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The rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation is sending instant shockwaves through world economies and health systems and the fallout will have longer term impacts on the New Zealand economy and housing market. We look at the situation this far and analyse the key impacts and the response. COVID-19 ha...
The World Health Organization’s declaration of a coronavirus pandemic has seen the economic crisis associated with COVID-19 ramp up to a whole new level, with a global recession seen as a near certainty. The surprise announcement of the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate to 0.25% for a ...
The housing market has continued its strong momentum from 2019, with Auckland finally arriving at the party to join the rest of the country. However despite The Reserve Bank’s recent confidence that the economic effects of the coronavirus will be short-lived, there is a danger some NZ property ma...
The announcement that the election will be held on 19 September has signaled the start of the campaign trail. The relentless electioneering has started and the coming months will be dominated with claim and counterclaim about past achievements or lack of and policy direction for the future.
The property market continued to pick up steam during the year to finish the decade with a roar. Buoyed by low interest rates and squeezed by shortage of housing stock, the end of 2019 was marked by very strong price growth in regional markets and Auckland emerging from its slumber. Price records...
I get an influx of clients with optimism and determination booking appointments at the start of every year. They plan to buy an investment property, or help get kids into their first property, and couples start getting serious about a first home purchase. You are likely to get the same sort of en...
Considering building in 2020? Getting the right loan is crucial. Don't get caught with the wrong lender for your next building project. If your New Year's resolution is to build a new house, It is important to ensure you find the right lender for your project. Every lender has different pol...
The year finished with a good head of steam building in the housing market, and many homeowners no doubt appreciated the feeling of increasing property values as they went about their Christmas shopping. However on the other side of the coin, price pressure on would be home buyers continues to in...
Expectations of an increase in house prices bring early Christmas cheer as festive season approaches. Positivity returning to the property market will be a welcome stocking stuffer for homeowners and retailers alike, however this news won’t be as well received by aspiring first owners yet to g...
Could your daily coffee fix be stopping you owning your own home? The game has changed: Six items banks are keeping a closer eye on when assessing your loan application.
After an encouraging start to spring the signs of momentum building in the housing market are becoming more apparent, especially outside of Auckland. Continued record low interest rates, a re-emergence of strong investor demand in response to factors such as low returns on other assets (e.g. term...
It's been over a year now since the government introduced stringent new restrictions on foreigners' ability to purchase residential property in New Zealand. There was a heated debate on the likely impact of the regulations and whether they were based in economic reality or ideologically centred -...
In the interests of making sure customers are on top of their tax obligations in relation to assets and income, in New Zealand and abroad we checked in with Daniel Gibbons; a property tax specialist to get some background around the recent IRD activity in this space and some tips for keeping out ...