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Big news this week from our government, alongside the National Party, announcing that they are changing the rules to enable people to build up to three homes of three storeys on most sites without any need for resource consent, from August next year, in the Tier 1 cities. This is a pretty big deal andRead more

Proud to say our whole team including eligible family members are fully vaccinated, for our safety, our clients safety, your safety, and of course to help get this city and country moving again as soon as possible. We know that a lot of you are struggling and we know getting double jabbed is but aRead more

Welcome to Level 3 Delta 2.0 Step 1 Phase 1 Day 3 – for Real Estate this is just the same as normal Level 3. But at least while we take over the house for the steady stream of private viewings we are conducting at all of our listings, our vendors can go and haveRead more

The REA adjusted the Level 3 restrictions last week removing the 2 viewings per day rule, which now makes sense and was certainly welcomed by agents and Vendors alike. The rest of the restriction and health protocols remain in place and all make perfect sense, however we can now have as many appointments as weRead more

CLICK HERE Welcome to Level 3. Great to be able to get back out and start showing some properties again.   Just 13 weeks till Christmas. If we take out another 3 weeks of Level 3 and the school holidays, and the week before Christmas, we really only have 9 weeks of optimum selling seasonRead more

The Level 3 preparation continues – lets hope this time we all get our wish. In the meantime – REINZ released their market data yesterday so I have an analysis for you below. Other than that the pause continues. Seems scary – but we are only 14 weeks away till Christmas. So if you areRead more

We are currently preparing (and hoping) for a drop to Level 3 next week, which of course means we are back in business. If you are wanting to go to market, we can start doing everything we normally would in Level 3, in preparation for a semi-normal campaign in Level 2, or if you areRead more

Hey, Day 15… I hope you and your families are doing well and not too adversely affected.  Apologies for skipping this report last Saturday, I’ve actually been meaning to move it mid-week for quite sometime and as it turns out, lockdown is proving to be perfect for ticking off all the “been meaning to doRead more

Welcome to our Monthly North Shore wrap for February. To view the full report click here. NB: Morning, I’m sorry, this report long, but there’s much to talk about.  It contains my February market update, as well as an update on CV impact so far, and our usual sections.  Happy reading We venture into whatRead more

Welcome to my weekly market wrap. To view the full report click here. Short and sharp this week.  The market on the Shore continues to hum, clearance rates are strong, and stock levels have remained static for 4 weeks in a row as demand continues to exceed supply.  A sale on Byron Ave made theRead more