ZT: The best place in NZ to own a rental

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Gisborne rentals offer landlords best returns
Gisborne is the best-performing region for rental property investment, according to analysis by Realestate.co.nz.

The real estate website found Gisborne offered an impressive 5.78 per cent average return on rental properties last month, based on an asking price of $258,515.

Otago and Manawatu/Whanganui followed closely with returns of 5.54 and 5.12 per cent last month.

Realestate.co.nz chief executive Brendon Skipper said the results would surprise some people.

"There are clearly some very attractive rental property investment opportunities in some parts of New Zealand that don't ordinarily attract intense national media interest."

The findings were based on a calculation of average asking price versus weekly rental price, excluding all external costs.

Realestate.co.nz's data analysis found the best-performing region was Coromandel, but its unusually high average return of 9.88 per cent was skewed by short-term holiday rental properties.
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