Articles In ‘Property’ Section
Tauranga, Auckland Among World’s Most Pricey »
This particular article caught my eye in the Herald today probably because of the fact that 3 of the places they talk about i.e Tauranga (basically the Mount), Auckland and the Gold Coast are where I am based. The article follows and I have interjected occasionally with my comments in italic and preceded with tpr: Tauranga is in the top 20 [...]
Great News For Property Investors »
The volume of residential building work has slumped almost 40 per cent in two years according to official figures. The volume of residential building work put in place fell a further 5.4 per cent in the September 2009 quarter, and is at its lowest level recorded in eight years according to Statistics New Zealand. This slump in building [...]
Week End At The Mount »
On the weekend I was down in the beautiful Bay of Plenty enjoying the start of summer. As I was driving to Royal Palm Beach yesterday afternoon to drop my beautiful little boy home to his mum after a fantastic weekend I noticed that there are a lot more for sale signs out again. I decided to take a bit of a tour around some of the areas [...]
Property Partnerships a Smart Way to Home Ownership »
As house prices continue to rise, particularly in Auckland and Wellington, it is becoming increasingly difficult for single people to purchase a dwelling. One hundred percent, no deposit mortgages, or even 95% low deposit home loans have all gone. Another alternative for two people, be they friends or siblings, is to form a property [...]
Record month for FHOG in NSW »
First home buyers set a record in May with more grants paid out than ever before, NSW premier Nathan Rees said yesterday. With $178 million in grants and stamp duty cuts benefitting around 7,300 first home buyers across the state Mr Rees said May was the third record month for first home buyers in a row. Compared to the 3,859 grants [...]
Scarcity »
The number of new property listings declined for the third month in a row, with listings in May dropping a further 5 per cent on April, according to the property website Realestate.co.nz. The website's monthly NZ Property Report showed only 9993 new listings were added to the market in May, 29 per cent down on the same figure for May 2008, said [...]