OF COMMUNITY HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS • We take a close look at how private landlords can help address this country’s shortfall in social housing — and some of the pitfalls along the way.

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PRIVATE LANDLORDS OFF THE HOOK • Despite intense lobbying private landlords will not be included in the government’s new legislation regulating property managers.

HOW GREEN IS OUR VALLEY? • Sally Lindsay questions if New Zealand is still dominated by vast green fields or whether accelerating urban spread has taken hold.

HEFTY BILL FOR TRASHED HOUSE • Sally Lindsay reports on a tenancy that left every area of a house, apart from the laundry, extensively damaged.

PRICES EASE INTO A SETTLED AUTUMN • Sally Lindsay discovers equity or cash will be king as the housing market moves to a buyer’s hunting ground.

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

ALL EYES ON THE OCR RISE • Ryan Smuts reports the jump in interest rates means less disposable income for property owners and a marked influence on the money cycle.

INTEREST LIMITATION LAW SET TO PASS • Rollover relief and new build definitions have been clarified as the new tax deduction law looms, writes Anthony Lipscombe.

ARE NEW BUILDS STILL A GOOD INVESTMENT? • The key for anyone looking to buy off-plan is to be patient, smart and cautious, particularly in the present environment, writes John Bolton.

DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL • Good advice on applying tax legislation to land transactions is crucial.

JUST LIKE PLAYING MONOPOLY • Most property investors have an overarching strategy underpinning their buying decisions, but Pauline Beissel turned it into a very successful game, writes Joanna Mathers.

PROVIDING A ROOF FOR THE NEEDY • In a country in which homelessness is becoming more visible there is great satisfaction in offering housing to those in need, but there are fish hooks, Joanna Mathers discovers.

A JOURNEY OF MIXED RESULTS

TOP TIPS FOR CHP LANDLORDS • Leasing property to a community housing provider (CHP) can be beneficial for both landlords and potential tenants. But there are some important issues that need to be addressed from the outset in order to make the arrangement as smooth and hassle free as possible. Ilse Wolfe discusses what investors need to consider before making the jump into a CHP lease.

THE TIDE IS CHANGING FOR WATERFRONT LIVING • No property in New Zealand is more than 130 kilometres from the sea; some formerly desirable ones are now almost in it. But insurance premiums are rising along with sea levels and flooding risks, as Sally Lindsay discovers.

FROM DATED TO DAZZLING IN DAYS • An interior makeover has transformed an Akaroa beach house into a modern Airbnb, which is paying its way while offering its owners holidays, writes Joanna Mathers.

CHECKING IN TO COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT • As an introduction to investing in commercial real estate, buying a unit in a new hotel development could be the right option, writes Property Brokers’ national commercial manager Marty Love.

SUBDIVIDING: THE KEY TO FINDING HIDDEN GEMS • It pays to spend time explaining your goals to a surveyor so they can help maximise your investment, writes Hamish Frizzell.

UNDERSTANDING THE NUANCE OF UNIT TITLE OWNERSHIP • It’s important before you buy into a unit title development that you check all the rules, writes Annabel Sheppard, partner at Wynn Williams.

PORTFOLIOS CAN REMAIN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE • Every month Andrew Nicol...