When it comes to property, knowledge isn’t power - it’s money. If you know what’s going on in your area you could save thousands of dollars when buying a home, or make a better return on your investment. 

Summer is the hottest time of year to sell your home in New Zealand. Most properties simply look better in the sunlight, there are more buyers on the hunt, and you may even nab a better sale price.

December was yet another record-setting month for the New Zealand property market, with asking prices at record highs and tight supply nationwide. These trends are likely to continue into 2020 and beyond, so if you’re thinking of buying or selling property soon you need to be aware of what’s going o..

The New Year is here and in typical Kiwi style, the property market finished 2019 with a bang. Wellington, Otago and several key regional markets all performed well in November, recording increases in the average asking price and high levels of sales activity and Auckland had the highest median pric..

Every year roughly 7,000 residential properties change hands in New Zealand, according to data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. The vast majority of these are sold by qualified, experienced real estate agents and not privately by their owners (with good reason). 

“Every child and their family deserve to be well, maintain hope and continue to dream.” This is the motto of the Child Cancer Foundation.

When you move house, you aren’t just getting a new home, you’re getting a new community. That’s why when you’re buying property, checking out the area is just as important as inspecting the home itself. 

On July 1, 2019, the Healthy Homes Standards came into law. This new regulation aims to lift the standard of rental properties throughout New Zealand by imposing minimum requirements around heating, ventilation, insulation, draught stopping and moisture ingress. 

A lot of the ‘common knowledge’ about property investment is actually just plain wrong. And, if you buy into these myths, it could make reaching your property goals difficult, leading you up the garden path, away from what really matters. 

You can’t make the right property decisions if you don’t know the market. To help you get up to speed fast, we’ve covered the major movements in NZ property during July.