The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss reverse mortgages. Reverse mortgages are a financial product where older New Zealanders are able to borrow against their home without making repayments to the bank. 

Here…

In this episode, we discuss new urban planning rules that come into effect in February 2022. This will force councils to approve some developments that don't have car parks.

We discuss the likely ou…

In this episode, we discuss whether mortgagee sales are a good way to make money for New Zealand property investors. 

Our takeaway is that while mortgagee sales can be a good way to make money, you …

In this episode, we discuss recent data released by the NZ Treasury as part of the Pre Election Fiscal Update. Within this report, analysts forecast that house prices will increase 24.5% over the nex…

In this episode, we are joined for the final time by Linda Forsyth from Venture Property Management. Here, Linda walks us through how the property investors she looks after are responding to the Heal…

In this episode, we are once again joined by Linda Forsyth from Venture Property Management. Here, we discuss the funniest and most interesting stories from Linda's 15+ years in property management. 

In this episode, we are joined by Linda Forsyth from Venture Property Management to discuss the 6 things that investors miss when they are managing their own properties. 

These range from putting th…

In this episode, we discuss deeds of nomination, what they are and how they are used when an investor or property purchaser is unable to settle on a property. 

Increasingly, some investors are unabl…

In this episode, we discuss the concept of land banking, how it works ... and how you can make significantly more money by holding on to properties that have future development potential.

Here, we t…

In this episode, we discuss the Auckland suburb of Papakura. Our conclusion is that, yes, Papakura is a good suburb to invest in. Especially since it is experiencing population growth at almost twice…

In this episode, we discuss relocatable houses and homes and who they are the best fit for. A relocatable property is where an investor will purchase a vacant house and transport it to an empty plot,…

In this episode, we are joined for the final time by Matt Harris, an Ex-IRD investigator and co-owner of Momentum property. 

Here, Matt takes us through a few case studies of how he has been able to…

In this episode, we are once again joined by Matt Harris, an ex-IRD investigator and co-owner of Momentum Property. Here we discuss the ways you are able to hold property – and which entity is right …

In this episode, we are joined by Matt Harris from Momentum Property. Matt is an ex-IRD investigator and a property accountant. Within this episode he reveals the common misconceptions Kiwi investors…

In this episode, we discuss new data recently released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, which shows that 10 regions and 17 districts hit new record median house prices.

The message here …

in this episode, we discuss recent policy changes and statements that have been made by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. In particular, we go through the Large Scale Asset Purchasing Programme and so…

In this episode, we discuss three new ways you can use data through CoreLogic, this includes the new CoreLogic House Price Index and the relaunched Propertyvalue.co.nz website.

In addition to this, …

In this episode, we are joined for the final time (in this series) by Tony Mounce from Tony Mounce Mortgages and Insurance. Increasingly banks are looking for reasons to say no to borrowers ... even …

In this episode, we are once again joined by Tony Mounce from Tony Mounce Mortgages and Insurance. Here, we discuss the rules and regulations for getting a mortgage if you are a Kiwi living overseas …

In this episode, we are joined by Tony Mounce from Tony Mounce Mortgages and Insurance to discuss interest rates. We go into detail about what causes interest rates to rise and fall and Tony's predic…