Strong 2025 start for property market: NZ Mortgages
The new year has kicked off with remarkable momentum in the property market, mirroring the activity seen in late 2024. Buyers and investors are maintaining their confidence, keeping the housing market as competitive as ever. For many, the new year represents an opportunity to achieve their property goals, whether that’s securing a first home, upgrading […]
Good news in property
The housing market looks set to remain relatively static throughout the opening months of 2025, following yet another flat quarter. That’s the forecast from the latest QV House Price Index, which shows residential property values edged upwards by an average of just 0.1% nationally in the December quarter. The average home is now worth $902,414, […]
Tackling loneliness at work
An international study found one in five employees report feeling lonely at work. Being in the office isn’t the key solution, according to researchers from Canterbury University (UC) and the Institute for Life at Work. University Associate Professor Sarah Wright and Chief Scientist at the Institute for Life at Work Dr Constance Noonan Hadley surveyed […]
New Year, new home: Rent Wise Property Management
“If this was my property, would I be happy?” is a question Shona Saunders often asks herself, when considering rental properties for other people. Property and people are two of REINZ accredited Shona’s passions. Combining them, she works with rental property owners and tenants to find an ideal solution for both. Working in the rental […]
Realty contrast in 2024
Despite a challenging year for New Zealand’s property market, moments of resilience and divergence emerged, with multi-million-dollar prestige sales, double-digit gains and declines, and properties selling in as little as seven days. The annual CoreLogic NZ Best of the Best 2024 report highlights the country’s top property sales, highest and lowest growth suburbs and best-performing […]
Getting your business ready for 2025: EBI
2025 is knocking at the door and the economy and customer spending is on the up. What comes next is a world of opportunities. As a business owner, now is the time to sharpen your focus, strategise smartly, and position your company for lasting success. Ready to hit the ground running? Here’s how to prepare […]
Rental demand remains strong: Rentworks Property Management
If there is one thing that unites Kiwis, it is the idea that everyone should have a roof over their head. The intrepid souls that took to boats and crossed the seas from the different nations over centuries were all searching for the same thing. A place to belong, a place to feel secure, and […]
Personalised mortgage advice: NZ Mortgages
Christmas 2024 brings merry news of lower interest rates. As 2024 winds down, the property market is navigating a mix of stabilising interest rates and the seasonal dynamics of home buying. The recent reduction in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 4.25% down from 4.75% does mean better rates are on the cards from the […]
Making it count: Vanessa Weenink
The Government is supercharging our maths action plan with a targeted maths acceleration programme. The Government will be trialling a maths acceleration programme to focus Kiwi kids on the basics and set them up on a path to success. This year, shocking data showed just 22% of Year 8 students are at the expected national […]
Future business leaders
Three emerging Canterbury business leaders have been awarded special Master of Business Administration (MBA) scholarships. The Gough Family Foundation MBA Leadership Scholarships are unique, giving recipients the opportunity to be mentored by top New Zealand leaders. Launched in 2021 in partnership with University of Canterbury (UC)’s MBA programme, the three annual scholarships are awarded to […]
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