Alright, we’ve gone over the comparable sales, we’ve priced our home competitively, we are ready to be fair and reasonable, but we STILL don’t have any buyers touring our house!

So you’ve listed your house for sale, your agent has come and taken photos, your listing is on the Internet, you have seen it in the newspaper and in the real estate magazines but you haven’t had a single showing. What’s wrong???

Retirement is seen to be the ultimate but somewhat elusive goal that we all aspire to and for which financial planners chide us that we must be well prepared.

At this time of the year we often get young couples from the Northern Hemisphere coming to town for our summer. I generally find they are great tenants who pay well and put up with some primitive flats from time to time.

Increasingly Banks are aware of potential Leaky Homes and so it pays to be sure when buying. This press release was issued by the NZ Building Industry Federation.

With the property market showing signs of improvement and First Time Buyers out looking for property I thought it might be useful to share my experiences in the current market.

Many buyers approach the home buying process, probably the biggest financial transaction in their lives, unprepared.

The Real Estate Agents Authority (www.reaa.govt.nz) came into force on the 17th November, ensuring Real Estate Agents are now accountable. But what exactly has changed in relation to buying and selling property?