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Property investment

Capital Gains Tax — it's no magic bullet

14 Mar 13, 2:24pm, Olly Newland
Olly Newland says any form of tax imposed feeds into prices and reminds regulators to remember the laws of supply and demand. Your view?

Auckland house boom as deposit rates drop

16 Nov 12, 8:53am, Alex Tarrant
Auckland housing heading back to boom territory as investors sick of low deposit rates turn back to property, BNZ's Tony Alexander says; Plus, fix or float?

...And property like it's 2007

08 Nov 12, 11:40am, Gareth Vaughan
National residential property values push on above the 2007 market peak led by Auckland and Christchurch, QV says

'House prices to double over next few years'

31 Oct 12, 8:06am, Olly Newland
Opinion: Olly Newland looks at the year in retrospect and reviews what is to come. Your view?

Can house prices be controlled?

19 Jul 12, 2:30pm, Olly Newland
Opinion: Olly Newland worries the whole property market is approaching a crisis and sees a large upward burst in prices and rents. Your view?

Who's to blame for high house prices?

10 May 12, 8:12am, Olly Newland
Olly Newland says building reasonably priced housing is a dying business, strangled by regulation. Your view?

Commercial property - the alternative to residential

19 Apr 12, 11:19am, Olly Newland
Olly Newland says that commercial property could be a better option for many investors. Your view?

Treasury revisits property tax ideas

17 Mar 12, 7:35am, Alex Tarrant
Ministers may soon face difficult choice of tax changes to further dis-incentivise property investment, Treasury boss says; Also not keen on Tobin Tax

'The property investment market waits for no one'

17 Feb 12, 3:54pm, Olly Newland
'I have good news for you: Now is the time to come out of hiding and get stuck in to property investing' says Olly Newland. Your view?

'I told you so,' says Olly Newland

12 Dec 11, 10:30am, Olly Newland
Olly Newland declares victory for property investors despite all the doomsayers, including Bernard Hickey. They debate prices, rents, bonds and subsidies for first home buyers. Your view?