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Peter "Griff" Griffioen- Raising the bar of “as is” homes
- Celebrating success
- Exciting new residential opportunities for Christchurch
- The changing world of insurance
- Canterbury homes selling fast
- Spirited Bidding on TC3
- Buying and Selling a Damaged Home – A Solicitor’s Word
- A strong finish to the financial year…
- The week that was and that week that is…
- Auction – $100k to vendor in ten minutes!
Author Archives: Peter Griffioen
Raising the bar of “as is” homes
This week has seen one our first remediated “as is” uninsured homes come to the market. Let me explain: Since mid January Southern Response (the government-formed company to settle claims by AMI policyholders) have implemented a procedure for those clients … Continue reading
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Tagged "As Is" Homes, AMI, Christchurch, Earthquake recoverys, Insurance, Real Estate, Southern Response
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Celebrating success
This week saw Harcourts come together as a national company to not only celebrate another year but a 125 year milestone… Our future started 125 years ago… For many, Harcourts is a name filled with history and yet for others … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison AItken, Cameron Bailey, Deb Harvey, Gold Real Estate Group, Harcourts, History, Mary Turnbull, Real Estates
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Exciting new residential opportunities for Christchurch
With the onset of two substantial residential developments in the north and north-east of the city – Highfield Park and Prestons – I think as locals we can look forward to the exciting opportunities and the momentum this unprecedented growth … Continue reading
The changing world of insurance
I received this info from my ASB private banker Jill Rogers that I thought may be of interest… You will have seen lots of information on the changes from “Full Replacement Cover” to “Sum Insured Replacement” on New Zealand homes. … Continue reading
Canterbury homes selling fast
Liz McDonald at The Press reports: Homes in Canterbury and Westland are still the fastest-selling in the country, as buyers compete for properties. April figures from the Real Estate Institute show homes sold in 27 days on average. The median price was … Continue reading
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Tagged Canterbury, Christchurch, Liz McDonald, Real Estate, REINZ, Statistics, The Press
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Spirited Bidding on TC3
Thursday morning saw 57 Queenspark Drive sell under the hammer after good interest and a couple of parties rigorously competing in the auction rooms. Personally I think this a real vote of confidence for Parklands and clearly displays there is … Continue reading
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Tagged Auction, Christchurch, Insurance, Mortgage, Parklands, Property, Real Estate, TC3
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Buying and Selling a Damaged Home – A Solicitor’s Word
In browsing The Weekend Press, my eye caught the article by Suzy Garnett and Richard Lang of Duncan Cotterill who made some good points highlighting the pros and cons of pursuing a sale or purchase of such property. While what was … Continue reading
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Tagged As Is, Christchurch, Conveyancing, Damaged Homes, Earthquake recovery, Law, Real Estate, Where Is
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Auction – $100k to vendor in ten minutes!
For the Griff Team last week was a week of selling auctions early and as far as the vendors were concerned the results were exceptional. The first was a property that we received an acceptable pre-auction offer on which consequently brought the auction … Continue reading