OCR increased to 1%

The Monetary Policy Committee today increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 1 percent.
23-02-2022 more >>

Commercial investment 101

Commercial investment 101
16-02-2022 more >>

Fixing the Rental Crisis

See the full report on our plan to fix the rental crisis here and a summary here. New Zealand has a rental property crisis. There are not enough rental properties, which has seen the Social Housing Register explode to over 25,000 and $1m of Government funds a day spent on motels to house tenants with emergency housing needs. First Homeowners have been prioritised over tenants and rental providers have been discouraged from providing rental accommodation. The system has been broken and needs to be improved to increase the supply of rental properties, lower the cost and price of rental properties and provide more stable rentals properties.
14-02-2022 more >>

Understanding the effects of the changing market

In December 2021 and January of this year, NZ Property Investors’ Federation, in association with the NZ Property Investor, surveyed members  throughout the country to understand how the changes in the housing market are affecting members.
04-02-2022 more >>

Rent controls do not make renting easier

Associate Minister of Housing, Poto Williams, indicated today that rent controls are being considered due to high rental prices in New Zealand.
03-02-2022 more >>