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Kiwis rekindle love with property

"...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

Investors Return to Property

 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

BNZ Weekly Overview 8th March 2012

"These numbers show very little if any alleviation in the shortage of listings is underway. In fact given that sales are rising the ratio of sales to listings continues to drift up. This sort of movement is correlated with prices also rising at an accelerating pace. Read or download the report here.

February house sales hit four-year high

"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."

Improvements in Real Estate prices, sales and days to sell (BNZ Weekly Update)

"...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

Investing in New Zealand Commercial Property

N.Z. Commercial Property…popular ways to invest

Real Estate Year in Review

".... 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.

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BNZ Weekly Overview 7th December 2011

Are New Zealand house prices overvalued by 25%. Read or download the full report here.

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"Every person who invests in well-selected real estate in a growing section of a prosperous community adopts the surest and safest method of becoming independent, for real estate is the basis of wealth." - Theodore Roosevelt

N.Z. Property Based Investments (NZPBI) is the official website of Peter Gale, an independent contractor to Otago Commercial Real Estate Limited (Licensed under REAA 2008) - trading as Colliers International (New Zealand). This website provides a dedicated resource for clients wishing to source property based investment opportunities and also find useful information and resources relating to property investment in New Zealand.

Property Based Investments (NZPBI) specialises in New Zealand investment property, including:

•     Commercial investment property; industrial, office and retail

•     University investment property - primarily in Dunedin (N.Z.)

•     Commercial syndicates and equity opportunities

We analyse the fundamentals of each opportunity, including the balance between income generation, liquidity, perceived risk and potential capital growth. By identifying suitable opportunities from motivated owners, developers and syndicators; these can be presented to investors with varied investment needs. We also facilitate (but do not give) specialist  advice in other key areas relating to New Zealand investment property, including legal structures, tax, overseas ownership, finance, risk management and property management.

We can help if you:

• Have an investment timeframe of at least 5 years. Any less is generally ‘speculation’, and that is not what we’re about!

• Need to keep informed about the New Zealand property market.

• Wish to find out about selected opportunities, primarily in New Zealand, that may meet your investment needs.

Core Philosophies

• Business approach - your investments must be treated like a business

• Balanced investment portfolio - based on a strategic assessment of your goals and risk profile

• 'Quality property' – Generally more secure and tends to outperform other options over time

• Thorough analysis – to compare alternate options in an objective manner, allowing you to make better informed decisions

• Appropriate structuring – to minimise risk and enhance tax-effectiveness

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The material in this website has been provided for general information and not as recommended investment advice. Any information including all estimates, calculations, opinions or 'recommendations' contained herein has been provided in good faith and is based primarily on information received from sources that we have accepted in good faith. No warranty is made as to the accuracy or reliability of any information provided, and neither we, Otago Commercial Real Estate Limited (Licensed under the REAA 2008, Colliers International, nor any other parties involved in the preparation of this information accept any form of liability for its content.
As with all information of this nature, you should obtain your own independent professional advice prior to acting on any information contained within the NZPBI website.