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"...While property prices are likely to pick up in future, a rental investment should stack up as just that - an investment. Properties are available at 8 per cent or 9 per cent gross return. Look for those - then any capital gains are just the icing on the cake."...Read the full article here
With low mortgage rates and rising rental returns, New Zealanders have returned to property as their favoured investment....Anecdotally Auckland and Christchurch appeared to be the most popular areas with property investors, as well as pockets of Dunedin. Read the full article here
"The real estate market in February has built on the strong results in December and January with a 37% lift in sales across the country compared to February last year and the highest number of transactions in a February month since 2008," said REINZ chief executive Helen O'Sullivan."
"...although all three measures we follow in the REINZ housing statistics report eased in January – prices, sales, and days to sell versus average – the underlying trends are for improvements in all three. The rising real estate market will eventually lead to rising consents and dwelling construction with assistance from recent cuts in bank fixed housing mortgage rates." Read or download the full report here
".... relatively low prices but rising steadily, sales volumes picking up, short supply in sought-after locations, and low interest rates likely to continue throughout next year due to the economic uncertainty nationwide. No boom, but a definite boost, particularly in central Auckland.
Fund managers chasing growth are eyeing up equity investments, shunning global bonds, and checking out property.
New Zealand's leading investment fund managers are beginning to favour property as increasingly defensive investment strategies are being implemented to counter the vagaries of the current world economic situation.
Is this a strong signal to potential investors that now might be a good time to invest? However, as always, there will be certain areas and properties that are better than others. As such, it is important to “do your homework” and research the options. Read the article here
With turmoil in the financial markets which, which according to Finance Minister Bill English, we can expect “episodically over the next four or five years”, it is more important than ever for investors to make wise, informed decisions. Following are some thoughts and observations about “the market”.