From boom to bust: the self-perpetuating cycle of NZ’s residential building industry
Wealth of small building firms drive boom to bust cycle, Westpac Industry economist Paul Clark.
Peter Thompson: Housing affordability yet to become an election issue
Picked as an election issue, to date, the discussion around housing affordability has been muted.
Peter Thompson: Positive signs for housing and Auckland’s growing population
Auckland residential property sales prices have been nudged off their record prices.
Getting started in commercial investing
Commercial property can be an exciting and rewarding way to invest your money.
Peter Thompson: Residential property market in unusual territory
Significant fall in the number of Auckland property sales while prices are holding steady.
How to spot cashflow positive properties
There are great buys in every market, you just have to know where to look and get creative.
Peter Thompson: Now might prove a good time to buy a house in Auckland
Fall in the number of Auckland house sales and corresponding increase in listings.
Five ways to make money from your house
For most of us, our home is not a source of income, but can you put your house to work?
Peter Thompson: Auckland housing market has changed, but is not heading south
Three developments lead Thompson to the view that AKL house prices are not under threat of falling.
Where are we on the property clock?
And why does it matter?