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	<description>Healthy Homes for Healthy Kiwi&#039;s... Oh and of course Free Real Estate Advice</description>
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		<title>Christchurch Central City Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christchurch City councillors have this morning adopted a landmark draft plan for the rebuild of the quake-hit central city and will open it for public consultation. The plan is expected to cost about $2 billion. Light rail, a smaller central business district (CBD) and a new swimming centre are among features of the draft plan adopted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>rebuildchristchurch.co.nz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sorry for the lack of content that I have been posting on this blog for the past 12 months. The reasons for this are a number of things. Firstly I left the real estate and housing industry full time and only kept this blog website up for the pure passion I have for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Energy Efficient Design Woth It Or Is It Really Just a Fad?</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/is-energy-efficient-design-woth-it-or-is-it-really-just-a-fad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable living is not only a growing business and news trend, it is also the direction home design and construction must move towards as valuable, limited resources become increasingly sparse for our growing population. Energy efficiency in the home building industry will remain the focus of some progressive, forward thinking companies, but not all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Your Home Healthy &#8211; Heating And Insulation</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/keeping-your-home-healthy-heating-and-insulation/</link>
		<comments>http://deonswiggs.com/keeping-your-home-healthy-heating-and-insulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the colder times of the year dampness, draughts and a lack of insulation make our homes more difficult to heat. The World Health Organisation recommends that houses are heated to a minimum of 18 degrees celsius to provide a healthy and comfortable environment. Indoor temperatures below 16 degrees increase the risk of respiratory disease. Insulation study The University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate Bosses Talk About The Real Estate Market</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/real-estate-bosses-talk-about-the-real-estate-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The property market last year left a lot of amateurs and professionals scratching their heads in puzzlement as the expected failed to happen. Real estate agency heads give their reading of the housing market in the first quarter of 2011 &#8211; their predictions cautious but optimistic, with rising rental prices seen as a positive indicator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christchurch Earthquake Facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[for more information on the facts visit rebuildchristchurch.co.nz 4 SEPTEMBER EARTHQUAKE FACTSHEET • The fault that caused the earthquake on 4 September 2010 has been named the Greendale Fault. It is a previously unknown fault under the Canterbury Plains. • The rupture on the fault broke through to the ground surface from many kilometres below [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christchurch Earthquake Accommodation Assistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were forced out of your earthquake-damaged home you are set to get financial assistance and help finding accommodation from the Government. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee this morning announced an assistance package for those displaced from their homes due to severe earthquake damage. It includes financial assistance of up to $330 a week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Key to Influencing Others</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/the-key-to-influencing-others/</link>
		<comments>http://deonswiggs.com/the-key-to-influencing-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do Nice Things For Others One of the best ways to influence someone is to do something nice for them. Many successful salespeople who make a habit of taking their prospects out to breakfast or lunch. During the breakfast or lunch, they do not talk about their products or services unless the client brings it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBNZ Holds OCR at 3%</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/rbnz-holds-ocr-at-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Householders such as myself with mortgages partly floating will be happy at the news today that the OCR is unlikely to be jumping up a huge amount over the next two years. This means that we are likely to see maybe .5 &#8211; 1% increase this year and maybe the same next year as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying Land</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/buying-land/</link>
		<comments>http://deonswiggs.com/buying-land/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps, before we start asking questions maybe we should provide an answer. &#8220;They ain&#8217;t making no more of it.&#8221; That&#8217;s what my grand-daddy told me and his grand-daddy told him, and as far as I&#8217;m aware, they were right. Now I&#8217;m not near slick enough to pretend I know the ins and outs of commercial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 QV Market Round Up</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/2010-qv-market-round-up/</link>
		<comments>http://deonswiggs.com/2010-qv-market-round-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deonswiggs.com/?p=1961</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wish to say that 2010 has been a challenging year for most people in Christchurch. What is for most people the biggest asset they own the Canterbury Earthquake of September 4th Damaged many to a point where it starts to hurt peoples wealth which makes it hard for anyone to move forward with real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art Of Timing In Negotiating</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/the-art-of-timing-in-negotiating/</link>
		<comments>http://deonswiggs.com/the-art-of-timing-in-negotiating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deonswiggs.com/?p=1954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Timing is everything in negotiation. A negotiation can be made or unmade by the time at which it takes place. When buying or selling anything in life it becomes important to learn the art of the timing as this can make or break the deal. It all comes to when you make your move. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smaller Companies Can Sell Your House As Good As Those Big Ones</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/smaller-companies-can-sell-your-house-as-good-as-those-big-ones/</link>
		<comments>http://deonswiggs.com/smaller-companies-can-sell-your-house-as-good-as-those-big-ones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agents]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deonswiggs.com/?p=1949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a ride with me to the days before the silicon chip took over how our modern world looks. It is the time before computers or the internet. Where agents manually scanned lists to see what was on the market for sale. It&#8217;s important to have a big office handle your transaction. A big office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Avoid Some Home Purchasing Pitfalls</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/how-to-avoid-some-home-purchasing-pitfalls/</link>
		<comments>http://deonswiggs.com/how-to-avoid-some-home-purchasing-pitfalls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deonswiggs.com/?p=1940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in property development or you are buying properties for your own use there are some common mistakes that anyone can make. This is especially true of new buyers who may have never purchased properties before and who may not know what to look for and what to avoid. By avoiding these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year 2011</title>
		<link>http://deonswiggs.com/happy-new-year-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE. I hope we are all being safe and looking forward to the year ahead. While we are on holiday lets take some time to reflect on a few of the things of 2010. The last year has been a good year. I bought a new lifestyle block, got into the advertising [...]]]></description>
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