Home slow to sell? How to be a smart seller in a buyer’s market
Trying to sell a house right now? Stay alert, because with the number of houses on the market up, prices down and sales slow, your buyer is holding a great hand of cards right now. Frances Cook has some tips. Figures from realestate.co.nz show that while the number of properties on the market has rapidly […]
How to sell your house
New Zealand’s housing market might have turned a corner, but it is still a tough time to be a seller. While activity and prices are picking up, there is large amount of stock on the market, and it is keeping a lid on prices. In January, the Real Estate Institute reported a “days to sell” […]
How to get on the housing ladder | The Spectator
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How to legally donate your estate to charity by preparing will
I want to prepare my will and donate everything to charity instead of leaving it to my children. I am 68 years old and a divorcee, with four children who are all well-off. Is there anything I should consider? —Name withheld on request We assume that the assets and properties owned by you are all […]
How to buy an island – and truly work remotely
Krolow is talking about islands such as Motu Teta Rangiroa in French Polynesia, which is on the market for just over £1.5m. If you told a child to crayon a picture of a private island, this palm-tree studded paradise is what they’d draw. Thanks to Starlink, owners can live on coconuts while trading shares on […]
Is your suburb ripe for gentrification? How to tell if higher property prices and high-rises are on the horizon
Shiny cafes, designer “doodle” dogs, micro breweries. There goes the neighbourhood. Gentrification is a decades-old global phenomenon that can lead to a suburb being completely transformed. British sociologist Ruth Glass first coined the term in 1964 to describe the displacement of London’s working-class residents by wealthier newcomers. “Once this process of gentrification starts in a […]
How to choose the perfect property investment strategy
The UAE attracts different kinds of property investors, and the availability of diverse options means home buyers can choose a unit that is best suited for either a short-term or long-term lease. This decision is usually based on various factors such as rental yields, capital appreciation, location, market conditions, supply and demand and individual investment […]
Buying a house? How to check if it’s at risk from sinking, flooding or dirty air from climate change
Don’t make the biggest purchase of your life without checking these risks first. ADVERTISEMENT For most people, buying a home is the biggest investment of their life. So it makes sense to take every risk into account. Increasingly, climate change is taking its toll on the property market, damaging and devaluing homes, and driving up […]
How to deter burglars from your home – by an ex-housebreaker
What locks should I use? For a traditional front door to a house, Lloyd Morgan, a master locksmith at London Locks Limited, recommends the combination of a lever mortice deadlock with a high quality night latch. Night latches are fitted on the internal side of a door with a handle, and unlocked from the outside […]
How to build a lot of housing that isn’t ugly
Open this photo in gallery: Two women peer into a construction site on Broadway street in Vancouver on Feb. 16.Jennifer Gauthier /The Globe and Mail At first glance, the three new buildings that developer Adrian Lai is promoting – among the first proposals in Vancouver’s effort to turbocharge densification along its extensive east-west Broadway corridor […]