Keep warm without breaking the budget

It’s that time of the year when the heaters come on or the fire gets lit – and power bills can sky rocket. How can you keep the family warm while keeping control of the bill? Here’s some small but effective ideas for efficient power use: Water heating is one of the largest power or … Continue reading Keep warm without breaking the budget

Current Property Market Harcourts

Traditionally in any property marketing plan a quick sale is considered a good sale – and a sign of intense market activity that means buyers should make an offer or risk missing out. But Harcourts NZ CEO Chris Kennedy says sellers should remember by selling too quickly they may be selling themselves short. The typical … Continue reading Current Property Market Harcourts

Grow Your Own Way

Creating vegetable gardens has grown in popularity in recent years (‘scuse the pun), and the great news is, starting a vegetable garden is actually pretty easy, not to mention very rewarding having a source of growing your own food. So, given Autumn is now upon us, why not get started on creating your very own … Continue reading Grow Your Own Way

Yes- you can sell your home in winter

The standard response when you’re thinking about selling your home but are not sure when, is “sell in spring”. And there’s plenty of truth in that as warmer, drier weather and post-winter itchy feet drive potential buyers out to open homes. But life doesn’t stop for winter. People still need to move, whether it be … Continue reading Yes- you can sell your home in winter

Choose the lifestyle that suits you

The idea of giving up on the rat-race and moving to the country for a simpler life is one that’s occurred to almost everyone who lives in the city, at some point – often while you’re stuck in nose-to-tail commuter traffic. And it’s a dream that plenty of Kiwis turn into reality. REINZ figures show … Continue reading Choose the lifestyle that suits you

Turn your rental property into a home

No matter if you are an owner-occupier or renting, we all have an instinctive desire to create an individual space we can call “home”. Just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, neither is a house transformed into a home in 24 hours. Adding unique, personal touches and arranging furniture and possessions to suit your … Continue reading Turn your rental property into a home