Valuers conference The NZ Institute of Valuers is three-quarters of the way towards its hope of getting 350 participants in the Pan Pacific Congress to be held in Auckland from 2-5 April, about half of the 260 so far enrolled coming from overseas. The conference, at the Sheraton Hotel, will open strongly with a keynote […]
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Valuers told they face big risk of being left behind
Valuers challenged on their future Valuers must identify the long-run demand for their profession’s services and set entry standards accordingly or risk being merely time-paid artisans, keynote speaker Christopher Jonas told the Pan Pacific valuers’ congress in Auckland today. Mr Jonas is a past president of Britain’s surveyors’ institute. Five years ago he set up […]
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Learn to cannibalise yourself or be beaten, Norris warns Entrenched businesses don’t usually make it in the new environment. We talk about globalisation, but there is a strong future for smaller businesses winning niche opportunities. Intermediaries are on their way out, and partnering is a key ingredient of the new environment. These are some of […]
Read more →Easy money raises prices — and it’ll happen again
Japanese parked surpluses, pushed up prices Points made by Hong Kong real estate boss CY Leung last week are so blindingly obvious, but it seems they need to be made quite often. Mr Leung, whose firm is part of the DTZ Debenham Tie Leung group with which Auckland firm Bayleys is associated, gave the valuers’ […]
Read more →Role of securitisation, value of intangibles
Securitisation and discount to NTA under spotlight Tie two addresses to the valuers’ Pan Pacific Congress together and you have two related steps in the changing shape of real estate investment. One was about securitising it, the other about the place of intangibles such as management contracts. Woody Hanson (right), president of the US Appraisal […]
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