Category: Property

Total 203 Posts

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.

The S-Word: How Today’s Proletariat Could Find Justice

The modern villain isn’t the bayonet-clad commie; it’s the rich fat cat on Wall Street. It’s old money. It’s the one percent.

Foreign Homebuyers BANNED

Lots of people seem to think that 25%, 50% or even 75% of homes are going to foreign buyers, but the reality is that it’s less than 5%.

Red Alarm at the Reserve Bank

Last week, Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, announced that the OCR would remain at 1.75%…as expected. You can interpret that to mean ­— they’re worried.

Crisis in Kiwi Construction

Ebert. Hawkins. Fletchers. Why are Kiwi construction firms dropping like flies? It’s a pandemic sweeping the nation…

How the Wealthy Protect Themselves

There are plenty of countries like Spain that offer residency when you invest a certain amount of money. And there are even 10 countries where you can buy the nationality directly.

Would You Loan Your Child $50,000?

Many parents would do anything to give their children a roof over their heads. You could say it’s a parental reflex. And in today’s culture, it’s not unusual.

The Top Five Most Vulnerable Economies

Author James Mackintosh believes that the countries least affected by the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) are primed to suffer the worst in the next crisis.