The Official Cash Rate (OCR) remains at 1.75 percentStatement by Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr:10-05-2018 more >> Happy Hour 4th May 2018Come and join us for an informal get together at the Coachman Hotel to meet socially with your fellow members04-05-2018 more >> Kritzo Venter, Ben Schmidt, & Greg Watson 2nd May 2018Three speakers! MPIA member Kritzo Venter, new investor on path to success. Ben Schmidt of MUSA on student renting issues. Greg Watson from Rental Management: what will happen if Letting Fees are abolished?02-05-2018 more >> Introducing MyRent, the answer to every landlord's dilemmaThe rental market in New Zealand is about to undergo a period of massive transformation, that may see a number of landlords decide to quit the market entirely. How then should landlords manage their expenses and properties in the most cost-effective way?01-05-2018 more >> Sharon Cullwick, new NZPIF PresidentI'm very pleased to let you know that Sharon Cullwick has been elected as President of the NZ Property Investors' Federation, taking over from Terry le Grove.01-05-2018 more >> Questioning the Tax Working Group's property calculationsThe Tax Working Group (TWG) appears to be showing an unbalanced approach to rental property investment, by using incorrect calculations and inconsistent assumptions to assess relative tax rates for different asset classes.20-04-2018 more >> How to get the most out of an accountantAmanda Watt explains there is a lot you can do to reduce your accounting costs. You also need to consider what other value you might get from your accountant.18-04-2018 more >> Bright Line test is now in forceIt will likely have passed by many people, however the Bright Line Test has passed through Parliament and received royal accent on 29 March so is now law.18-04-2018 more >> Rental prices continue to riseJust released March rental statistics show that New Zealand rental prices have continued to grow over the past year.16-04-2018 more >> Monthly Meeting 4th April 2018. Are you claiming all that you can with your rental properties?Are you claiming all that you can with your rental properties? Shane Storey of Storey and Associates, Taxation expert can help you find out what you can and can’t claim on your rental portfolio.04-04-2018 more >> Students and rising rentsLast December Trade Me reported that rents were going up around the country. Hardly surprising to rental property providers.01-04-2018 more >> Inspections - how often is 'normal'?Karen Withers, President of the Independent Property Managers Association, gives some insight into this question31-03-2018 more >> No good outcome from ring-fencing lossesStuart Nash announced today that “In conjunction with the recently announced extension to the bright-line test, ring-fencing losses from rental properties would make property speculation less attractive and level the playing field between property investors and home buyers".29-03-2018 more >> Over half of rentals don't have a letting feeMore information about the experience of banning letting fees in other countries.27-03-2018 more >> Should letting fees be abolished?The NZ Property Investors' Federation (NZPIF) doesn't think legislation to prohibit the charging of letting fees is required.23-03-2018 more >> Bright Line test extension not a good ideaProperty Investor Associations educate investors to buy and hold their rental properties for the long term. It is a shame that Labour are pushing ahead with increasing the Bright Line Test from two to five years, but it isn't the end of the world for most of us.18-03-2018 more >> Slow down in the marketPowered by CoreLogic data, the February QV House Price Index shows the late values resurgence witnessed in Auckland post-election subsided in February, dropping by 0.5%.12-03-2018 more >> MPIA - Monthly Meeting 7th March 2018: Lex SeverinsenLex Severinsen is an entertaining speaker and a seasoned investor from whom you can gather some tips and have a few laughs along the way at some of his not so good purchases.07-03-2018 more >> Increasing costs for landlord is bad news for tenantsThere appears to be a generally low opinion of people who provide rental properties for tenants to live in. People see it as an easy way to make super profits and yet only 7% of the population actually own rental properties. Why is that? The answer is that it isn't easy to provide a rental home for people in New Zealand and unfortunately it's getting even harder.01-03-2018 more >> Latest ASB Housing Confidence SurveyThe three months to the end of January show a game of two halves20-02-2018 more >> Lack of rental property supplyRecent information from Trade Me indicates that there is a lack of adequate rental property supply in many parts of New Zealand. There could be a few reasons for this.18-02-2018 more >> No immediate answers from Housing Stocktake“The NZPIF agrees with the authors of the Housing Stocktake released today that private rental housing will continue to feature prominently in our future housing landscapeâ€, says Andrew King, executive officer.12-02-2018 more >> Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 1.75 percentIn a statement by Reserve Bank Governor Grant Spencer, the Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 1.75 percent.08-02-2018 more >> MPIA AGM 7th February 2018AGM followed by Ben Hartle speaking on his inspiration and challenges in developing a successful portfolio and his goals for 201807-02-2018 more >> |
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