I’ve spoken before about the fabulous job Air New Zealand does with their “Bare Essentials of Safety” safety videos, you know… ones like this one and the ones included in this post here….
Well its 2013 now and time for a new one, starring none other than Bear Grylls. Well worth a watch before you board.
And just in case you can’t find one of the earlier versions…here you go above.
A question I am constantly asking myself is this one……….
…..why do “Poms” seem to not consider “future selling” money when they build a home in Nelson?
So, whether a UK resident moves to NZ or New York, their thought patterns should, to all intents and purposes just about remain the same, the only real difference being the physical distance.
If you want to move the family “lock, stock & barrels” out to the antipodes, then here’s two really important tips that will result in you “netting thousands” instead of losing them. (trust me on this, I’ve seen and experienced the heartfelt collateral damage side of this over the last decade…….at the very least, on about 11 ~ 12 occasions)
Ok this is from a UK TV Program...but let me tell you I have seen it locally...in Nelson
No.1
Do Not build a home with associated utility pipework on the outside…….yes yes I know it goes for ok back home……and again yes, yes, yes …I know you need it / have to have it, where else to put it, etc, etc….. but out here in New Zealand….well, we tend to have a bit more room/space around us……and frankly this ole habit just really needs a real good “Dan Carter” kick right out into the paddock.
Let me tell you right here & now…..what a Kiwi buyer thinks when they see this…….“cheap…cheap…cheap” – now, surely, that is not the first impression you want any prospective buyer of your property to have?
Extra rooms aren't always an advantage....
No.2
The fact that you want 3/4/5/14 reception rooms may very well appeal tremendously to you…..but from an antipodean perspective…let me tell you – its almost a “death knell.”
Out here, well……..we want/desire/live for “open plan” living, surely you might have noticed that when visiting the brand new showhome exhibitions……heck, space is what its all about way down here near the great Southern Ocean.
I hope you’ll view this for what it is – just a couple of hints from someone whose seen both sides of the story.
The NZ Property Report covering March 2012 was interesting reading last week. One thing it did highlight was that Queenstown / Central Otago Lakes still has NZ’s highest seasonally adjusted asking price for a residential property.
They were closely followed by…..no guesses here….. Auckland.
However sitting back, in so called bronze place was another town in NZ, with way less than even 10% of the population of Auckland, and that part of NZ was, my home.
Yes, the Nelson region it was.
March 2012 - NZ Asking Prices (CREDIT - www.realestate.co.nz)
As the chart above depicts, it sure does re-enforce the popularity of the region, and yet again confirms why this issue of Nelson region property pricing dominates local “headlines”, as depicted here in the media earlier this year?
If you are not a local and are using the web to search for a property in Stoke, Nelson then you need to read this.
The good news is that this lesson it won’t take long at all.
First up, www.realestate.co.nz
...heres the realestate.co.nz search bar.......
if you select Nelson & Bays, then Nelson for the town…….
check all of these highlighted ones....
you’ll get a dropdown list like I’ve depicted above..
...and these too...
just make sure you search the highlighted suburbs, now www.summit.co.nz,
the Summit.co.nz site makes it quite easy actually...
…..to ensure you cover all the areas of Stoke.
www.nzrealtors.co.nz is there to help your search too
The NZ Realtors group to which Summit Real Estate belong also have a site you can use, and need to search just the four suburbs high-lighted above to conclude your search.
Trade-me also offers up a selection of suburbs again adding a few more to the mix, but obviously on account
some repeats here from above ... just check them all out
of some having zero listings, most people aren’t aware of them, you just need to check them all.
In case you are wondering where all these suburbs names are, hopefully this takeout of the Summit map will help.
