What is a property transfer?
A property transfer occurs when money or the ownership title on a piece of property, such as a house or parcel of land, changes hands....
18 March, 2013
REINZ or QV | New Zealand Property Values
At the end of each month, real estate agencies send REINZ the details of all the property sales they handled that became unconditional during the month. ...
17 March, 2013
Earthquake in Auckland felt by most Aucklanders
Aucklanders have felt the brunt of two rare localised earthquakes this afternoon....
17 March, 2013
Million-plus boom drives property market | Auckland
Nearly 300 homes sold for $1 million or more last month, but it is the middle to lower end of the market where activity is the most frenetic according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand....
17 March, 2013
Refinancing your existing home loan?
Are you in the process of, or considering, refinancing your existing home loan. If so there are various legal requirements that need to be dealt with and it is best to involve your property lawyer from the outset....
13 March, 2013
How do I form a Family Trust? A question often answered by our solicitors and barristers
Forming a family trust is just one step in a comprehensive, personalised asset protection plan. For the lay person this is not the sort of plan that you can come up with on your own....
10 March, 2013
Drought for some areas South of the Auckland Harbour Bridge
The Minister of Primary Industries Nathan Guy has today officially declared a state of drought for rural areas north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, with other regions likely to soon follow....
07 March, 2013
New Zealand runs the risk of a sharp correction in property prices
New Zealand runs the risk of a sharp correction in property prices, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s says....
28 February, 2013
Quake risk-list sends shock through the suburbs
Many of Auckland’s old town centres are studded with character buildings that could tumble and kill in an earthquake, a report exclusively obtained by the Weekend Herald shows....
28 February, 2013