Articles In ‘Property’ Section
Property – Fall in Love With the Numbers, Not the »
When considering property as an investment, you must be practical. Property only serves as a good investment when it helps you achieve your financial goals. And because each property has different things to offer the would-be investor, you need to know what you are getting into, and why. At its most basic, a property investment offers cashflow, [...]
Are You Born Between 1946 and 1964? »
For more than 30 years now there have been warnings galore about the baby boomers leaving the workforce. Our exit will cause shortages in labour, put pressure on wages and increase health services. This has been a ticking time bomb to all Governments, past and current. There has been plenty of talk however no action in the political arena. [...]
Tauranga, Auckland Among World’s Most Pricey »
This particular article caught my eye in the Herald today probably because of the fact that 3 of the places they talk about i.e Tauranga (basically the Mount), Auckland and the Gold Coast are where I am based. The article follows and I have interjected occasionally with my comments in italic and preceded with tpr: Tauranga is in the top 20 [...]
Great News For Property Investors »
The volume of residential building work has slumped almost 40 per cent in two years according to official figures. The volume of residential building work put in place fell a further 5.4 per cent in the September 2009 quarter, and is at its lowest level recorded in eight years according to Statistics New Zealand. This slump in building [...]
Week End At The Mount »
On the weekend I was down in the beautiful Bay of Plenty enjoying the start of summer. As I was driving to Royal Palm Beach yesterday afternoon to drop my beautiful little boy home to his mum after a fantastic weekend I noticed that there are a lot more for sale signs out again. I decided to take a bit of a tour around some of the areas [...]
Property Partnerships a Smart Way to Home Ownership »
As house prices continue to rise, particularly in Auckland and Wellington, it is becoming increasingly difficult for single people to purchase a dwelling. One hundred percent, no deposit mortgages, or even 95% low deposit home loans have all gone. Another alternative for two people, be they friends or siblings, is to form a property [...]
