The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss Mount Wellington, a suburb in Auckland's property market. Our belief is that Mount Wellington has a very strong property market and makes a good hunting ground for good qu…

In this episode, we attempt to dispell the myth that property investment is undesirable for New Zealand (or any country). There are several reasons why we believe that property investment is good for…

In this episode, we discuss the OneRoof Property Report for the last quarter of 2019. This report sums up how the property market has operated over the last year in New Zealand. 

• Ed's top takeaway …

In this episode, we discuss 5 reasons why it is a good idea to invest in the main centres when beginning your journey into property investment in NZ. These are:

• The economy and job market is more d…

In this episode, we are joined by Dennis Schipper, a consultant at Opes Partners. Dennis has a lot of experience in property investment nz.  Here, we discuss 6 strategies you can use if you've got a …

In this episode, we discuss the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's recent comments on the banks' test servicing rates. As a recap, these test rates, are the interest rate that the bank will use to test wh…

In this episode, we are once again joined by Di Foster, property investor and leadership coach. We discuss that women need to up their investment game and invest more in property.

According to one st…

In this episode, we are once again joined by property investor and leadership coach, Di Foster. Di initially looked at investing in the Uk property market. However, there were several reasons that ga…

In this episode, we are once again joined by property investor and leadership coach, Di Foster. Here, Di compares DIY investing (going at it alone) with using an expert property investment coach. 

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In this episode, we are once again joined by property investor and executive leadership coach, Di Foster. After helping herself and her husband into property investment, Di began wanting to help her …

In this episode, Di Foster – property investors and executive leadership coach – walks through the reasons she decided to get into the investment property market and become a property investor. Di op…

In this episode, we discuss Christchurch's 'As Is' Market. The Christchurch earthquakes were devasting for homeowners in the Canterbury region. Many were left unlivable and there was a severe housing…

In this episode, we are joined by Nick Johnstone a developer investor based in Christchurch. Nick walks us through a feasibility study he did on a piece of land. 

His options were to either demolish …

In this episode, we answer another question from one of our youngest listeners, Jackson. Here he asks, why do people rent your houses? There several reasons why someone might rent from a property inv…

In this episode, we answer a question from one of our youngest listeners, Jackson. Here, he asks a simple question: if I need to work to earn money to live on today, what will I do when I retire? Thi…

In this episode, we discuss negative gearing. This is the situation where your property makes a cash loss each year after factoring in interest costs. Some property investors steer clear of negative …

In this episode, we discuss that many people will wonder why they should get into property investment now ... why not wait a few years? We discuss that so many things can change over time in property…

In this episode, we talk about whether prospective property investors should pay off their personal (owner occupier) mortgages before investing in property – and which they should pay off first. 

Thi…