Market Insights
Property market commentary
Why mortgage interest rates might not track directly with the OCR
Have you noticed how people have stopped talking about house prices and started talking about interest rates?…
Buying Property in NZ
Can Booming Amberley Deal with the Rapid Growth?
Christchurch Press Reports: Amberley is set to nearly double in size in the next few years with…
How to Make 20% a Year out of Property – A Step-by-Step Guide
History shows that over the long term, on average, property values grow at around 6% – 10%…
Director’s thought piece about property
Dear Residential Property – has our love died?
We Kiwis have a love affair with property. We love the idea of owning all those wonderful…
Like Possums in Headlights
We’ve had a bit to say about inflation and interest rates over the past year or so.…
House price
Property Prices Set to Rise 5,000%
In 1980 my parents bought a property in Mt Eden for about $56,000. No, I didn’t miss…
What Do Meghan Markle and NZ Property Prices Have In Common
I like to think I am immune to those Woman’s Weekly articles about Meghan and Harry. The…
EO’s commercial property syndication updates
EO commercial property syndicates – frequently asked questions
1. How will a rise in interest rates impact the syndicate? Banks predict that interest rates may…
Strong performance from a recent acquisition: 20 Westland Place
Our industrial investment strategy for Westland Property Syndicate is yielding good results. …
Property purchase success stories
Syndication Case Study: 52% Total Return in 2.5 Years (20.8% Per Annum)
In November 2019, a wholesale investor invested $100,000 in our Hastings Distribution Centre Property LP syndicate through…
How are we helping a client build a $135k per annum passive income – after tax
In 2009, Mr and Mrs Brown approached Erskine Owen with a clear goal: retire in 2029, with…
Tax
No Capital Gains Tax
Three weeks ago, people were hesitating to make property investment decisions pending the government’s announcement on a…
Who Is Afraid Of A Capital Gains Tax
For years people have asked me, as a financial advisor and co-director of Erskine + Owen, if…
Regional
Regional Profile: Dunedin
One of the emerging stars in NZ’s property market is Dunedin – which is being recognised as…
Regional Profile: Is Hawke’s Bay The Next Key Growth Area?
Recent articles on the property market have begun to turn their attention to Hawke’s Bay as a…
Mortgage
LVR increase by banks generates an opportunity for investors
Several New Zealand banks have announced an increase in the loan-to-value ratio (LVR) for investment property lending…
Erskine Owen in-house mortgage service – smarter loans since 2011
1. Our mortgage service has been helping hundreds of clients in Erskine Owen since 2011 Our mortgage…
EO's news
Introducing Roger Wilson, our new Chief Operating Officer
Erskine Owen recently welcomed Roger Wilson to the business as Chief Operating Officer. Erskine Owen Director Alan…
Partnership With Syndex
We are excited to announce our new partnership with Syndex for all Erskine + Owen syndicated projects.…
Property Management
Introducing Jared Halligan, our new GM of Property
In this video interview, Jared brings forth over two decades of valuable experience within New Zealand’s property…
No letting fees – For You Or The Tenant
The Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Act has now been passed, As of 12 December 2018,…
Media
$20m Healthcare infrastructure investment set to boost access for South Island Māori and rural residents
Article sourced from NZ Herald, 8 November 2023 A new $20 million investment in healthcare infrastructure is…
ONE NEWS Price, competition, puts heat on Auckland rents
Auckland rent prices are soaring and competition for securing a home is tough. Director Alan Henderson says rent…
Property Investment in NZ
Investing in property is all about securing your financial freedom. Like most journeys in life, there are…