How Hamilton Became the New Auckland.

Exactly seven months ago an article was published on NZ Herald about the flood of Auckland home buyers investing in Hamilton. Shaun Cosgrave predicted this growth to continue throughout the year saying, “I personally feel there is still going to be growth this year. The fact that the OCR has dropped, and may potentially drop […]

Which NZ city costs $11,000 More than Auckland to Live?

Let’s talk about the house prices in Auckland. Just kidding – you don’t need another blogger rattling off about how much it costs to live in Auckland AKA the city with the 5th most expensive house prices in the world. But what about when it comes to living in Auckland as an average Joe? Is […]

Surprising Colour Trick to Selling a Red Hot House

There’s a little trick interior designers, architects and builders have been using to make buildings sell. This trick is to make the design red hot. In the pre-historic days of building and interior design (let’s call these days the pre-2010’s) colour theory was all the rage. Different colours evoked different emotions and some colours drew […]

The New Auckland Housing Crisis

Auckland might lose it’s position as being the most unlivable city in New Zealand – despite the Auckland City Council’s efforts to make it the most livable city in the world. Instead Wellington prices are slowly creeping up as Auckland’s red-hot market cools off. So how much do you need to save to live in […]

Warning: Videos of Building Horror Stories Don’t Shock Council

A lot of videos have been circulating Facebook of shobby construction. Vidoes so bad you think, “Wow… I”m so glad this isn’t in New Zealand” only to find out the video was shot in Auckland. Or Timaru. Or two towns over from your house. If you haven’t seem them, check out these videos on Stuff – but […]