Category: Property
What We Can Learn from Japan’s Property Market
You can never lose money with real estate. Just ask the people in Japan. You can.
Real Estate Investment Trusts Special Structure
What does investment in real estate have to do with tax on cigars? Legislation creating a real estate investment vehicle was signed in the extension of excise tax on cigars.
‘It’s Disfigured, But Still Standing’…
A sad day in Paris. In this, the holy week of Christendom…one of its most sacred and beautiful monuments caught fire.
Kiwi Homeowners: An Urgent Warning from the Bitcoin Bubble
With bitcoin, we believed it would go mainstream. An alternative to fiat currency that could hold its value like gold. This was an idealistic dream.
When Aussie Homeowners Sneeze, Kiwis Catch a Cold
In our offices or workplaces, everyone starts catching something. We dread the moment, but we know that we’ll inevitably get sick too. In housing, we’re seeing our peers starting to look a bit green.
Ignore This House Buying Strategy at Your Own Peril
‘You can’t time the market. Buy now.’ This is downright one of the WORST, most DANGEROUS pieces of advice one could utter.
Is There a Better Way to Do Property?
Here in NZ, we lock people out of housing. We have the lowest rates of home ownership since just after the Second World War. And it’s starting to show.
Where the Markets are Going in 2019 and How You Could Profit
As investors, you and I simply need to understand how and where to invest. Let’s look at some of the key trends set to impact on asset prices in 2019.
All That Glitters: Why Gold Is Your Best Bet
If I asked you what gold is used for, you’d probably say jewellery, right? Well, you’d be half right. Gold has lots of other uses.
Homeowners Could Be Saying Adios to $400k
This week, an alarming study was released describing just how close we are to NZ housing hitting the fan…
Your Property Nest Egg Could Splatter in 2019
With the denial from the mainstream, we’re beginning to see that the NZ housing market isn’t the way we think it is.
Are You in Danger When the Kiwi Property Time Bomb Explodes?
For the first time in a decade, the Auckland property market is bleeding red. You shouldn’t be surprised…we’ve been predicting this outcome for at least six months now..
A Shadow Deal: How to Buy a Home You Can’t Afford
With the new ‘shared ownership’ plan, folks can come in with whatever deposit they have…and can get basically whatever house they want…
Are You Breaking This Key Investing Rule? Most Kiwis Are…
It shocked me when I first heard that some New Zealanders do this. It goes against every rule of investing — don’t put all your eggs in one basket…
What New Zealand Can Learn from the Venezuela Housing Crisis
Once upon a time, in a beautiful country…there was a shortage of homes. In stepped a benevolent authority figure. He reckoned he could sort this mess out. Here’s that country today…