I reckon the loyal folk who get all het up about the demise of the National Bank brand are a bit like smokers - they don’t have a logical explanation as to why they’re so loyal and so upset. I recall being a smoker myself and I didn’t know why I was … Read more
Archives for September 2012
September 25, 2012 By
Spring deals got no spring, so far
Spring has definitely sprung at my place but the banks haven’t really come out firing with a matching burst of gusto. The number of vendors listing property has picked up a wee bit, still not the kind of spring rush one normally expects though. It’s … Read more
September 19, 2012 By
Are there any affordable houses in Auckland?
Stupid question really - of course there are! It's just that home buyers may need to broaden their search to areas they might not have considered before. I was a bit surprised to hear that a recent poll taken by the NZ Herald found more than half … Read more
September 13, 2012 By
House prices aren’t too high
If I had a $ for every time I’ve read that NZ house prices are too high and overvalued I could have retired from writing this blog already! To misquote Churchill, seldom have so many economic commentators given so many reasons to support the idea … Read more
