The article below is an article that has been published in the New Zealand Herald and after reading it though I thought was one of the most informative and interesting articles that details the problems that we are facing in terms of our New Zealand housing market. Simply put the prices of our houses in…
www.drinkcocaine.co.nz Cocaine Energy Drink in New Zealand
For more information please visit www.drinkcocaine.co.nz A great tasting drink that is now found in most dairies in Christchurch and New Zealand. If you want to buy or find out more about the product you can contact me direct or visit the website mentioned above. Be Smart Do The Drink! Related Blogs IMG…
OCR Cut 29th January 2009 to 3.5%
This cut in the Official Cash Rate has been very much anticipated by most. We all should be aware of the huge hurt the global economy is in and the huge effect this is having on almost every single market we know. This rate drop is hoped to bring back some business confidence which is…
Going Green – Are You Going to Keep Up With What Society Wants?
Generation Y have been bought up with an awareness of the environment and have become more inclined to use and purchase items that are deemed eco friendly. As a result eco-friendly properties are growing to be more well-liked. For a sellers best interest if your house is eco it’s useful for your buyers to be…
Christchurch Weather – Random and Extreme
A little over a week ago I wrote about Christchurch and its sweltering heat with temperatures reaching the 40 degree mark. But today it seems christchurch has turned another leaf with one of the most wild and powerful hail storm I have ever seen in this country. It was absolutely amazing to say the least….
Kitchens And Bathrooms Sell Houses
What are the two areas that we spend the most time in during any one day? The answers is the kitchen and bathroom. These areas are the business areas of anyones home and can easily set your home apart from the others. In previous posts I have spoken about the need, espessially in this current…
The Property Market in 2008
This is an excert from QV in their montly reports. 2008 has been a pivotal year for the NZ property market with a sustained drop in property values for the first time since 1998. QV’s December Residential Price Movement report shows property values fell by 7.4% during the year. “Property values held reasonably flat through…
Bloggers, Social Networkers and Marketing Stratergies. Help Is Here.
As you are probably aware by now I am very interesting in Social Networking and online marketing. This interest is leading me to some awesome contacts around the globe and opening my eyes to many different stratergies when it comes to marketing online and also in the offline world. If you look at my post…
Christchurch Turns Up The Heat
Just as we all go back to work the weather turns on some spectacular temperatures. Yesterday the temperatures reached in the mid to high 30’s but today Christchurch peaked 40 Degrees C in parts. Officially according to the metservice the max temp was 37.4 . Today’s maximum temperature of 40 Degrees C almost blew the…
Selling your house in 2009
Marketing, price, presentation Christmas and New Year is over. We are pretty much now beginning the 2009 year off back into work. I was back at work today to a bombardment of paperwork to be completed. The joys of life. As I said in my previous posts I said 2009 will be a year for…
Grants That Are Avaliable For Christchurch Residents
There are various grants for a variety of things property related in Christchurch and I am going to give you a quick rundown on what is available. There are grants for Character Housing Maintenance Grant Heritage Incentive Fund Funding for insulation and clean, efficient heating Solar Hot Water Heating Grant Clean Heat Project (Open Fires) Character…
Cocaine Energy Drink
I just stumbled across something that made my head turn and me walk back to the shop. This was a red Can of Cocaine Energy Drink. Something I thought was a bit of a laugh at the time. Just the name Cocaine Energy Drink is catchy. I noticed two drinks in the store, a…
Time To Stand Up And Speak Out – Let Your View Be Heard
A while back I spoke about the types of people in the world and this has been a very popular post with visitors. To sum up it talked about the person who will watch what happens, the person who waits for it to happen and then the person who makes it happen. 2008 was a…
New Zealands Household Debt Falls For First Time in 17 Years
Lets start 2009 with a little less bad news from the economys point of view. We are now starting to see some of the effects on the credit crunch and how it is affecting the spending habbits of New Zealanders. In November New Zealand household borrowing fell for the first time in 17 years. This…
Happy New Year 2009
In 6 hours time we will be saying goodbye to 2008 and for many of us sluring in 2009. Thankyou everyone who has read and contributed to this blog, I have actually really enjoyed the contact thats been made through this. My partner and I want to wish you all a good time tonight and…
What's in store for 2009?
What’s in store for 2009. Seems like everyone is giving their predictions for 2009. It also seems everyone has a different opinion. If you go down the street and ask someone what’s in store for 2009 every single person will give you a different response. Some people are positive, some people are negative. Some have…
Crude Oil Drops To Record Lows as World Economy Crashes
In September I wrote a blog post here about the price of crude oil and how it was falling and yet the price of fuel at the pump was not dropping. Since then I have recieved over 200 emails from readers who have all voiced their opinion in this matter and I think they all…
Merry Christmas to You All
Just a quick note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. God bless you and keep safe over the holiday season. Enjoy the time with family and frinds and lets hope Santa brings you some nice gifts. All the Best for 2009. Deon Related Blogs Nasty Holiday Experiences are Revealed in New Survey « www ……
New Zealanders Moving To Australia In Record Numbers.
I just read an article published on stuff.co.nz and its one that I thiought I need to share with you because of the impact this will be having on the housing market in New Zealand. The article is below: The exodus of migrants to Australia hit a record in the past year, while tourist numbers…
The 4 Real Estate Seasons And Its Effects
During the last few years the real estate market was rising all over and we were experiencing a sellers market. The media went wild over the frenzy and everywhere you looked there was someone or something telling you that real estate was HOT HOT HOT! Prices were going through the roof and there was unprecedented…
What Are You Doing For Christmas?
Christmas is now only one week away. The shops are full, the roads are packed, christmas parties are happening every day and most of us are looking for that all anticipated Christmas holiday period. For many of us work closes up on friday or around this time. This year will be the first time I…
What Are You Waiting For?
Its official. Sales volume is the lowest it has been for 16 years 11 months and the market has never been harder to work. Sellers, Buyers and agents… We are all having to adjust, compromise and accept that the days of the boom are well and truly over. And property prices have in fact in…
Christchurch Real Estate Market November/December 2008 Moving Along… Maybe
The Christchurch Real Estate Market was alive and well today. Harcourts Grenadier held 18 Auctions today. After all were conducted the results were quite good. 8 properties sold under the hammer, 2 were sold prior and 2 were sold after the property was passed in and it sounds as though a few will be under…
New Zealands Top Google Search Terms
Google has released its official Search Results for google.co.nz in New Zealand. This actually makes for some interesting reading. It is interesting that the 6th most searched term in google is google. Go figure! It is said that you can tell a person by what they search on the internet, well can you tell the…
Is This The Market Bottom Or Just Traditional Summer Rush? December 2008
Today QV (Quotable Value) released their November Data on the New Zealand housing market and it’s fair to say that these statistics will have a few in this industry a little happier, but I feel the need to think is there more to it. QV have said this: QV’s November statistics for the residential property…
Moving – Isn’t it so Frustrating!
Well today is the last day of officially living in New Plymouth. I have been reflecting on what I have achieved and learnt with my time here in New Plymouth and all I can really say is it has been a steep and progressive learning curve. I came to New Plymouth after leaving the Navy…
Banks World Wide Slashing Official Cash Rates
Interest Rates Around the World are tumbling down as the Reserve Banks of different countries are trying to stabilize their economies as one of the worlds harshest financial crashes crunches down on everybody. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand was the first to kick of cuts in December with a massive 150 basis point cut…
The 2009 Eureka Trust World Buskers Festival in Christchurch
One event coming up soon in Christchurch, which is one that cannot be missed is the World Buskers Festival. The 2009 Eureka Trust World Buskers Festival has a range of awesome performers such as circus, street and comedians People come all over from as far away as Argentina, Israel, the United States, Japan, United Kingdom,…
December 4 – OCR Drops to 5% … So What Will This Actually Mean For Us?
Todays OCR rate cut of 1.5% from 6.5% to 5% is a bold move by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and is one that is hope to put some stimulation into our very slow economy. The OCR drop will mean to us as consumers a whole host of things that will save us all…
A Tutorial on How to Create Great Video Slideshows For Your Listing
If you are wanting to market a property on the internet you need to have an edge on the marketing. Video is something that both engages the audience and wows them. On my YouTube channel I have done a comprehensive tutorial on making a video slideshow using windows movie maker. There is three parts…