Category: NZ Housing
12 December: D-Day for Landlords
Very rarely do you find a situation where one person orders a service and someone else is bound to pay it. With letting fees, that’s the unfortunate case.
NZ’s Housing Market: The Cold, Hard Facts
Frustratingly, it seems like the mainstream media have only one side of the argument to offer — that houses have nowhere to go but up.
What Will Your Future Phone Look Like?
When an expert on mobile tech predicts a big shake-up, we listen. Because a change in mobile likely affects more people than a change in any other tech sector.
Phil Twyford’s KiwiBuild Fails to Deliver
KiwiBuild has started to roll. What many believed would be the silver bullet to New Zealand’s housing crisis has been disappointing.
Don’t Blame Grandpa That You’re Poor
Heard of the ‘wealth gap’? It’s become a common buzzword in recent years, particularly here in New Zealand. You’ve probably heard it thrown around. I sure have…
You’re Being Robbed: Inflation Is the Culprit
If we keep up the current rate of inflation, it will mean that the increasing price of goods could outstrip increases in wages.
Tricking Your Brain into Better Investing
People, regardless of language or background, tend to spend money in roughly the same way. And, when investing, there are common tendencies that affect every investor.
Saving the Kiwi Dream: A Promising Change in the Housing Market
Forget bonds or letting fees…Forget appeasing your landlord…These guys want you to be a happy customer…and to stay with them for as long as possible.
Our $1 Billion Shadow Economy
Today, we unveil New Zealand’s $1 billion secret — a shadow economy running right under our noses. It’s got massive implications for taxpayers…and a twist that involves the RBNZ.
NZ Housing Could Fall 48%
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that the New Zealand housing market is laughably expensive. Frankly, you’d be lucky if you can afford a rock to live under.
Did the Winklevoss Twins Just Save Cryptocurrencies?
The Winklevoss twins know a thing or two about emerging trends…and since winning the Facebook case, they’ve become heavily involved in the cryptocurrency field.
Here’s How You Can Get a $640,000 House for Under $50k
ASB announced that it will be offering loans for KiwiBuild buyers for a down deposit of just 5%. For savvy investors, this could be a good opportunity.
Twyford’s Master Plan: How to Bury $2.9 Billion and Get Away with It
Labour is promising 6,400 new state homes. And a project like that requires big monies — Housing Minister Phil Twyford called for NZ$2.9 billion.
A Solution to Today’s Housing Crisis
Did you hear about the family in Papakura currently paying $520 per week to live in a swamp? Not a house surrounded by swamp; rather a house slowly sinking into the swamp water.
Brace Yourself: Auckland’s New Bed Tax Is Now in Effect
Recently, thousands of AirBnB hosts in Auckland received a bill for Auckland Council’s new bed tax. Many were shocked to find out that they owed thousands and thousands of dollars.