Exciting week It has been nice to see the sun out occasionally this week and that has also meant lots of interested buyers. We are finding the market is more sensible than it has been for the past few years. Potential buyers are thinking before...

FIRST TAKE When people tell me what type of property they are looking for or have seen something that suits, they will quite often say “ l have just started looking “ and they keep looking, come back later and buy the first one they looked at (if...

A little help from our friends Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace gave us the computer, thanks guys! Generations since have learnt and appreciated the greatest gift of all "knowledge". I have just turned 65 years of age and with the help of my...

Humans are not the enemy All levels of government spend money on tree planting and then have to spend more money and Human Resources on nurturing these trees. When people buy a block in a new estate, they build their new home and then start on the...

I CAN HEAR YOU A few years ago l booked an open for inspection in a large house with open plan living and spacious rooms. The vendor said that she would open the house up, open all the doors and turn all the lights on and for me, and to leave...

After a long exhaustive fourth inspection with the same clients on the same property over two weeks we had become long lost friends and the deal was imminent, smiles all round and l am virtually helping mum, dad, aunties, grandma, grandpa, dog, cat...