The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss why Homes.co.nz's online valuations jump around so much.

This includes how their algorithms work, what causes the numbers to go up and down and how often they are updated.…

In this episode, we discuss the rent-vesting strategy (also called Rentvesting).

This is where you live in a rental property while you buy investment properties yourself.

Andrew and Ed share why they…

In this episode, we discuss how much a home renovation really costs. We reached out to Ilse Wolf of Wolfe Property to talk the numbers involved.

That includes how to set your overall budget ... and ho…

In this episode, we discuss the 5 best and 5 worst places to buy an Airbnb in New Zealand.

We look at AirDNA data to find out which areas have the highest Airbnb yields – where the market is growing …

In this episode, we discuss why the NZ Herald is wrong and a few things that respected financial commentator, Mary Holm, missed when talking about retirement numbers.

We walk through how the choices …

In this episode, we discuss how you can investigate any property developer in New Zealand.

That includes the 3 things you must do before trusting a property developer.

One of these is to use the Devel…

In this episode, we are joined by Rhys for another Case Study Sunday.

Rhys shares how a developer changed the property he bought ... while it was being built.

He walks us through what he did, and how…

In this episode, we discuss how Auckland has an oversupply of houses... and why that will continue in the future.

This is the opposite argument of yesterday's show – where we argued that there would …

In this episode, we dig into the housing supply in Auckland – New Zealand's largest city.

We look at the argument that says Auckland will have a housing crisis in the future.

Then, we turn the tables …

In this episode, we discuss the latest cuts to the OCR out of the Reserve Bank.

You'll hear how far the Reserve Bank plans to cut and how much they think house prices will rise.

And which banks are a…

In this episode, we investigate New Zealand's $1 trillion housing market to see if it is a Ponzi scheme and a scam.

Is it just a great big wealth transfer from younger generations to the older generat…

In this episode, we discover whether real estate agents can manipulate the Homes Estimate that you see on Homes.co.nz.

Most New Zealanders think these values see these value estimates as impartial and…

In this episode, we rate and rank the different property websites in NZ to find the best website for looking at (and searching for) property.

That includes looking at the features and filters for Trad…

In this episode, we are joined for another Case Study Sunday by Romana and Kirk.

These property investors have have built a portfolio of 5 houses over the last 15 years.

Now they've just invested in a …

In this episode, we discuss why we're getting out of property.

That includes the other ways we are growing our wealth, and why we're worried about having too much exposure to property investment.

We al…

In this episode, we discuss the 7 lessons about debt (that we had to learn the hard way).

We share the stories of when we'd messed up with debt, the times we were dumb, and what we'd do differently if…

In this special bonus episode, you'll hear the audio from the recent Property Live webinar where we looked at 'Which developers are set to boom (or bust)?'

In this podcast you'll get:

• Which property de…

In this episode, we discuss the 6 best money moves you can make in 2025.

This includes increasing your income, stopping saving, and how to get on the same page with your partner (when it comes to mone…

In this episode, we share our honest advice for someone starting out in property investment in 2025.

This includes the advice we wish we'd received when starting out in property.

Ultimately, you can us…

In this episode, we discuss what a good retirement budget looks like.

This includes how much you need to spend to live that comfy retirement.

We also share the tools andcalculators that you can use to …