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    <post_id>566</post_id>
    <post_category_id>57</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Invercargill Property Update March 2025]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Discover expert insights into Invercargill's property market, recent deals, and investment strategies tailored for savvy investors.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/markets/invercargill/invercargill-property-update/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-03-18 19:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>561</post_id>
    <post_category_id>10</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Investor Agent Profile: Dean Horo]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[This month I am interviewing Dean Horo, an investor from Dunedin & Invercargill who has quietly built up an impressive portfolio and enjoys helping others do the same. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/561/dean.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/your-expert-team/investor-agent-profile-dean-horo/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-10-22 22:23:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>560</post_id>
    <post_category_id>39</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Case study: Off-Market Deal]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Last month. an experienced property investor reached out to us with a desire to sell his multi-income property privately. He was looking for
a quick, seamless transaction without the usual hassle of marketing, disrupting tenants, or vacancy. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/560/IMG_20241021_142225.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/markets/christchurch/case-study-off-market-deal/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-10-21 02:59:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>527</post_id>
    <post_category_id>9</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Commercial Property Case Study]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[iFindCommercial! We recently helped a new investor who had sold his business buy into two great commercial investments. In this case study
we talk about the education, search and buying process we followed.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/527/image.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/about-property-investment/commercial-property-case-study/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-09-01 19:34:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>473</post_id>
    <post_category_id>9</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[How to invest in New Zealand from Overseas]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[These days it is possible to invest in property from anywhere in the world, using modern communication tools and people on the ground to
	help you build your wealth in New Zealand while you are away. Here is how...]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/473/route-map.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/about-property-investment/how-to-invest-in-new-zealand-from-overseas/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-04-25 02:25:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>469</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Benefit of the Covid-19 Response Act to investors]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[There is an important benefit to investors tucked away in the Covid-19 Response Act, that changes what level of certain expenditure items
	are capital vs expenditure. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/469/Article-pics.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/covid-19/benefit-of-the-covid-19-response-act-to-investors/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-04-07 22:05:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>468</post_id>
    <post_category_id>49</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Property Investment in a Crisis]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[On April 6 I spoke with other experienced investors about their reaction to the unfolding Covid-19 crisis. The speakers on this call have
	invested through past downturns and offer invaluable experience. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/468/clip.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/covid-19/property-investment-in-a-crisis/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-04-06 18:56:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>466</post_id>
    <post_category_id>40</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Rotorua from the property trenches: Covid-19 edition]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The recent escalation of COVID-19 is having a profound effect on the tourism industry in Rotorua as well as around the country. The
	increasingly imminent shutdown of most hospitality businesses in New Zealand means will be the loss of many hundreds of thousands of jobs in
	the short term.

<br /><br />I’m sure there will be two groups of investors out there; one will be excited the other terrified and worried.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/466/FMWMCXSARBAX5OKUGF2JYMLMS4.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/markets/rotorua/rotorua-property-market-update-mar-2020/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-03-22 23:11:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>458</post_id>
    <post_category_id>4</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Tom Panos is coming to this year's Property Investor Conference]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/458/tom-panos-psychology-of-success.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/tom-panos-is-coming-to-this-years-property-investor-conference/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-10-04 21:34:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>453</post_id>
    <post_category_id>37</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Wellington Market Update - August 2019]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The Wellington property market is continually on the move. First home buyers are out in force and there is still a strong demand for
	investment properties in good locations.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/453/Wellington.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/markets/wellington/wellington-market-update-august-2019/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-08-04 22:52:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>451</post_id>
    <post_category_id>17</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Securing A New Mortgage – What You Need To Know]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Understanding the lending criteria applied by Lenders and using an experienced mortgage broker specialising in property investors are two
things that can significantly increase your ability to capitalize on your borrowing power.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/451/loan.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/mortgages/securing-a-new-mortgage-what-you-need-to-know/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-06-27 22:46:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>447</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Investor Story - Lorraine Rishworth]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[From a marriage breakup in her late forties to owning her own home in Auckland freehold not too many years later... iFindProperty client
	Lorraine Rishworth has had one amazing turnaround and she was featured in the New Zealand Property Investor Magazine in early 2019 to share
	her story.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/447/lorraineimg.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/case-studies/investor-story-lorraine-rishworth/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-05-09 20:47:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>446</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Case Study: Great yields in Hawkes Bay]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In a hot property market where affordable houses are quickly snapped up, our client nabbed themselves a great cashflow property at a price
	that means they will be able to buy again soon.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/446/Keltern-Vineyard-in-Hawkes-Bay2.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/case-studies/case-study-great-yields-in-hawkes-bay/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-04-02 20:02:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>432</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Ring Fencing Tax Losses 101 - Don't Panic]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The government is changing the rules! Yes well they do that from time to time and now is when you should slow down and think about what is really going to happen.<br /> ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/432/change-is-coming.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/accounting-and-tax/ring-fencing-losses-a-scenario-and-some-thoughts/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-01-28 10:34:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>443</post_id>
    <post_category_id>9</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[15 Rules Successful Investors Follow]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In my time as a property investor and particularly as I work more and more with other successful investors, I can't but help notice that the
happy and successful people all do some things in common.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/443/coach-business-success-empowerment-coaching-1.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/about-property-investment/rules-for-successful-investors/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2018-11-26 09:40:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>440</post_id>
    <post_category_id>40</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Rotorua's Current Market Performance]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In a recent news release Kelvin Davidson of CoreLogic waxed lyrical about Rotorua's property market performance and the strength behind this:]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/440/Rotorua-Market-Update.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/markets/rotorua/rotoruas-current-market-performance/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2018-08-08 09:51:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>427</post_id>
    <post_category_id>14</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Update on the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[An update on the overseas investment amendment as of Jan 2018.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/427/law-books.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/legal/update-on-the-overseas-investment-amendment-bill/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2018-01-31 05:51:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>425</post_id>
    <post_category_id>4</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Reducing Depreciation Recovery]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[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]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/425/Property-Depreciation.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/accounting-and-tax/reducing-depreciation-recovery/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2017-10-25 08:54:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>423</post_id>
    <post_category_id>4</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Pros, cons and risks of short term rentals]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[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.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/423/Short-term-rental.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/investment-strategy/short-term-rentals-discussion/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2017-08-23 04:42:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>421</post_id>
    <post_category_id>4</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Take action today to improve your investing]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The best time to learn and grow is always right now and it certainly does not matter if you are currently looking to buy or not. In fact, a bit of down time between open homes and evaluating properties can be the perfect opportunity to reflect and study.

<br /><br />Here are some things you can do right now that will provide long term benefits to your investing.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/investment-strategy/some-things-you-can-do-now/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2017-05-26 08:43:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>420</post_id>
    <post_category_id>17</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Mortgage Market Update with Squirrel]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[iFindProperty spoke with Andrew Mackay and Peter Norris from Squirrel about what is changing in the mortgage market in 2017, particularly for investors.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/420/Article-pics-(6).png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/mortgages/mortgage-market-update-with-squirrel/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2017-03-30 22:57:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>412</post_id>
    <post_category_id>11</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[How to do Due Diligence]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[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.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/412/checklist-850x476.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/due-diligence/how-to-do-due-diligence/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2016-12-12 04:33:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>400</post_id>
    <post_category_id>17</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Non bank lending explained]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Part one of a two article series where we look at alternative lenders. We start by asking a couple of simple questions, namely who are the non-bank lenders and what do they do?]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/media/website_posts/400/lvr3.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.ifindproperty.co.nz/resources/blog/mortgages/non-bank-lending-explained/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2016-09-13 12:29:00</post_date>
  </posts>
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