The NZ Property Magazine has been given a makeover for its 50th birthday. New look, new year, new strategies, plus all the latest property news and statistics inside
Monday, January 7th 2008, 10:36AM
by The Landlord
The NZ Property Magazine has been given a makeover for its 50th birthday. The magazine has a new name – NZ Property Investor, along with a new look.
To help celebrate the 50th issue, NZ Property Investor is giving you the chance to win $1000 in cash. Subscribe now for a chance to win, and also receive a free magazine holder.
Every issue will continue to bring you all the news, tips and statistics that you need to keep your property investments humming in 2008.
This issue has the first of a new series, Investing 101, designed to help readers become property investors, with a practical guide to residential property investment.
It also comes with the 2007 index, your guide to the top stories of 2007.
Also featured in the January 2008 issue:
News: Building boom driving property prices down; Blue Chip investors warned; new IRD warning regarding LAQC use
Housing commentary: Indicators are clear – we are into a buyer’s market
Ask an expert: Have your burning property investment questions answered
Outlook 2008 - new year, new strategy: Where successful investors are putting their money in 2008
Profile: Ron Hoy Fong on learning the hard way; he talks about debt tofu and family
Renovating for profit: How to make the best use of colour when renovating rental property
Agents and legal dealings: When deals go bad, part two
Investor psychology: Counter-cyclical investing - going against the crowd
Proportional ownership: What is it and what can it offer property investors?
Development profiles: Queenstown’s Pinnacle Quarter apartments
Commercial property: With residential property’s low yields, now could be the time to look into commercial property
Due Diligence: Nigel Fletcher looks at the importance of carrying out due diligence on commercial investments
Tenancy tribunal: Decisions from the tenancy tribunal
Economics: Housing market tamed
Accounting: Weighing tax code benefits
Investing strategy: Winning in 2008 and beyond
Mortgages: Avoid the credit squeeze
Regional review - Central Auckland: We look at what type of investment property will provide the best returns when buying in the big smoke
Property Investors’ Federation: News from around the regions
Toolbox: A new website lists and rates real estate agents on the basis of user feedback
Mortgage commentary: Mortgage rates may not be significantly lower than their current levels until 2010
Rental statistics: the latest rental returns by region and suburb
House prices: Median prices and total sales by region
Property books: Top 10 books for property investors from 2007, plus all the latest books from the Good Returns bookshop