It was the setting for award winning movie, The King's Speech and for many a hedonistic party, now 33 Portland Place, in London's West End is up for sale and "Lord" Edward Davenport is far from happy about it.

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A new luxury apartment building in Manhattan has caused uproar by seeking (and getting) approval from the city to have separate access doors for it's wealthy and low income residents.

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What are an agent's obligations if a home has failed one building inspection, but then passed the next one?

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"I also make the point that only a small sample of buyers indeed search for property using price search criteria." Whaaat....?!!! 

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Auckland property values led the way and rose by 12.3% year on year (to June 2014), while Wellington values increased the least of the major centres at just 1.8%. 

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In New Zealand's biggest city 10 big ones will buy you everything from a house to a mansion to a luxury estate. It's no secret that Auckland's housing market is over-inflated, so we've scoured the real estate offerings of the moment to discover what $10 million will buy you. Read More »

The differentiation between one real estate agent and another, or one real estate company and another in NZ is paper thin - they all have a list of glowing referrals as long as your arm and offer "Free Appraisals" as if this was a compelling point of difference. Should there be more pragmatic measures for comparison?

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I stood up at a real estate conference a couple of years ago and challenged the presenter when he expounded the view that the “Next Big Thing” in real estate marketing was videos for individual listings.  Read More »

Kiwi wages have risen $34.53 on average in the past year while house prices have skyrocketed $38,000.

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There's nothing romantic or magical these days about buying your first home. In fact, it's difficult not to come away from the process feeling bloodie...

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