Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
Following quiet growth in buyer activity in the latter part of 2009 the New Year has started with strong indications that buyers across the country and across all market sectors are “cherry picking” the best presented and competitively priced homes. We are seeing similar trends, with our buyers conducting very thorough research before committing to […]
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Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
If you traveled around the country over the Festive Season you might have seen some First National offices and signs that are, well, different! That’s because, across Australia and New Zealand, we are changing the way we look! That means over 550 offices, tens of thousands of signs and well, gazillions of business cards plus […]
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Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
As the year starts and following increases in mortgage rates in the latter part of 2009, rates seem to have stabilised for the moment. However, in view of the increasing cost to our banks of sourcing money offshore and higher investment expectations of Kiwis depositing money with their bank, it is likely that money is […]
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Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
www.firstnational.co.nz for nation-wide property listings and Real Estate information www.pricespy.co.nz Prices for NZ’s electronics compared www.sorted.org.nz for all your finance queries www.interest.co.nz for the best mortgage rates from all lenders teuxdeux.com for a very handy and useful daily “to-do” activity list to keep on your screen.
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Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
It’s a given that getting support from banks to purchase a home is more difficult now than it was two years ago. If we are being fair, this is probably a good thing. However, when we have found the home of our dreams, a challenging Mortgage Manager can take the gloss off the occasion! So […]
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Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
As 2010 gets under way it seems there are fewer vacant rental properties available and certainly better presented and larger homes are in hot demand. First National Group’s latest quarterly property management survey has thrown up a number of trends, amongst them. First National General Manager John Stewart commented “Tenants seemed to be reacting favourably […]
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Posted on February 11th, 2010 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
I know this has nothing to do with Real Estate, but it’s still interesting! The humble potato might be a staple of most diets, but the form you eat it in makes a HUGE difference to how many calories you are consuming. The issue is the surface area of the potato, which absorbs fat as […]
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