Many people wonder whether renting or buying a home is better decision. Most of the time, history has shown it is a smarter financial move to purchase a home than to rent. The final decision is unique to each situation of course. Here are a few points to note about both renting and buying. Buying…
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New Zealand Economic Overview March 2009
Summery of New Zealands economy for the quarter March 2009 The NZ economy is yet to find a base. Business confidence surveys are either at, or near, historical lows. Employment intentions are tumbling and investment plans are being shelved. Corporate tax revenue – a key timely indicator of economic activity – has capitulated. Consumer sentiment…
New Zealand Houses – The Arts and Crafts
The arts and crafts era (1880’s – 1920’s) takes a side step from the traditional New Zealand home. Recently I have spoken about The Modern Townhouse, The Transitional Home, The New Zealand State House, Art Deco Homes, Beautiful Bungalows and The New Zealand Villa. But both before and during the time of the Villa another…
The New Zealand House – The Modern Townhouse
Over the past few weeks we have been speaking about New Zealand houses and their designs. We have covered The New Zealand Villa, The New Zealand Bungalow, The Art Deco Age, The New Zealand State House, The Transitional Period Home and we are onto the Modern Townhouse. Modern Townhouses from the 1990’s to the…
New Zealand Houses – Transitional
In the Past four posts I have spoken about The New Zealand Villa, The New Zealand Bungalow, The Art Deco Era and the New Zealand State House. Now we move into the transitional era of housing for New Zealand (1960’s -1980’s). This is the time when we saw the beginning of the developer driven construction….
New Zealand Houses – The State House
In the previous posts we have spoken about The New Zealand Villas and Bungalows and Art Deco, now we get into the era of The State Home (1930’s – 1960’s). The first state houses in the 1930’s were designed and constructed to the highest possible standard budgets permitted. They were built so that no two…
New Zealand Houses – The Art Deco
In the previous posts I have spoken about The Villa and The Bungalow. Now we move onto the Art Deco (1920’s – 1940’s). This style of home originated in Europe in the early years of the 20th Century. It became widely known following the great Exposition des Arts Modernes Decoratifs et Industriels, held in Paris in…
New Zealand Houses – The Bungalow
The Bungalow (1930’s – 1940’s) Yesterday I talked about the Villa. The Next to Come in New Zealands Housing History was the Bungalow. The evolution from villa to the bungalow was interesting. The ceilings were lower and double-hung windows replaced with casements, lead lights made an appearance, fretwork was phased out, the front door moved…
New Zealand Houses – The Villa
The Villa (1900’s – 1920) The New Zealand Villa is probably the first English influenced home to arrive into New Zealand. These grand homes are set amongst the more older neighbourhoods of the cities they reside in. Many villas were built for the more dignified communities of their time. Many of the Villas we see today…
New Plymouth Market Statistics October 2008
The median sale price for a New Plymouth City house increased to $302,000 (September 2008: $285,000; October 2007: $294,000). 79 houses sold in October (September 2008: 81; October 2007:90). 19 houses sold in the Taranaki Country area in October (September 2008:20; October 2007:29). The median price rose to $250,000 from $226,500 in September (October 2007: $238,500). Median Days on…
New Zealand Housing Market Slows Further – But Are We Going To See Signs of Improvement Soon?
QV’s October statistics for the residential property market report a 6.8% decline in national property values over the past year (calculated over the three months ending October 2008 in comparison to the same period last year), down on the 5.8% decline reported in September. The average New Zealand sale price for October remained steady at…