Auckland Property Investors Association

This is a sponsored post provided by PMG Funds. Diversification is one of the most widely used – and most widely misunderstood – concepts in investment. In commercial property in particular, the assumption that more assets automatically equals less risk has been tested repeatedly through market cycles. The reality is more nuanced: not all diversi...

Refix rates are trending down and headlines are describing inflation as “easing”, so why is Kiwibank staging a public meltdown? Its latest piece, Inflation creeps above 3%, and it’s the dirty details that creep us out the most, digs into the parts of the inflation story that still look uncomfortable for households and investors. The […]

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You know how the story goes. You walk out of an auction room with a lemon in your hands and tell yourself you’ll turn it into a diamond. Six months later, you’re massively in the red and wondering what on earth happened?! The builder has gone AWOL, the price of GIB has jumped again and […]

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There are plenty of opposing factors to weigh up this year Our Buyer Classification data shows that mortgaged multiple property owners, including ‘Mum and Dad’ investors, have recently returned to a normal presence in the property market, with their share of purchases nationally having risen from a cyclical lull of around 20% a few years […]

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Most of you reading this blog would not have the faintest idea who Alix Earle is. Good. You have better things to do than watch 25‑year‑olds lip‑sync on TikTok. You probably have a low‑level disdain for the influencer economy and the dopamine casino of social media. I get it. I too cringe my way through […]

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