TPIA Christmas Event

We would love for you to join us on Tuesday 12th December at the Tauranga Yacht Club for the TPIA annual Christmas event!
12-12-2023 more >>

Getting back the balance

“It is encouraging to see that the new Coalition Government is acting quickly to ease the current situation evident in the rental market of decreasing supply and increasing rents,” says Sue Harrison, President of the NZ Property Investors Federation (NZPIF).
30-11-2023 more >>

Monetary policy to remain restrictive

The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to maintain the Official Cash Rate at 5.50%
29-11-2023 more >>

There is a solution to rising rents

The current rental situation in Auckland is becoming increasingly dire, with the city now reported as one of the most expensive places in the world to rent.
20-11-2023 more >>

TPIA November Meeting - Exit Strategies

Join us for our Gold Sponsors evening on November 13th at The Armitage Hotel. The general theme of our meeting will be around "exit strategies". We will have a panel of experts from our Gold Sponsors who will talk through some scenarios that many of our members may be currently facing or will need advice on in the future. There will be plenty of opportunities for questions and answers during the evening too. No registrations required. We look forward to seeing you there!
13-11-2023 more >>

How the incoming Government can help NZ tenants

The recent ‘Sunday’ television report on Queenstown's rental housing shortage highlighted a nationwide issue in New Zealand: the diminishing availability of rental properties.
12-11-2023 more >>

October Meeting- Bunnings Evening

More details to come.
16-10-2023 more >>

OCR stays at 5.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50%. Interest rates are constraining economic activity and reducing inflationary pressure as required.
04-10-2023 more >>

New research confirms NZPIF call for ability to have long term tenancy option

New research from Motu found that the level of well being of a tenant related to the length of time the tenant had been in one tenancy. The NZPIF has been advocating for the ability to provide this since February 2022
29-09-2023 more >>

Forget the sterotype of the "typical landlord"

In this article Miriam Bell describes the experience of Cat Slater who only owns two rentals both in Auckland purchased to fund her retirement.
29-09-2023 more >>

Who pays the tax. An opinion piece by Peter Lewis

There is much misunderstanding around the deductibility of mortgage interest for tax purposes relating to residential investment property.
24-09-2023 more >>

How the next Government can help tenants

We hear many ways each political party talk about the housing crisis, and their solutions to fix this. Adding a new tax to rental property provider and adding more RTA rules to make it harder to supply is obviously not the answer.
13-09-2023 more >>

September Meeting- Political Panel

Tauranga Property Investors Association are excited to share that we are hosting a political evening with candidates from the major parties talking about property matters at the Tauranga Yacht Club.
11-09-2023 more >>

Official Cash rate stays at 5.5%

The current level of interest rates is constraining spending and hence inflation pressure, as anticipated and required. The Committee agreed that the OCR needs to stay at restrictive levels for the foreseeable future to ensure annual consumer price inflation returns to the 1 to 3% target range, while supporting maximum sustainable employment.
16-08-2023 more >>

August Meeting- Nichole Lewis, Author of Property Quadrants- Venue Change

Join us at our August meeting where we will hear from Nichole Lewis, Author of Property Quadrants.
14-08-2023 more >>

More bureaucracy on rentals not the answer

The Green Party is calling for a rental property warrant of fitness which is likely to hit renters with an unnecessary cost of around $90,000,000 a year. The idea of a rental property warrant of fitness was first raised 25 years ago and has been rejected by all Governments ever since.
02-08-2023 more >>

Why tenants feel pain - letter to the editor in the Wairarapa Times Age

Tim Horsbrugh explains that the one policy that has had the most significant effect on tenants is the tax change in which rental property owners can no longer claim their interest costs as a business expense.
02-08-2023 more >>

Official Cash rate remains at 5.50%

The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to leave the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50%.
12-07-2023 more >>

Monthly Meeting - July - Kyron Gosse - How Investors Can Profit From The Tiny Home Movement

Join us at our monthly meeting where we will hear from Kyron Gosse, the tiny house guru!!
10-07-2023 more >>

CoreLogic releases latest house price index

Radio NZ reports that house prices have fallen yet again as higher interest rates continue to limit demand for properties. CoreLogic's latest house price index showed property values fell 1.2 percent in June, down 10.6 percent from a year ago.
06-07-2023 more >>

Tim Horsbrugh's letter to the editor - rental property owners are a necessity

This article was published on the 5th of July in the Masterton Times Age
05-07-2023 more >>

Auckland rents play catch up

April rental statistics from the Bond Centre have been released. You can see how your property rental prices have changed over the years at the rental price calculator on the NZPIF website. As at April 2023, the national rental price was relatively stable at $570pw, an increase of around 3% over the last year. Quite modest considering interest rate increases and further removal of interest deductibility.
28-06-2023 more >>

Tenants lose from Government's tax

Sue Harrison, President of NZPIF, talks about the adverse effects on tenants as a result of the interest deductibility rule imposed on rental property owners by the current Government.
27-06-2023 more >>

What's good for the goose by NZPIF President Sue Harrison

Making landlords and tenants into adversaries has been a popular narrative with the media and helps the current Government bring in some heavy disincentives to own rental properties. There have been so many levers pulled to ensure that house prices come down while interest rates, rates, insurance, maintenance and associated costs have gone up. The Government say they are helping tenants, but the tax grab and extra rules have brought significant negative impacts.
14-06-2023 more >>

Monthly Meeting - June - AGM & Keynote from Brent Bastin

Junes meeting will be our AGM followed by our evening sponsor Luke Nicholls, Co-Founder of the Keyhook property management app, followed by our main speaker Brent Bastin.
12-06-2023 more >>