New Zealand Property Investors' Federation

The NZPIF is the umbrella body for 17 local Property Investors' Associations throughout New Zealand.

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www@nzpif.org.nz

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NZ Property Magazine

February '08 Issue

Cover Story

  • Demand for rental property is increasing across the country and the time is ripe for a wave of rent rises

Features

  • Profile: A young Otago couple looks set to become the region’s next property-investing powerhouses
  • Investing 101: The property cycle explained
  • Selling in today's market: property vendors must carefully tailor their approach in the prevailing market conditions
  • Body Corporates: Beware of how failing to establish an appropriate sinking fund can come back to bite you
  • Investor Psychology: Not many of us are turned on by the idea of ‘getting rich slow’. But here are some reasons why patience pays off
  • NEW SERIES! Creating Cash Flow: The first in a series on strategies to create cash flow in the low-yield environment
  • Property Trading: Property Traders Paula Petersen and Maree Standen walk us through their real estate deals
  • Commercial property: The commercial property market outlook for 2008

Columns

  • Economics: This year will present challenges for investors
  • Accounting: Provisional tax and GST alignment
  • Valuations: Top 10 positives and negatives when looking at property
  • Mortgages: With the demise of lenders - what happens now?
  • Tenancy management: Tenants' entitlements for non-serious work
  • Property Developing: Getting started is easiest with a strong team

Regulars

  • Housing commentary: The market continues it’s levelling off trajectory
  • Ask an expert: Have your burning property questions answered
  • Tenancy Tribunal: Decisions from the Tenancy Tribunal
  • Regional Review: West Coast - The West Coast has seen an incredible increase in property prices over the last four to five years, but it's still the place to look for your next bargain.
  • Property Investors’ Federation: News from around the regions
  • Toolbox: we review a website that aims to provide information about building new homes or renovating a house.
  • Mortgage commentary: Go back to budgeting basics to survive the high interest rate phase
  • Rental statistics: sale and rental house prices
  • Book review: Beginner's pack for property investing, plus all the latest books from the Landlords bookshop
December '08 Issue
  • With house prices and interest rates falling, cash-generating properties are starting to reappear.
  • Dropping mortgage rates
  • 7 must-do tips for undertaking renovations in turbulent times
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  • November '08 Issue
  • Landlord of the Year - Andrea and Andrew Elliot
  • What’s best – a trust or an LAQC?
  • a day in the life of a property finder
    more >>
  • October '08 Issue
  • 10 Rental Safe Havens
  • Election '08: housing policies
  • Day in the life of a Mortgage Broker
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  • September '08 Issue
  • A day in the life of a Property Valuer
  • Budgets, Rate of Return, risks and tools
  • Property Swaps
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  • August '08 Issue
  • How to Master this market.
  • Tirau investor Henry Clothier
  • Four clever ways of using leverage
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  • June '08 Issue
    We talk to inspirational property investor, Laurence Pope. This young man is fast becoming world famous in Paeroa for his redevelopment of a run-down street, locally known as ‘Harlem’. At just 24 years of age, Pope has big plans for his 16 ex-state houses.
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    May '08 Issue
  • The Great Tax Crackdown
  • New strategy from Minister: Start collecting 'shells'
  • House prices are up, but sales volumes are down, confusing even the professionals
    more >>
  • April '08 Issue
  • Packaged property deals
  • Adam Baird
  • Increase cash flow
    more >>
  • March '08 Issue
  • The demise of Blue Chip
  • The midas touch
  • Creating cash-flow
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  • February '08 Issue
  • Demand for rental property is increasing across the country and the time is ripe for a wave of rent rises
  • A young Otago couple looks set to become the region’s next property-investing powerhouses
  • The property cycle explained
    more >>
  • January '08 Issue
  • Sunny Outlook
  • Ed Meili has ventured successfully where few other property investors have dared to tread
  • Small-business owners are breaking into commercial property investing
    more >>