Is: ‘the land of the long grey cloud’ a more fitting name for our country, as we find...
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What’s it really like to be a real estate agent? Despite writing this blog monthly for...
During the slow news period over Christmas and New year, New Zealand’s weather stories take...
A great salesperson is someone who can convince you to buy something you don’t actually...
One of the few benefits of getting older is that you start to notice cycles, which doesn’t mean...
A few years back, due to some financial pressures, we had to say goodbye to Sky TV. It was about...
In the early 2000’s New Zealand signed a free trade agreement with China, a first for any...
The family and I were lucky enough to head to Japan for the July school holidays, and if...
Most members of the home owning public will be aware that real estate agents offer “free...
Keen observers of our business may have noticed a significant shift in the approach we have taken...
Last month the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, announced an easier path to...
The four horsemen of the New Zealand apocalypse are the supermarket, petrol, insurance companies...
Sorry to start this barometer with negative thoughts, but it really feels like we've been putting...
While the real estate market takes a topsy-turvy ride in most parts of the country, we ask (and...
Isaac Newton once famously said ‘what goes up, must come down’. And it would appear, much to...
The property market over the last seven years has been anything but stable. A period of steady...
Skill And Experience Matters The public at large are unlikely to give a second thought to...
Last month I was fortunate enough to travel to Australia to attend a tri-annual Ray White...
One of many tactical mistakes made in WW1 was the lack of decentralised command. Simply put, lower...
Like all advice, it’s great to give but terrible to receive. That’s our warning before you...
Paul the Octopus shot to fame for his ability to predict the outcome of football matches during...
In July 2021 I wrote about the potential of the ‘silent killer’, that being inflation. I had an...
One of the upsides of testing positive for Covid is that it gave me a head start on this month’s...
Real estate agents are great at the ole’ humble brag. You know the ones: SOLD for a...
We love to predict the future so let’s whip out the crystal ball and do our best to anticipate...
If it doesn’t cost you anything it normally means somehow you are what’s for sale. It could be...
It’s not uncommon for agents and conveyancing lawyers to come head-to-head as they navigate their...
After a long period of ‘normality’, community transmission is back and we find ourselves in a...
Unless you have been on a complete spending freeze it would be hard not to have noticed the rapidly...
The central business district has historically been considered the heart of any city, but recent...
Price pressure It’s often been said that you can tell if a city is humming based on the number...
One indicator that a market is running hot is a dramatic fall in ‘days on market’. Just last...
It’s been a hot topic for as long as I have been in the industry but I still think the public at...
Wellington wastewater issues continue to plague the city as our aging infrastructure haunts us....
Most New Zealanders are back into the swing of things with the summer tan fading away under the...
Post the 1950’s, the world has lived in relatively peaceful times. Yes there have been terrorist...
I suspect most people reading this blog have some interest in real estate and therefore are aware...
Buying a property in 2020 is a very different kettle of fish to buying a home even ten short years...
For anyone who has battled addiction and won, you will know it is best tackled one day at a time. A...
I think we can all be forgiven for acting as if life has returned to a pre-Covid state. Wishful...
Selling your house can be a nervous time. Especially for a first-time vendor. What if I choose the...
Given everything that’s going on at the moment, you could be forgiven for missing that New...
Over the last month we’ve been busy catching up with buyers to see if they still intend to...
WOW. What a whirlwind of change. Barely three months ago the world was ticking along nicely, the...
The big change this year has been the number of parents looking to buy property for their children....
The market is back in full swing and now is the time we all better start looking forward to our...
That’s right, we’re hurtling towards party season where the day to day grind makes way for...
It’s been over ten years since the global financial crisis caused a significant correction in our...
Buying a house can be very frustrating especially when it’s your first time. And when it comes to...
In my humble opinion, Jack Nicolson’s line: ‘you can’t handle the truth’ is the best quote...