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.

THE MAGIC FORMULA: PEOPLE AND PROPERTY • Property investment is far from being just about construction and location.

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EMERGING INVESTOR COMEBACK CONTINUES • You can see why some investors have started to buy again, writes Kelvin Davidson.

MORE PAIN, LESS GAIN • Property sellers are facing the biggest losses in almost 10 years because of higher listing volumes and falling house prices, writes Sally Lindsay.

APARTMENT LIFE ... AT A PREMIUM • Treasury's latest survey shows apartment and other multi-unit building (MUB) owners have borne the brunt of rising premiums, writes Sally Lindsay.

THE HEAVY COST OF SMOKING METH • The fallout from meth damage has ended up costing a tenant over $50,000, writes Sally Lindsay.

THE GREY TSUNAMI IS COMING • A Retirement Commission estimate shows more than 600,000 Kiwis aged 65 and over may be renting in the private sector by 2048, writes Sally Lindsay.

OUR EXPERT PANEL

ACCESS RIGHTS OVER DRIVEWAYS • The specific terms of a ROW easement will vary case-by-case, but they generally follow a set pattern.

SPRING IN THE STEP, BUT NO BLOSSOMS YET • Spring might have started with a bounce, with sales up and a slight increase in median prices, but the House Price Index has dropped 1.1 per cent year-on-year, writes Sally Lindsay.

WHAT’S DRIVING HOUSE PRICES?

A BIT OF CHRISTMAS CHEER • The Reserve Bank is definitely in Santa’s chair, so have you been a good investor this year? Kris Pedersen takes a look.

FINDING THE RIGHT DRIVING FORCE • Thirty years of hard work and understanding that people, not just property, lie at the heart of successful investing, have paid off for a top investor, writes Joanna Mathers. Photography by Kelly Shakespeare.

RISE AND FALL OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS • Guest nights in holiday and short-term rentals make up a quarter of the tourism market's sector, but the figures vary dramatically, and providers are hoping for a bumper summer, Sally Lindsay writes.

GET BUSY ON THOSE LONGER DAYS • There are plenty of jobs better suited to summer's finer weather, writes Alice and Caleb Pearson, of Pearson + Projects.

TAKING THE RIGHT PATH • Joanna Mathers meets an investor who switched direction and landed a top award.

$200 MILLION DOLLAR CITY • Extensive government funding is making Rotorua a hotspot for housing, as Sally Lindsay discovers.

CATERING TO OUR CHANGING NEEDS • Oyster Property Group is meeting changing needs with modern commercial property assets that will help shape the future of our cities, writes Fabio Pagano.

NEW RULES AROUND SHORT-TERM LETTING • Having just added a short-stay Queenstown investment property to his portfolio, Mark Withers shares his experience of the GST rethink.

SLEEPING WELL WITH AIRBNB INVESTMENT • The conversion of properties to Airbnb and similar platforms remains an area of contention, but due diligence will avoid nasty surprises, writes Lucy de Latour.

FROM TRANSLATOR TO DEVELOPER • Early exposure to the nuances of complex council rules has given one investor an excellent pathway to property development, writes Dennis Schipper

NZPIF - AROUND THE REGIONS • Events and meetings linked to property investor associations.

A HAPPY, BRIGHTER NEW YEAR • Restoration of 90-day "no stated cause" terminations and the return of fixed-term tenancies will be a great help in 2025, writes Matt Ball.

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