Article tagged with 'rental market'
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Select Committee green lights tenancy law reforms
10 Jul 2020 - Extreme disappointment is the response of property professionals to the Select Committee report on the Government’s proposed tenancy law reforms which was released this week.
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COMMENT: A call to arms
07 Jul 2020 - Concerned about the Government’s tenancy law reforms? Well, there is now less than a week to speak up about them - so NZ Property Investor editor Miriam Bell urges landlords to make their views heard.
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Why the future is not bleak for the housing market
03 Jul 2020 - Uncertainty continues to cast its shadow over the housing market but economist Tony Alexander has put together a list of reasons which offset the negatives and mean the market remains well-supported.
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COMMENT: Are Airbnb hosts in breach of the RTA?
30 Jun 2020 - Landlords could be using short term booking sites like Airbnb in an attempt to contract out of the Residential Tenancies Act, but by doing so they are exposing themselves to substantial risk and possible rent refunds, writes property management consultant David Faulkner.
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Apartment views
29 Jun 2020 - Using apartments for short-term rentals or for foreign students has been a popular option for investors but, in the wake of Covid-19, what will happen to apartment markets around New Zealand? Miriam Bell investigates.
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COMMENT: Don’t discount migration as a demand driver
26 Jun 2020 - There are reasons why we shouldn’t completely ignore migration as a continued support for property, CoreLogic’s Kelvin Davidson* explains…
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SuperCity yields improving
25 Jun 2020 - Investors take note - record low mortgage rates mean the yields on Auckland rental properties are starting to look more attractive.
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What’s going on in the rental market
25 Jun 2020 - There’s been a big increase in rental supply in some of New Zealand’s tourism hotspots, according to Trade Me Property’s latest rental data.
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Mould complaint doesn’t warrant reduced tenancy term
23 Jun 2020 - Many landlords are concerned the Tenancy Tribunal tends to favour tenants but one recent decision shows that’s not always the case.
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Tenancy termination ban lifted
18 Jun 2020 - The end is nigh for emergency tenancy measures introduced during the Covid-19 lockdown with the Government today confirming the measures won’t be extended.