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Wow, where has the time gone? We nearly through 2018 and the last 12 months has flown by. A fair bit has changed and I have a snapshot of where we are in the market. The new CVs come out in November and the expectation is for a massive increase compared with the 2015 CV we currently have.


In a recent news release Kelvin Davidson of CoreLogic waxed lyrical about Rotorua's property market performance and the strength behind this:


Property is the business of using leverage carefully to grow your wealth. In this article we look at the two main forms of leverage, "Other People's Time" and "Other People's Money".


Quite a few property investors are thinking about selling. Should you just accept that you will have to recover all the building depreciation you have previously claimed? ……… NO


We invited an investor, insurance advisor and property tax specialist to a round table discussion of strategies, pros, cons potential pitfalls when planning or running a short term rental investment in New Zealand.


iFindProperty spoke with Andrew Mackay and Peter Norris from Squirrel about what is changing in the mortgage market in 2017, particularly for investors.


A glimpse into what our team assists clients with during the due diligence period of a potential purchase. Just what is required to do your analysis in the time allowed takes a bit of experience and as you can see, there is often more to it than just emailing the contract to your lawyer and bank.


Most investors are familiar with the saying, "You make your profit when you buy."

So how do you consistently do this? There are a two very common schools of thought; firstly, to buy properties with high yield and secondly to purchase the worst house in the best street (or suburb)...

Are you protecting yourself going into a Joint Venture?

Are you protecting yourself going into a Joint Venture?

Today I want to write about a topic I am asked about a lot – how to put together a joint venture. However this article should really be “how to put together a joint venture so you don’t lose the shirt off your back, your friends, your sanity, all your free time and a substantial amount of money”.


Need some ideas to ensure you will be in a stronger financial shape by the end of the year?

We have put together 11 financially helpful New Year’s Resolutions to help you on your way.