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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!
Tag Archives: Christchurch
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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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
Christchurch property values continue upward trend
Once again we read in The Press that the housing market is continuing to increase both in value and volume. A reasonably predictable trend is emerging and as Liz McDonald reports: “A year ago the big growth in Canterbury house … Continue reading
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Tagged "As Is" Homes, Auction, Canterbury, Christchurch, Earthquake recovery, Parklands, Real Estate, Statistics
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New repair strategy comes to the fore
Earlier this week I received this update from IAG (my insurer) and it caught my eye as to the new innovation for concrete floor slab replacement. Who would have thought we would have been working under homes a couple of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christchurch, Construction, Earthquake recovery, Insurance, Real Estate
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Christchurch building consents hold steady
With new building consent figures equal but not bettering last year’s figures I think it is not unreasonable to ask why? Liz McDonald in The Weekend Press writes: New Canterbury homes are going up no … Continue reading
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Tagged Canterbury, Christchurch, Home presentation, Housing, Real Estate, Stats
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