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Many property owners are not concerned with yard drainage until they have a problem. Water naturally follows the path of least resistance to lower elevations and problems arise when original pathways constructed by the builder become blocked or were inadequate from the beginning. Not having suitable slopes and drains on […]

Let’s take a look at Personal Property as it compares to Real Property. This is a topic that comes up a lot when a real estate transaction gets difficult and the two parties (buyer and seller) begin to argue over what stays in the house and what doesn’t according to […]

What do the Land of Oz and the land of Babel have in common? Is it the bedazzling sparkling of the blinding brightness of shimmering silver and gold? How about the horse of a different color? Maybe it’s the tower of Oz and the tower of Babel? The Wizard occupied […]

If you are fed up with the whole family sharing one bathroom, too few bedrooms and not enough room in the garden then perhaps its time to move. But should you consider building over buying an established property, what is the procedure for building a house in Australia? An established […]

Houses for sale will receive more offers when an open house is staged correctly. The reason that this works so well is that clearing out the homeowners personal things potential buyers can see their things in the houses for sale easier. To stage a correct open house and receive more […]

Real Estate is always a great investment option. While you may have heard stories of quick resale garnering a much higher price making it to the news, rental income form the core of real estate investment value. That’s because historically there has been very little real price appreciation in houses. […]

If you are thinking about buying a lifestyle property in NZ you certainly won’t be short on options in terms of the type of land and soil conditions available. Rural areas may not have as many large holdings operating anymore, but that is no reflection on the high quality land […]

When the owners of houses want to sell their own house without the help of any real estate agent or broker, they are called for sale by owner. The National Association of Realtors did a survey report in 2006 that showed that only 7 percent of all sellers were FSBO. […]

There is a lot of confusion about the differences between condominiums and townhouses. They share many similarities, and this seems to be the source of this confusion. Even amongst real estate professionals we often hear more opinions than facts. So, let’s start by clarifying, condominiums or condos are a type […]

People who want to invest in land to either “develop” it (as that term is defined in the articles in this Land Development Values series) or to build on it and sell a total package (e.g., a new home on its lot) have to sift through many parcels because everybody […]