Category Archives: Articles

The New Zealand Herald had a fascinating article in it’s Saturday 15 May edition. The headline was “Shortage of housing in Wellington” but the fascinating aspect was that it was reported 100 years ago. If you didn’t know the date … Continue reading →

There are two sub-species of the Homo Sapiens race that particularly apply to many property investors at present. “Homo Panic Stricken” and “Homo Unawareness”. Homo Panic Stricken is typically seen listening to friends in bars and restaurants as they recall … Continue reading →

Last week I had a tenant call me in a very distressed state as they had just been burgled. I went straight around to see them and establish the situation. On coming home, they had found the front door wide … Continue reading →

The housing market is quite complex, which makes it reasonably difficult to predict which way it will move with any degree of accuracy. The two main determinants are supply and demand, but other aspects come into the equation as well. … Continue reading →

An article appeared recently in the New Zealand Herald talking about dropping rents in the Auckland area. The article referred quite specifically to the Central Auckland rental market, which is primarily dominated by apartments. This specific market is being heavily … Continue reading →