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Showcase Auckland hotel Westin Lighter Quay in chaos

One of Auckland's top hotels, the Westin Lighter Quay, is in chaos as unit titleholders and receivers square off over access to and revenue from 114 of its 172 rooms and its bar, restaurant and retail areas. More...

Housing consents fall

The residential property sector has slipped in July after edging into positive figures in the previous month, however commercial property development continued its precipitous decline. More...

Economist pushes out dates for next OCR hikes

One economist has pushed out the date for the Reserve Bank’s next official cash rate hike citing recent downgrades to its forecasts for global GDP growth, including in Australia and New Zealand. More...

Blog: Signs property market is warming

The little theme of this week’s newsletter is about looking ahead at the property market and what is happening. Pondering the market is something we often do and it is worth addressing again as there is so much uncertainty and change. While the news has been pretty gloomy and the housing market appears to be dead, [...] More...

Property investors need be careful with family trusts

Property investors need to take a more active role in overseeing their family trusts to ensure they are both compliant and achieving their objectives, according to New Zealand Trustee Services director Jonathan Cron. More...

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Investment Gems Latest Listings rss

Manurewa - Brick and Tile House 8% Return View Details >>
3 bedrooms
1 bathrooms
$228,000
Price $228,000.00 (if you are an Agent please ad your fee and $2k for double settlement).

1/33 Kopara, 3bed B&T, just sold for $283K very simller

Currently tenanted
$345 rental per week
House area: 90 sq.m
Land area: 396 sq.m

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Today's Mortgage Rates rss

Thursday, September 2nd, 8:56PM

ASB and Bank Direct have shaved five points off their two-year fixed rates and 10 points off their three year rates bringing them down to 6.70% and 7.10% respectively. Sovereign has dropped its rates by the same amount.

The changes put ASB in line with the most its competitors, rather than leading rates lower.

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Tauranga: Investing in sunshine

In little over 25 years, sunny Tauranga city, Bay of Plenty's largest populated centre, has tripled in size. With a population estimate of 118,200, it is the ninth largest New Zealand city and the centre of the country's fifth largest urban area. But has a cloud descended on the popular lifestyle city's property market? QV research director, Jonno Ingerson and Tauranga QV valuer, Shayne Donovan-Grammar, say that unlike many of the other main centres, there has been very little recovery in values More...

 

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26 August 2010
Review may give investors some depreciation relief

20 August 2010
Latest immigration numbers good for housing market

18 August 2010
Property investors targeting private sellers

17 August 2010
Dr Don's gloomy outlook for house prices

13 August 2010
House sales fall to decade low

13 August 2010
REINZ residential highlights - July 2010

12 August 2010
Provincial property posed to prosper

12 August 2010
NZPIF conference packed with benefits

11 August 2010
IRD favours depreciation for commercial building fit-outs

9 August 2010
Confidence in property market remains stable

9 August 2010
QV main urban areas commentary: July 2010

9 August 2010
Market back to the future of 2008

8 August 2010
Mortgagee sales continue to stay high

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