The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we go back to our top 20 guests (including Andrew and Ed) to talk about their biggest learnings through property investment over the last year. 

This includes Tony Alexander, Sarina…

In this episode, we are joined for the last time by Sir Michael Hill. Here, we discuss the future of retail and how that will impact retail landlords. 

Sir Michael predicts that there will be a cons…

In this episode, we are once again joined by Sir Michael Hill – who walks us through what he does to preserve the wealth he has created across generations. 

The most important takeaway from this epi…

In this episode, we are joined by Sirt Michael Hill – founder of Michael Hill International, the Michael Hill International Violin Competition and The Hills golf course. 

Here, Sir Michael walks us …

In this episode, we recap the top 9 lessons shared by our three real Kiwi property investors at our recent property investment webinar. These lessons were:

1. Trust your guy
2. Get as much lending as y…

In this episode, we rapidly answer 25 of your property investment questions in just under 12 minutes. Here, Andrew walks us through some of the basics (and some of the advanced learnings) for how to …

In this episode, we discuss the Auckland Unitary Plan and other district plans that are in the works ... and specifically what they mean for property investors who are looking to subdivide and add va…

In this episode, we are joined by, special guest, Hamish Frizzel from Survus Landsurveyors to discuss subdivision. Hamish has almost 30 years experience in subdivision and Survus has been in business…

This is a special bonus piece of content, which is the audio from our recent webinar where three real-life property investors share their stories and their numbers. 

New Zealand currently ranks 26th…

In this episode, we discuss ghost houses – the 200,000 houses in New Zealand that don't have anyone living in them. This has come to light as part of Auckland Council's investigations into how to pro…

In this episode, we discuss asset bubbles – what they are and what happens when they pop. We also discuss whether New Zealand has a housing bubble and a few examples of previous asset bubbles. 

For …

In this episode, we discuss two policies that are being proposed at the next election. The first is from The Opportunities Party, which is proposing a housing tax ... and then the Greens' wealth tax.…

In this episode, we discuss the bright-line test, which is New Zealand's version of a capital gains tax. While seemingly clear cut – sell a property (other than your own home) within 5 years and you'…

In this episode, we discuss whether the number of bedrooms a property has impacts its capital growth. This is based on data shared by us by Core Logic, which was recently published in JUNO investing …

In this episode, we discuss the board game, Monopoly and what real investors can learn from playing the game. Some real-life lessons include: 

• inflation – buy up big early in the game because you …

In this episode, we discuss 3 real properties that Andrew is currently investing in the Auckland market. Andrew shares his rationale for these investments and his process for finding and procuring th…

In this episode, we are joined by Councillor James Gough, who is a councillor for Christchurch City Council. Here we talk about major projects happening within the city and how it is expected to impa…

In this episode, we are joined by Councillor James Gough, who is a councillor for Christchurch City Council. Here we talk about some Christchurch specific projects that are currently in play. 

We di…

In this episode, we discuss several strategies that have recently surfaced from investors from New Zealanders both overseas and in the mainland. 

Here, Andrew and Ed discuss why you need to be clear…

In this episode, we discuss what happens if you lie to the bank and how to talk to the bank when they ask you what extra lending is for. 

When you apply for lending from your bank so that you can us…