What is your favourite era of home? Do you dream of a character villa, or are you more interested in a new build? This month, the team at homes.co.nz have looked at property prices within different housing eras. We categorise
Where did property prices grow the most last decade? It’s now 2020 and we’ve looked back to where property prices were 10 years ago. The top-performing areas are dominated by new developing areas (such as Silverdale outside of Auckland) or
Pay less than $400k in Auckland’s Double Grammar Zone? Christmas has been and gone, and now many parents around the country are looking forward to their kids heading off to school for another year. Although this ‘free’ childcare may be
Have you considered Airbnb? As the home of free property information, homes.co.nz provides estimates of market value (our HomesEstimates), rental value (our Rent Estimates) and much more. Now you can also find the Airbnb Estimate, a short-term rental estimate for
Are there still capital gains to be made from flipping properties? House flipping is a common way to make an extra buck for many New Zealanders. This often involves buying the cheapest house on the street, adding a lick of
How relevant is your Capital Valuation? The Capital Valuation (or CV) for a property is a three-yearly assessment of a property’s value and is used by local councils to help determine the rates for properties in their area. The CVs
Were The Block auction results unexpected? The Block New Zealand 2019 wrapped up on Sunday night leaving the contestants (and most of New Zealand) wanting more at auction. However, were the sale prices less than expected? Large apartments, such as
Are Kiwis still moving from urban areas to lifestyle properties in the city fringes? Buying a lifestyle property still appears to be popular with over 2,200 lifestyle properties sold in 2019 to date. The towns where lifestyle properties form the
It’s good to see the new Gondala opening at Mt Ruapehu next week! In light of this and the upcoming ski season, we’ve taken a look at the price of property in ski-towns around the country. Property prices in central North Island
Are consent numbers telling the whole story? In providing free property information to kiwis, homes.co.nz collects data from each council around NZ. So when a new property is built, we hear about it. We get monthly updates on new and changing properties
A cooling property market in some areas, particularly in Auckland, is good news for first home buyers. With low interest rates, and increasing restrictions on investors and foreign buyers, it is as good a time as any for first home
