2020 was anything but predictable and most of the “experts” who speculated on what the property market would do were left with egg on their faces. In this issue, Bryan Thomson, Managing Director of Harcourts New Zealand, reflects on the year that Covid-19 hit our shores and the factors driving the property market in 2021.
Topics: Property Tips, New Zealand, Property, property focus, new zealand property, buying property, NZ Property Market
Whether you’re staging your home or not, house plants are a wonderful way to transform the rooms of your home. Adding greenery not only injects colour and structure into a space, it also creates a sense of relaxation and boosts mood. Plants can even reduce noise levels and improve air quality, so with all that going for them, what’s holding you back?
Topics: DIY, New Zealand, Decoration, property focus, Home Decor & Furnishing
Home staging is all about selling the feeling of a home to prospective buyers, but living in a staged home can be a little inconvenient. Here are some steps you can take to make your life easier during the selling process.
Topics: DIY, New Zealand, property focus, Home Decor & Furnishing, Lifestyle Finance
It’s rare to hear of thriving areas of industry during these unprecedented times we are in, yet Harcourts auctions across most of the country are smashing records.
Topics: Auctions, New Zealand, Auction Results, property focus, Buying at auction
During this year’s lockdown, as our homes became ‘our castles’, many of us started to pay more attention to our surroundings.
Topics: Residential, Lifestyle, New Zealand, Add Value To Your Property, property focus, home improvements, Health and Wellbeing, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Working from home
With social distancing now the ‘new normal’, you may be wondering how digital solutions can help boost your property’s sale potential.
Topics: Technology, New Zealand, property focus, property sales, real estate technology, Virtual Tour
The Minister of Finance announced on 23rd March 2020 a freeze on rent increases and an extension of no-cause terminations. This has been applied as law through the COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Amendment Act and applied from 26th March 2020.
Topics: New Zealand, property focus, Property Management Focus, Corona Virus, COVID-19
The response from New Zealanders to the level 4 restrictions has been tremendous, with most Kiwis doing as instructed and staying home. We have seen lots of people on the news and social media inside their bubbles learning new skills, spending time with their families and making the most of the extra time during lockdown. Our property managers, however, have been busier than ever responding to enquiries and concerns from landlords and tenants, and navigating the COVID-19 Response {Urgent Management Measures) Amendment Act passed in March 2020.
Topics: New Zealand, property focus, Property Management Focus, Corona Virus, COVID-19
Decluttering, minimising what you own and generally living a simpler life with less possessions, was all the rage in 2019 but it's possibly even more relevant in 2020 as we hunker down to wait out COVID-19.
Topics: property focus, Home Tips, Declutter
If a holiday home has always been a dream of yours, now may be the time to make that dream a reality. Analysis done by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows that while house prices around the country may be on the rise, the same is not necessarily true for some popular holiday locations. The latest REINZ statistics reveal that some holiday hotspots are now more affordable than last year.
Topics: Newsletters, Buying, Advice, Holiday Home, property focus, Buying Tips