REINZ October report Median residential property prices across New Zealand have increased by 1.2% year-on-year to $525,000 according to the latest data from the Real Institute of New
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Young landlord shares methods behind her success By Richard Woodd
Kathryn Seque started buying houses at 18. Now she is 25 and owns four. But she is also one of the biggest landlords in New Zealand, managing 80 rentals for her father Cliff and other family members in university city Dunedin, 45 to students and 35 to other people.
It is a 24/7 salaried job for Kathryn, who was voted the NZ Property Investors Federation Landlord of the Year for 2016-17 and as guest speaker to the October public event for TPIA, she revealed some of her landlord modus operandi. 23-10-2017 more >>
MBIE launches online housing market dashboard The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment today released the Urban DevelopmentCapacity Dashboard – a one-stop, open-source tool of housing market indicators such as prices and rents, the number building consents granted relative to the growth in population; and the recently released Housing Affordability Measure (HAM). 07-07-2017 more >>
Selwyn Mexted launches book NZPIF President Terry le Grove was the introductory speaker at Selwyn Mexted's book launch in Hamilton on 9 May. 10-05-2017 more >>
Lowering the cost of installation for landlords G-Force We Install specialises in providing a nationwide insulation and smoke alarm assessment, supply and installation service for rental property owners and managers to ensure that their properties meet the new requirements of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA). 17-04-2017 more >>
It's always hard to buy a home “Many people claim that housing has never been less affordable and that it is an impossible dream for today's young peopleâ€, says Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation. “While these well-meaning people believe they are standing up for young first home buyers, they may in fact be doing them a disservice.†12-04-2017 more >>
Cooling house prices James Weir reports in the Dominion Post today that house prices are likely to increase by just 5 percent this year. 04-12-2007 more >>
Tentative signs of rate competition The first signs are emerging of a spring campaign amongst banks for home loan business. As reported in Good Returns Kiwibank was the first to move. 21-09-2007 more >>
Top Mortgage Broker named The New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association named its top brokers for 2007 at its annual conference in Rotorua on the weekend. 14-09-2007 more >>
KiwiSaver could make refinancing harder Increasing home loan rates are not the only thing hurting borrowers at the moment. One brokers says joining KiwiSaver could make refinancing even harder. 13-07-2007 more >>
Looking for some balance in the demand-supply of housing In the feature article of the May issue of ANZ's Property Focus, the simple demand-supply housing balance measures across the regions highlight Auckland and Wellington as areas where the market remains tightest. Conversely, a turning point is not too far away in the majority of regions, noteably Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Taranaki. 27-05-2007 more >>