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Understand how each assumption changes an Auckland residential development result. The main feasibility model combines all seven methods; the cards below explain each control before you use it.

Free public resource · Last reviewed 8 August 2026

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GRV Calculator

Number of dwellings × sale price by dwelling type. Keep the evidence date, source, range and confidence beside each sale value.

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Development Margin Calculator

Compare final profit with total cost and net revenue. Review both margin on cost and margin on revenue.

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Residual Land Value Calculator

Work backwards from net sales, non-land cost and the required return to test the maximum supported land price.

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GST / Tax Assumption Checker

Record whether each input is GST-inclusive, GST-exclusive, zero-rated, exempt or unverified. Confirm the treatment with a New Zealand tax adviser.

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Interest Calculator

Test the amount borrowed, annual rate and months outstanding separately for land and the main project facility.

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Sensitivity Calculator

Stress sale price, yield, land, civil, construction, programme, interest, selling cost, tax and contingency assumptions.

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