The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss how you can avoid these 5 unethical real estate agent sales tactics.

This includes underquoting the price, trying to sell properties exclusive of GST (in an unethical way…

In this episode, we are joined for Case Study Sunday by Sharon Cullwick.

Sharon has been involved in the property investor associations for the last 20+ years.

She is the president of the Hawke's B…

In this episode, we discuss 4 ways you can save money on your insurance.

This includes changing your excess, cancelling certain policies, reducing your cover and reducing your payment term.

We also …

In this episode, we discuss how to pay off your mortgage in 7-10 years.

This summarises all of the best ideas from our most recent webinar, all in 15 minutes.

This is useful for both homebuyers and …

In this episode, we discuss what property investors need to know about falling interest rates.

All the major banks have cut their 1-year interest rates. Today they are advertising under 7% and disco…

In this episode, we are joined by Gareth Kiernan from Infometrics.

He talks us through how he forecasts the property market and how property investors should interpret and use economist's prediction…

In this episode, we discuss whether you can negotiate a real estate agent's commission.

We discuss how many people ask for a discount, the reaction you'll get, and how much you can save.

We also men…

In this episode, we discuss how you can time the property market with our new Property Clock.

We've created a new interactive version so you can see which property markets in NZ are booming, and whi…

In this episode, we are joined by Josie Cederman to talk about her next steps in property investment.

Josie walks us through how many properties she owns, what she'd done in property and her ideas a…

In this episode, we discuss how much more money you can make if you become self-employed and quit your job.

We give examples of people who have quit their jobs to become contractors and also those wh…

In this episode, we dish the dirt on the property investment industry.

We talk about times when investors have double-crossed each other and why you see some companies ripping into each other online…

In this episode, we discuss the latest OCR announcement and Westpac's lower interest rates.

We discuss the swap rates and a few predictions for where interest rates are going.

We also mention the n…

In this special bonus episode, you'll hear the audio from the recent Property Live webinar where we looked at 'How to pay off your mortgage in 5-7 years'.

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In this episode, we discuss why property investors shouldn't rent to their parents, family or friends.

This includes talking about what can go wrong, and the regrets property investors often have wh…

In this episode, we discuss how many millionaires there are in New Zealand.

This includes the shocking statistic that 24% of New Zealand households are millionaires.

On top of this 10% of household…

In this episode, we discuss National's new housing plan, where Chris Bishop aims to flood the market with housing.

This includes when the changes come in, the impact on house prices, and what you ca…

In this episode, we are joined by Abe Taucher who is subdividing his 2nd property.

After seeing people subdivide properties and make money at work, Abe thought "why can't I do that too?"

Abe walks u…

In this episode, we discuss term deposits. We specifically look at whether they are trash or tried and true.

This includes looking at real interest rates, and adjusting for inflation and tax.

This l…

In this episode, we discuss how many properties don't sell when they are listed on the market.

This includes the chance that you sell your property and where more properties are selling.

We also men…

In this episode, we discuss how much properties are selling above or below CV.

This includes the area where houses are selling 22% below CV. And other areas where properties are selling 30% above CV.