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REINZ data released for the month of August confirmed more of the same regarding the property market. But the conversation has remained very upbeat and positive as of late, with more and more commentators predicting we are nearing the end of the slump in the Auckland property market. When prices will start to rise againRead more

A survey of mortgage brokers by Tony Alexander revealed that first home buyers are re-entering the market as falling house prices in Auckland appear to have stalled.  He’s also predicting price rises of 5-10% next year. Check out the article for yourself below. Tony Alexander: We’re now in the endgame for falling house pricesMortgage advisersRead more

Despite recent hikes in the OCR and more coming, we may not necessarily see interest rates also continue to rise. Why? Have a read below. Tony Alexander: Don’t believe the headline hysteria – fixed rates won’t rise another 1%Three reasons why the two-year fixed mortgage rate is falling.This Week’s Wrap – The Short Story– Listings & StockRead more

Recovering from surgery on Tuesday so I’ll just be reporting the stats this week without too much commentary, much like how providing advice while drinking alcohol is a big no no, I’m sure the same applies to strong pain medication! Instead, here is another good article for you written by a bloke who’s a lotRead more

REINZ data was released this week for July and didn’t unveil any real surprises as the market trend we’ve been experiencing so far this year continued. More on that below. Some more good articles for you this week. I’ve picked out the more positive ones but in trawling real estate news in general, it’s niceRead more

Short and sharp this week. We have some great new listings below for you to check out, and have plenty more coming so stay tuned! We also had some great sales this week with one of our auctions at 12B Fallow Street selling well above reserve with 17 registered bidders!! We are also very proudRead more

Big news this week from our government, alongside the National Party, announcing that they are changing the rules to enable people to build up to three homes of three storeys on most sites without any need for resource consent, from August next year, in the Tier 1 cities. This is a pretty big deal andRead more

Proud to say our whole team including eligible family members are fully vaccinated, for our safety, our clients safety, your safety, and of course to help get this city and country moving again as soon as possible. We know that a lot of you are struggling and we know getting double jabbed is but aRead more

Welcome to Level 3 Delta 2.0 Step 1 Phase 1 Day 3 – for Real Estate this is just the same as normal Level 3. But at least while we take over the house for the steady stream of private viewings we are conducting at all of our listings, our vendors can go and haveRead more

The REA adjusted the Level 3 restrictions last week removing the 2 viewings per day rule, which now makes sense and was certainly welcomed by agents and Vendors alike. The rest of the restriction and health protocols remain in place and all make perfect sense, however we can now have as many appointments as weRead more