http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev Welcome to Ross Brader’s Real Estate Blog featuring Pt Chevalier, Westmere and Grey Lynn Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:05:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week we took advantage of the great weather and had a selection of incredible photographs taken of Pt Chevalier from an aircraft and I have posted some of these below. As the first prize sponsor of "A weekend in the Chev" photo competition we can't enter these shots but thought ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/03/09/pt-chevalier-from-the-air/ The many boat ramps and jetties surrounding the Pt Chevalier coastline were almost swamped by this morning's king high tide as you will see in the following photos. Any higher and the kayak would have floated off the jetty! The Oliver St boat ramp would have been very easy to launch ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/03/02/king-high-tides-create-impression-on-pt-chevalier-coastline/ When there are a large number of homes on the market it can be quite a challenge finding  the time to inspect those that might suit you. This map created at googlemaps.com shows how many homes were available in the central part of Auckland early in March and the sheer volume of listings ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/03/02/open-home-shortlists-how-do-you-create-one/ Everyone says that it is difficult to find a home in the Auckland region at the NZ median price and in our office we seldom have available properties under $400,000 however Kris Brown of our office has listed four homes that all meet that criteria. You can take your pick from the commute to Karaka or ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/03/02/cheap-auckland-real-estate-four-homes-under-400000/ Detailed information will be available on key issues such as air quality, noise control, open space and urban design at the NZTA expos on the new SH20 Waterview motorway and changes to SH16 from St Lukes to Te Atatu. Expos will be held: • Saturday, 6 March, 10am to 5pm, Pasadena Intermediate School, ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/03/01/sh20-waterview-expos/ Public open days for the future development of Pt Chevalier and Western Springs into one of Auckland's liveliest centres will take place next month. Council planners will be on hand to explain the plans, known as precinct plans, which have been prepared with the community and form part of th council's ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/03/01/pt-chevalier-draft-plan/ We are sponsoring a photo competition in Pt Chevalier being run by Cameron Greig of pointchev.com and have put up a grand prize of $500. Photos are to be taken from noon Friday March 12th to noon Monday March 15th. One weekend. Hundreds of images. We are hoping that the community ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/02/14/a-weekend-in-pt-chev-photo-competition/ Will the Apple iPad become the ultimate tech tool for the mobile real estate salesperson? After much anticipation Apple have just released the iPad - in many respects a large iPhone but with greater capability. It's 7mm thick, very light with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display, and runs a custom ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/01/28/apple-ipad/ We have just completed a review of the 2009 real estate market for the Westmere area for all sales excluding sections north of Wellpark Ave and Richmond Rd and a colour copy of this including charts is available by clicking here. Here are some of the highlights of 2009: Volume of sales ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/01/21/westmere-2009-real-estate-review/ As I drove down Oliver St this afternoon I noticed machines working in the area of the boat ramp so I had a chat with the site foreman and he explained they were extending the ramp by adding an additional concrete area and improving the angle of the slope. These changes ... http://unconditional.co.nz/ptchev/2010/01/19/pt-chevalier-oliver-st-boat-ramp-improvements/