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Don't Buy That! The Properties We'd Never Touch (and Why You Shouldn't Either) 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..

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..

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...

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..

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,..

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..

What separates property investors who build thriving portfolios from those who struggle or give up? It's not luck, timing, or having deep pockets – it’s knowing and consistently applying 10 key principles. In this webinar, Maggie Zabaglo, Than Sundar and I shared exactly what has..

If you own property in New Zealand, the latest lending changes could open up significant opportunities – but only if your finance is structured the right way. Banks now have more flexibility to lend up to 80% LVR to property investors when secured against existing..

Over recent months we’ve seen banks offering some unusually generous cashback incentives for new lending and refinancing. While these offers were short-lived (and are discussed further below), they serve as a useful reminder that lenders remain competitive and will work hard to attract new business,..