There’s money to be made here

Bare land this size within the city boundary isn’t available very often. This 1.78ha block in Worsley Street has resource consent for 21 sections. The owners have chosen not to do the development, but everything is in place. Buy now, hold for a while and develop when the market turns. What would you pay for [...]

NZ Herald quarterly report

Today the NZ Herald published a 27 page  supplementary property report. Interestingly while it features most of the north island cities, there is no mention of Gisborne. Even Rotorua and Hastings are cited. I wonder why we are forgotten? However, at least QV have included us in their statistical report. Tomorrow I shall post a [...]

Have you paid too much?

Imagine this… You just got the phone call from the real estate agent letting you know that your offer on the house you have your heart set on has been accepted. You paid the GV (Government Valuation, or  RV – Rating Valuation). Did you: A      Pay too much? B      Pay a [...]

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 [...]

Gisborne’s flat market is not alone

While Gisborne has recently seen a fall in the volume of house sales, so too has the rest of the country. It looks as though the slow market is a nationwide phenomena. This article appeared in the NZ Herald this morning. I endorse Olly Newland’s comments. Uncertainty over next week’s Budget with its potential for [...]

It’s our anniversary!

Walker Real Estate  has now achieved four years in business, has a great team and has strong market share! We are celebrating and we are growing too. Walker Property Management Ltd is now trading on it’s own. There is exciting growth ahead as two new property managers join our team in a week’s time. Watch [...]

First Quarter Sales Gisborne

Sales volume is down for the first quarter and sale prices against valuation have varied considerably. Published here are the house and land sales for the first three months of 2010 for Gisborne City. For privacy reasons, the actual street addresses have not been shown. If you would like more information about actual sales in [...]

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 [...]

Mortgagee Auctions Draw Strong Interest

Bargain hunters were able to buy waterfront property for less than half the price paid by the last owners at a mortgagee auction conducted by Hookers in Gisborne yesterday. One apartment in the popular Portside Hotel development went under the hammer for $90,000 and another, fronting the swimming pool and port, went for $104,000. Both [...]

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