Snapshot
Recovery keeps buildingMonday, 27 August 2012
A sense of certainty is increasing competition and prices in the residential real estate market.
Challenges keep comingMonday, 30 July 2012
Running two of the largest real estate offices in the country is not slowing down an octogenarian who is training for the next world masters games.
Cooking on a shoestring budgetTuesday, 24 July 2012
If making household budgets stretch was an Olympic sport, Justine Orme would be a gold-medal-winning master contortionist.
Subdivision housing on the moveMonday, 16 July 2012
New builds in many new subdivisions are selling quickly, leading to further projects being initiated.
No signs of slowdownMonday, 02 July 2012
Despite the onset of winter, residential property sales continue to rise.
Lawnmower story stands tallTuesday, 26 June 2012
Reigning supreme in the Kiwi quarter-acre pavlova paradise for more than a century is the humble lawnmower. Battered and bruised, it is expected to go into and over impossible terrain and never fail to start.
Avoiding house rip offsMonday, 18 June 2012
It’s still okay to get a building report from a chippy down the road when buying a house. But in the wake of recent building quality scares, people are looking for a more official service.
Warmed up for winterMonday, 21 May 2012
A renewable energy scheme has been launched to help people save on power bills.
Sales reach new recordsMonday, 23 April 2012
Numbers of days to sell residential property continue to improve.
Filtering out cowboy buildersMonday, 13 February 2012
Former South African stockbroker, Tonya Callebaut, was frustrated when she went to live in New Plymouth, Taranaki, because she didn’t have access to a word-of-mouth network to find recommended tradespeople for a renovation on her family home.