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Style Your Living Room With Wall Art
Lifestyle
| Lyall Russell | 5 mins
Style Your Living Room With Wall Art
Family photos, abstract images, landscapes and animals are all regular features on walls across New Zealand. No one likes a bare wall, but you want to strike the balance to make sure you have wall art that adds personality and interest to your spaces.
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Ways to Find and Keep Good Tenants for Your Rental Properties
Invest
| Lyall Russell | 4 mins
Ways to Find and Keep Good Tenants for Your Rental Properties
While an investment property is a huge asset, so are responsible, long-term renters, but finding a good tenant for your rental doesn’t have to be a headache.
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Top Questions You Should Ask Your Agent
Buy Sell
| Lyall Russell | 7 mins
Top Questions You Should Ask Your Agent
Navigating the property market can be a challenge, as there are many hurdles you must overcome. Whether you are buying or selling, it is likely to involve one of the biggest assets you will own, so you want to do it right.
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Property Auctions Fast and Simple
Buy Sell
| Lyall Russell | 4 mins
Property Auctions Fast and Simple
Selling a home by auction can be both exciting and nerve-wracking but it's a process that is often misunderstood.
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What to Consider Before Buying Your First Lifestyle Block
Buy Lifestyle
| Lyall Russell | 7 mins
What to Consider Before Buying Your First Lifestyle Block
After a period of lockdowns, travel restrictions or just growing tired of being boxed into a densely populated community, the extra space that comes with a lifestyle block can be tempting.
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Real Estate Career ‘Fulfilling’
Buy Sell Career
| Lyall Russell | 6 mins
Real Estate Career ‘Fulfilling’
The real estate profession has become one of New Zealand's top 10 most popular jobs (*source Careers NZ) for the very first time and it's not hard to see why.
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward When Preparing a Rental Application
Rent
| Lyall Russell | 5 mins
Putting Your Best Foot Forward When Preparing a Rental Application
Finding the perfect rental to call home can be a challenge, especially in a competitive rental market. Property inspection can be frequented by dozens of others who, like you, feel that rush when you have found the perfect home, in the right neighbourhood and within your budget.
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Your Guide to Spring Cleaning Your Home
Buy Rent Sell
| Lyall Russell | 3 mins
Your Guide to Spring Cleaning Your Home
After a wet and cold winter, spring is finally here and what better time to get stuck into a deep spring clean!
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What You Need to Know When Downsizing
Buy
| Lyall Russell | 5 mins
What You Need to Know When Downsizing
From the moment most people start their property journey they have dreams of large mansions, sprawling gardens and plenty of space. But there comes a time when you may not reach those dreams, but you know it is time for a lifestyle change and a little less space.
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Making the Auction Room Digital – What You Need to Know About Online Property Auctions
Buy Sell
| Lyall Russell | 4 mins
Making the Auction Room Digital – What You Need to Know About Online Property Auctions
Recent restrictions meant we had to stay home and could not host open homes or auctions. To be able to continue to help people buy and sell properties, the real estate industry had to embrace digital alternatives, and online auctions were one of these.
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