EP: 2328•25 Jan 2026

These 3 Areas Will Crash. But This One Will Boom⎟Ep. 2328

About this episode

Is it a buyer's market or a seller's market right now?

In this episode, Ed and Andrew break down the property clock – a simple way to understand where prices are heading. They also reveal which regions are primed to grow and which ones might lag behind.

You'll learn:

-How the property clock works and what each "hour" means for buyers and sellers

-Where different NZ regions currently sit in the cycle — from Southland to Taranaki

-Why Andrew makes 15-year investment decisions, not 12-month bets

-The one region that stagnated for 12 years — and what that teaches us about timing

Want to become a successful property investor? Opes+ is your one place to run numbers on all your investment properties.” Check out the new app here.

Ok, now for the legal bit:

The Property Academy Podcast is for your general information. It’s not financial advice.

So the hosts aren’t telling you what to do with your own money. We’ve made every effort to make sure the information is accurate. But we occasionally get the odd fact wrong.

Make sure you do your own research or talk to a financial adviser before making any investment decisions.

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