The Property Academy Podcast

How to avoid unnecessary costs, stress, and headaches so your properties stay profitable?

In this episode, Ed and Andrew break down the biggest mistakes landlords keep making (and why they cost far more than most people realise).

You’ll learn:

• The most common landlord errors that quietly drain your returns

• How simple admin and process mistakes turn into expensive problems
• The smarter way to manage your properties so they actually make money

Ed and Andrew explain why these slip-ups occur in the first place – and the practical fixes every investor should implement before things go wrong.

Nicole was terrified to hit “send” on the email that got her here. But now, at just 30, she and her fiancé own three properties.

In this episode, Ed and Andrew sit down with Nicole to discuss how she overcame her fear, learned the numbers, and used her $3 million Wealth Gap as motivation to take action.

You’ll learn:

• How Nicole built a 3-property portfolio by 30
• What a $3 million Wealth Gap is, and how it pushed her to take action
• The mindset shift that turned hesitation into financial confidence

This is a story for anyone who’s ever thought, “I want to invest… but I’m scared to start.”

Most Kiwis think they know what makes a house worth more, but the real answers are often totally different once you look at the data.

In this episode, Ed and Andrew sit down with Nick Goodall, Head of Research at Cotality NZ, to unpack the country’s Hedonic Index – a new way to measure property values by analysing a home’s individual features.

You’ll learn:

• The real features that make a house more valuable
• Which renovations statistically add the most value
• How does this new data help investors understand the market more clearly

This episode shows you how to use data, not guesswork, to make smarter renovation and investment decisions.

Economists are supposed to predict the future, but how do they actually do it? And how accurate are those forecasts, really?

In this episode, Ed and Andrew sit down with Sharon Zollner, Chief Economist at ANZ New Zealand, to reveal how economists build (and sometimes miss) their predictions.

You’ll learn:

• The maths, data, and gut instinct that go into a forecast
• Why house sales, interest rates, and migration are key to predicting property trends
• The biggest mistakes economists (and investors) make when reading the market

Ed and Andrew also ask Sharon about her latest ANZ forecasts, whether NZ’s economy has truly turned a corner, and why house prices still shape how Kiwis feel about money.

The Reserve Bank has just delivered its final OCR cut of the year ... but what does that mean for mortgages, investors, and house prices heading into 2026?

In this episode, Ed and Andrew unpack the numbers from the latest announcement and explain why this cut might be the last one in this cycle.

You’ll learn:

• How far has the OCR fallen this year
• Whether mortgage rates could keep dropping – or start creeping back up
• What the Reserve Bank’s “crystal ball” says about house prices next year

This episode shows why a lower OCR doesn’t guarantee cheaper mortgages, how much more rate movement is possible, and what investors should realistically expect in 2026.