Half yearly report – low sales

With reported June sales now coming through, the six monthly sales activity for residential property in Gisborne City show we are still in a low activity phase of the cycle. Low sales volumes, but stable prices. That is the picture. Buyers are often slow to commit, showing no apparent urgency to take advantage of the [...]

Perfect for your family

This renovated property in Sunvale Crescent is perfect for a family that requires extra living space. The games room is huge, offering a perfect solution to the extra living room requirement. The inground pool will be a great spot for family and friends to share those coming summer days with. The owners are on transfer [...]

Buying at auction makes good sense

When the market is flat, auction provides buyers with an opportunity to secure property at good market prices. That’s because sellers who choose to go to auction are usually more motivated to sell and are therefore keener to negotiate in order to get their property sold. From a buyer’s point of view, there’s nothing more [...]

Budget released – investors can now plan ahead

Now that the long awaited Budget has been released, investors can plan ahead with some degree of confidence. For some investors, they stand to be much worse off, but for the “Mum and Dad” investors who have a rental property or two, and are not heavily geared, then owning investment property remains a good wealth [...]

Customhouse Street villa sale sets new record

The recent sale of a Customhouse Street villa has set a new record. Selling for $925,000 at a whopping 42% above its rating valuation of $650,000 the sale has gone against the flow of all previous top end sales in Gisborne in 2010. Located in the inner city waterfront area, the 205 sq.m  two level [...]

Slow start to first quarter

Despite a strong finish in residential house sales in 2009, the first quarter’s activity for 2010 shows a weakening property market, with fewer sales and a slight drop in median house sale prices in Gisborne. Just when there was signs of a strengthening recovery, there are now signs of easing confidence. Prices however are steady. [...]

Best buy for families

5 Walsh Street, Mangapapa Quiet cul de sac, large sunny section, big roomy home. From the minute you pull into the driveway you can feel happy families here. There is masses of room in the back yard for the children to play, and a big sunny deck for after work bbqs and weekend get togethers [...]

First Quarter House Sales Drop

The first three months of 2010 saw a drop in the number of house sales in Gisborne NZ. A little over 100 house  sales were reported for the first quarter in the city, thats a drop of 18% on the previous quarter. Investors are holding back on buying low end properties which resulted in the [...]

Mortgagee Sales in Gisborne

Despite hard times, there have not been a lot of mortgagee house  sales in Gisborne recently. It looks as though some investors with apartments have been the worst hit, as guarantees on their investments have not been able to be delivered in full. Also of interest is that one lender accounted for 80% of recent [...]

Leaky Homes – Why do they leak?

During the 1990s a considerable number of houses were built using methods that haven’t withstood the weather conditions in New Zealand. Because of the problems involving design, and installation of materials, these houses leak when it rains. In some cases the materials themselves were used inappropriately. Rotting balcony Once water or moisture gets behind certain cladding [...]

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