It is our pleasure to inform you that we have relocated to new, smarter business premises. Our new office is located in Newmarket, one of Auckland’s most popular and bustling destinations, with the premises offering more comfortable meeting rooms and better parking facilities. Address: Level 1, 103 Carlton Gore Rd, Newmarket, 1023 Erskine + Owen…
Read MoreOne of the emerging stars in NZ’s property market is Dunedin – which is being recognised as a region of growing potential. Dunedin’s population grew 2.7% in the year to March 2019, well ahead of the national average. Employment opportunities are on the rise in Dunedin, particularly with large service industries. Enrolments at the University…
Read MoreI have a love-hate relationship with my indoor rowing machine. I love it because I can stare at the monitor and precisely track my pace stroke by stroke and watch the metres tick down. And then at the end, the utter feeling of exhaustion – almost falling off the seat, but knowing I’ve just got…
Read MoreFrom a property perspective what was relevant in this years budget was the noticeable absence of anything specific for property. Certainly, Kiwibuild was not mentioned at all. Perhaps they think the job has been done to some extent: • The % of houses being sold to first home buyers is increasing – have first home…
Read MoreRecent articles on the property market have begun to turn their attention to Hawke’s Bay as a region of growing potential – and has even referred to it as ‘the new Tauranga’. It’s backed up by the stats: Hawke’s Bay is experiencing higher-than-anticipated population growth. “The region is experiencing some of the strongest house…
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Capital Adequacy – What Is It & How Will it Affect the Market?
Capital adequacy is the Reserve bank telling banks that in tough financial times the capital they are holding on their balance sheet could be insufficient to weather a major economic event, such as we saw during the Global Financial Crisis. Adrian Orr is pushing that this needs to happen and the Reserve bank are currently…
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