The Property Academy Podcast

In this special bonus episode, you'll hear the audio from a recent property investment webinar where we discussed how to build and plan your property portfolio. To download the portfolio planning spreadsheet, click the link.

In this episode, we discuss how the Reserve Bank has just lifted the Official Cash Rate for the first time in 7 years. The OCR lifted from 0.25% to 0.50%. We discuss what it means for property investment, and what property investors need to know about the potential for interest rates to rise.  We also mention our upcoming property investment webinar, where you'll learn how to use properties to fund a lifestyle you can live on. Click the link to register. It's on 19th October at 7pm.

In this episode, we discuss whether New Builds are creating 'fake capital growth' in small towns like Rolleston, and Christchurch. We discuss what property investors need to know, and how to compare the House Price Index with a change in median house prices. And the finding that existing properties often increase in value at a faster rate than the average price.  We also mention our upcoming property investment webinar, which is on Tuesday 19th at 7pm. Click the link to register. 

In this episode, we discuss how quickly property investors can grow their portfolios from an equity perspective.  We build out a standard example of an investor through our property investment spreadsheet, which you can download here. We also mention that you can download a clean version of our equity calculator here.  Want to come along to our next property investment webinar? It's on Tuesday 19th October at 7pm. Click the link to register.

In this episode, we discuss what property investors need to know about negative interest rates.  We discuss that the difference between nominal and real interest rates, as well as how this will impact property investment. We also mention our upcoming property investment webinar, which is happening on Tuesday 19th October at 7pm. Click the link to register.

In this episode, we discuss what property investors need to know about renting their properties through social and public housing.  The government recently announced new taxes for property investment. And hidden within those changes was a provision that investors renting to community housing providers won't be impacted by the changes. We also mention that if you want to track down which community housing providers are active in your area, check out the Community Housing Regulatory Authority. And we wrap up the episode by mentioning our next property investment webinar, which is on Tuesday 19th October at 7pm. Click the link to register.

In this episode, we discuss how new taxes for property investors will impact holiday home, flatmate income and commercial premises, like stores with flats above.  We also mention that social housing for property investment is about to become more attractive, given that property tax incentives will be extended to those renting to the public market.  We round out the episode by mentioning our upcoming property investment webinar, which is happening on the 19th of October at 7pm. Click the link to register. 

In this episode, we are joined by Ilse Wolfe to discuss our top 10 property investment podcasts for NZ investors to listen to. This includes a range of property and money-related shows.  We also use the episode to point out some of the differences between investing in property in New Zealand and overseas – including the LVR restrictions. We also mention that if you'd like to work with us as part of Opes Accelerate, as a renovations coach, send your CV to Ollie – ollie@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we are joined by property investor, Ilse Wolfe, who joins us to review the book: The Only Woman in the Room.  We go through a few of the top stories in the book as well as share what the book does and doesn't do. We also point out some of the differences between the NZ property market and overseas, including the lvr restrictions. We also mention that if you'd like to work with us as part of Opes Accelerate, as a renovations coach, send your CV to Ollie – ollie@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we discuss what property investors can renovate a property to transform it into a home and income – and potentially create a New Build property without actually purchasing a New Build.  Throughout the show, we're joined by property investor, Ilse Wolfe, who walks us through the renovation and shows how to increase the cashflow on the rental property.  We also mention that if you'd like to work with Opes Accelerate, click the link and we'll get in touch.