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Property Investors Show Resilience in Slump: Survey
Property investors are looking for bargains and raising rents, according to the inaugural landlords.co.nz quarterly survey. The results show 20% of those polled intend buying a rental property before the end of the year and 52% aim to increase their portfolio by Christmas 2009.
Thursday, September 11th 2008, 12:00AM
by The Landlord
The nationwide online survey was conducted last week and elicited 600 responses. The survey is designed as a barometer of investors' intentions. Investors were divided about the direction of house prices in the next six months, with 42.5% predicting no change and 47.5% expecting prices to deteriorate. Ten percent of investors were optimistic, saying prices are set to rise.
The survey also showed many investors have managed to raise rentals during a period when the property market has been characterized as being in a slump. Of those polled, 45.7% increased rents in the past six months and 66.5% had put up their rents in the past 12 months.
The biggest percentage of landlords, 38.5%, raised rents by 1% to 5%, while 34% increased rents by 6% to 10%.
Those cutting rents in the past six months amounted to 7.8%, with 75.5% saying they have never decreased rents.
Looking out over the next six months, 28.8% expect rents will rise, 59.3% say they will remain unchanged and 11.8% predict a decrease.
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| AIA - Go Home Loans |
▼5.89 |
4.49 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
| ANZ |
5.69 |
5.09 |
5.09 |
5.39 |
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7.39 |
- |
- |
- |
| ANZ Good Energy |
- |
- |
- |
1.00 |
| ANZ Special |
- |
4.49 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
| ASB Bank |
5.79 |
4.49 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
| ASB Better Homes Top Up |
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1.00 |
| Avanti Finance - Near Prime |
▼6.35 |
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| Avanti Finance - Specialised |
▼7.55 |
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| Basecorp Finance |
6.35 |
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3yr |
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| BNZ - Classic |
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5.99 |
5.69 |
5.69 |
| BNZ - Mortgage One |
5.94 |
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- |
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| BNZ - Rapid Repay |
5.94 |
- |
- |
- |
| BNZ - Std |
5.84 |
4.49 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
| BNZ - TotalMoney |
5.94 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML 321 Loans |
▼3.95 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Home Loans |
▼6.05 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Prime Loans |
▼6.25 |
- |
- |
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| CFML Standard Loans |
▼6.95 |
- |
- |
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6.44 |
4.85 |
4.95 |
4.95 |
| China Construction Bank Special |
6.44 |
5.85 |
5.95 |
5.95 |
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Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special |
- |
4.35 |
- |
- |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ |
4.99 |
4.45 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard |
4.99 |
4.95 |
4.99 |
5.29 |
| Credit Union Auckland |
7.70 |
- |
- |
- |
| First Credit Union Special |
- |
4.79 |
4.95 |
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| First Credit Union Standard |
6.49 |
5.39 |
5.55 |
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▼5.30 |
5.89 |
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| Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage |
7.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| Heretaunga Building Society |
7.45 |
5.90 |
5.80 |
- |
| ICBC |
5.39 |
4.25 |
4.59 |
4.79 |
| Kainga Ora |
6.29 |
4.75 |
4.75 |
4.99 |
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Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
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| Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kiwibank |
5.65 |
5.39 |
5.39 |
5.65 |
| Kiwibank - Offset |
5.65 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kiwibank Special |
6.15 |
4.49 |
4.49 |
4.85 |
| Liberty |
6.65 |
6.55 |
6.22 |
6.20 |
| Nelson Building Society |
▼6.49 |
4.59 |
▼4.59 |
- |
| Pepper Money Near Prime |
6.55 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pepper Money Prime |
5.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pepper Money Specialist |
8.00 |
- |
- |
- |
| SBS Bank |
▼5.84 |
5.09 |
5.09 |
5.39 |
| SBS Bank Special |
- |
4.49 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| SBS Construction lending for FHB |
3.74 |
- |
- |
- |
| SBS FirstHome Combo |
▼3.29 |
4.29 |
- |
- |
| SBS FirstHome Combo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SBS Unwind reverse equity |
7.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| TSB Bank |
▼6.59 |
5.19 |
5.29 |
5.59 |
| TSB Special |
▼5.79 |
4.39 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
| Unity First Home Buyer special |
- |
3.99 |
- |
- |
| Unity Special |
6.39 |
4.49 |
4.65 |
- |
| Unity Standard |
6.39 |
5.29 |
5.45 |
- |
| Wairarapa Building Society |
6.15 |
4.59 |
4.59 |
- |
| Westpac |
5.89 |
5.09 |
5.05 |
5.35 |
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Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
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| Westpac Choices Everyday |
5.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| Westpac Offset |
5.89 |
- |
- |
- |
| Westpac Special |
- |
4.49 |
4.45 |
4.75 |
| Median |
6.05 |
4.67 |
4.85 |
4.85 |
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