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Feb 23, 2018

5 Year Bright Line Test

We wanted to alert you to the fact that the government has now introduced legislation to parliament that will make good their policy of extending the existing 2 year bright line test to 5 years. Th

Feb 9, 2018

MARKET UPDATE - 2017 in review

Greetings Everyone! We hope 2018 is a great year for you. Straight into analysing the real estate realm we note QV was pointing to LVR speed limits, stricter retail bank lending criteria and uncert

Dec 11, 2017

Growing Pains

We don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Kerikeri and Waipapa are really busy!!! It seems that what we used to call ‘the Christmas holiday rush’ during December and January now starts from Labour Weekend

Oct 16, 2017

MARKET UPDATE - Third Quarter 2017

Another above average sales month for Kerikeri and the surrounding areas with 37 sales reported up from 27 in August, but down from 69 on September 2016 (an unusually high month). The median price for

Jun 28, 2017

MARKET UPDATE - 2016 YTD and 2017 YTD Kerikeri Sales Comparison

Sales volumes down, prices up on lack of stock The latest property sales stats from REINZ for the Kerikeri area through May 31st show a similar number of sales for homes selling for over $500,000 a

May 15, 2017

Irrigation - Kerikeri’s Underappreciated Resource

One of the major appeals for people moving to and living in Kerikeri, is the prospect of living ‘the good life’. Getting their hands dirty and growing their own patch is one of these aspects. Kerikeri

Apr 11, 2017

The Risks of Meth When Buying and Selling

A test to check for the presence of meth when purchasing a property is becoming more common, there is still a lot of speculation and miss-information out there, but it is something we have to deal wit

Mar 14, 2017

Time to Invest

The rental market is a great measure of the health and state of the real estate industry. Here in Kerikeri, we are experiencing a simple case of low supply and high demand for housing, resulting in