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When the music stops it normally signals the end of the party. New Zealand has experienced a...
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What do you call a group of Real Estate Agents at the bottom of a cliff? A good start! Don’t...
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There is an issue brewing in the Wellington property market and it appears it is completely out of...
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Wellington City Council Rates For those living within the Wellington City Council boundary, you...
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Real Estate Magic Growing up, there was nothing more exciting than a televised David Copperfield...
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Real Estate Dreams and Nightmares I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Kiwis love...
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Rich May, Poor May A lot has been talked about the ever-widening gap between rich and poor in...
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Trying to buy a house isn’t easy. And it can be even harder if you are new to the market and are...
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The Canary in the coal mine When a market shifts, people are often left wondering ‘how have...
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There is a new career opportunity directly associated with social media known as an...
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When something is going wrong, or we are unhappy with our position, we look for someone to blame....
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I really enjoy questions. They give me the ability to address any issues that a potential client...
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We are often asked ‘how long will it take to sell my house? No two properties are the same so it...
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It came to my attention recently, that roll around mid-afternoon, big takeaway chains bombard our...
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For the movie aficionados out there you may have picked up the subtle reference to “The...
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Real Estate Agent Fees A recent article published on Stuff once again put the spotlight on Real...
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One of the biggest changes in the residential real estate industry is the reliance on building...
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When you're hot you're hot, but when you're not... It appears that the property market has had its...
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Alternative Facts January 20th 2017 will go down history for two reasons. Firstly, and perhaps...
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Feeling the cool The latest figures out from the major data companies have highlighted a...
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The last sixteen months have been tough work for buyers. Turning up to open homes five minutes...
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Back to the future Part II Whenever I am asked “what do you think the market is going to do?”...
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As the spring market heats up, many of you will have started researching agents to sell your home....
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Normally when our property market is experiencing rapid growth, the Reserve Bank seek to steam the...
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Whenever there is hype in a particular sector of the economy, the media approach unqualified...
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There has been a lot of talk recently about New Zealand’s ‘property crisis’. This...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcFruJGfYNs It has been said that climbers who choose to scale...
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I picked up a copy of the Dom Post property section recently and was surprised at how dated this...
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A pinch of rateable salt. For those who don’t live in Wellington, or read the Dominion Post, you...
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The answer to a question I am often asked ‘What makes a good property investment?’...
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Real estate agents are very good sharing their ‘lotto stories’. They are the ones where the...
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For those in the Wellington City Council region you will now have received your latest council...
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Distrust in sales people spans the centuries. Only the other day we were reading an historical...
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My father-in-law owns a restaurant and he was telling me that the chest freezer he purchased just...
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Apart from shaving and checking that my tie is straight, I hardly look in the mirror. It’s only...
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Brain vs. Computer Technology allows us to perform tasks with more efficiency while at the same...
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Private sales save you thousands Private sales are fantastic. They can save you tens of...
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Did you know the Kobe beef burger from the Park Hyatt in Tokyo has been voted the most popular...
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In real estate you spend a fair amount of time driving to and from appointments. So the radio...
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FREE is such a powerful word which is why it is used so frequently and effectively in advertising....
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When I started writing Ben’s Barometer back in 2011, I raised the point that home owners should...
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Our location at the bottom of the world often means that trends can take a little longer to hit our...
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The process of buying a house presents all types of challenges. Is it structurally sound? Does it...
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New Zealanders do have a slight obsession with real estate. In fact, it might be an unhealthy one....
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For those in the industry, the slowing effect that the election had on the property and other...
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Kiwis Hate To Loose No matter how much economists dwell on the fact that our housing stock is...
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The problem with any market bubble is that by the time you realise it’s happening the pin is only...
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Growing up in Masterton, one of the most significant events in my memory was the sale of Namu...
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A family friend recently told me a story that back in the 1980’s, at the height of the stock...
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A line I commonly hear from vendors when they place their property on the market is “we don’t...
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