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…
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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…
The Art Of Timing In Negotiating
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…
How To Avoid Some Home Purchasing Pitfalls
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…
Christchurch Earthquake Photos
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Tax Cuts For All – A GST Rise & Property Investors Hit Hard With New Tax Laws!
The New Zealand Budget 2010! For most of us this is something that we have been looking to for a while now. There has been plenty of hype running around this years budget and the cat has now been let out of the bag. Property tax has been hit hard with quite an increase and…
Loans and The Mortgage
Hi all, sorry about the lack of posting on here lately. There has been alot going on. In through this is the creation of a new website which will be launched next month if all goes well which i am hoping will allow all people involved with Real Estate be involved and tell there story….
Buying A Section
There is a nice trend the past few years to buy an existing home and renovate it to either make a capital gain or have a nice home to live in. However I have a feeling that we are soon going to see a shift in attitude and see people buying land in new residential…
New Zealand Real Estate Prices Are Reaching Silly Levels Again
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