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I recently ran a webinar on the risks of investing in Australian property, because I've seen a few too many clients get caught out lately - buying at the top of the Australian market, then hitting tax bills they never saw coming. A quick heads..

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In 2007 I was a graduate accountant with $30,000 in student loans, $16,000 owing on a Ford Falcon, and not much else to show for it. Today, I have a property portfolio worth more than $50 million, built almost entirely from cashflow positive rentals and..

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New Zealand's economy has been under real pressure. Rising interest rates, imported inflation, a wave of company liquidations, and squeezed household spending have combined to make life hard for business owners and property investors alike. In our recent webinar, I sat down with my colleague..

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Recently, someone asked a question that's stuck with me: what are some of the properties you would never touch?It got me thinking, so I decided to make it the topic of a webinar. Together with Than Sundar, one of our experienced property traders and developers..

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  Why Your Insurance Costs More - And What to Do About It

by Steve Munro - Guest Contributor 22 May 26

People are confused about what they're paying for, frustrated that costs keep going up, and not sure what to do about it. To that end, we ran a webinar in May, and here's a rundown of what we covered. If you were there on the..

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There is a narrative doing the rounds in New Zealand politics at the moment that property investment is a "cancer" on the economy.The argument goes like this: every dollar that goes into residential property is a dollar that should have gone into a "productive" business...

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On 12 May I hosted a Frank Discusson about the Property Market webinar with Kris Pedersen (founder of KPM Mortgages), and Than Sundar (experienced property trader and developer). Over the session, we covered interest rates, bank lending, risk management, and where the market is actually..

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On 5 May I appeared on TVNZ alongside economic commentator Bernard Hickey to discuss Labour’s proposed capital gains tax (CGT) policy. You can watch the interview at the bottom of this blog. While I am not in favour of a capital gains tax because it..

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With a cyclone potentially bearing down on the North Island of New Zealand, now is not the time to be wondering whether your insurance cover is enough. It's time to know.Most of us dutifully pay our insurance premiums each year, renew without a second glance,..

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