The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we follow on from our previous episode which looked into whether Hamilton was a good city to invest in for long term buy and hold property investors. 

We specifically detail some of…

In this episode, we discuss some of the long term terms that make Hamilton an attractive city to invest in for buy and hold investors. 

In particular, we cover trends that are attracting more busine…

In this episode, we discuss new data that we have collected to show how many current active whole-home Airbnbs are available in each district of New Zealand. 

All up, we are seeing that Airbnbs are …

In this episode, we discuss proposed changes to New Zealand's Building Act, which will mean that low-risk works will no longer require council consent. 

This will save investors on average $2,000 pe…

In this episode, we discuss and compare the apartment markets in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, to determine which have the greatest potential to rise and which have the greatest potential to…

In this episode, we discuss a recent story from the Property Investor Magazine, featuring New Zealand property investor, Michael Burge.

Michael started with just a $30k deposit and turned that into …

In this episode, we discuss the latest market figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand for the month of May. 

We walk through how New Zealand's median house price fell by $60,000 (over …

In this episode, we discuss how the Queenstown rental market is operating after the Covid-19 induced shutdown. 

Although multiple stories are hitting the papers claiming some rents in Queenstown hav…

In this episode, we discuss how banks calculate Uncommitted / Unencumbered Monthly Income and how that number impacts your maximum ability to borrow for your next investment. 

During the show, we me…

In this episode, we discuss how to deal with confrontation within property investment and hear some of Andrew's personal stories where he has had to deal with disputes in property investment.

Disput…

In this episode, we discuss what the value of adding an extra bedroom to an existing property is and how that changes based on the region of New Zealand you live in.

This includes the holes in the d…

In this episode, we discuss whether you should buy a timeshare and whether it counts as an investment property or not. The answer should not surprise you. It's no. 

In a timeshare, generally, the on…

In this episode, we discuss what you should do in-between purchasing properties and adding them to their property portfolio. 

The key steps you can take are: paying down debt; monitoring your rental…

In this episode, we discuss how to set realistic property investment goals. This includes walking through a few unrealistic goals, both for long term investment and for trading. 

Then we walk throug…

In this episode, we discuss contemporaneous settlements and how you can use someone else's money in order to make more money in property. 

A contemporaneous settlement is where you are able to buy a…

In this episode, we discuss Core Logic's evaluer, which provides an electronic valuation of every property in New Zealand. 

That valuation is based on an algorithm which looks at the actual sale pri…

In this episode, we discuss a few important updates that have recently been announced by BNZ and ASB sound their lending policies. 

Banks are rapidly changing their lending criteria in the fall out …

In this episode, we discuss why you can't always believe what you read in a developer's marketing materials, with a special focus on a recent article featured in The Press. This article profiled a pa…

In this episode, we discuss what going unconditional means. This is a question received from George who is based in Queenstown. 

We explain that there are four steps involved in purchasing a propert…

In this episode, we discuss a questioner that has recently been submitted by another Property Academy Podcast listener, this time from Hamilton. They query whether property prices will really double …