The OneRoof Radio Show

You're ready to sell our getting your final bits in order to get your property on the market. 

You don't have the time nor energy to give the whole house, inside and out, a lick of fresh paint, or redo your landscaping, or renovate your slightly out of date kitchen. 

So what are the areas that are most important to get sorted before listing your property? 

And for the buyers - what are you better off ignoring when it...

There's a lot of uncertainty around the property market at the moment. 

In the past decade alone, we've seen the introduction of the brightline test, the relaxing of the brightline test, countless policies making life harder for investors and landlords, and now the looming question of capital gains tax. 

But how much does the government actually influence whether we buy and sell, and at what price? 

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Most prospective buyers know how much they can borrow, but how much should you borrow? 

Banks will often be happy to lend buyers an eye-watering amount of money, right at the top of what they can afford, but that doesn't mean buyers will be happy once those repayments kick in. 

Not mention five years down the line, when interest rates aren't as low as they once were, and wages aren't increasing at the same rate....

After yet another OCR cut, economists and mortgage holders alike are holding their breath for December - the last announcement of the year. 

A new report from Infometrics suggests the Reserve Bank may be taking the cuts too far, and risking an overstimulated economy. 

Most forecasts have predicted more cuts coming, but it's possible that Dr Anna Breman may have a different way of handling things. 

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A few weeks ago, a developer pre-sold most of its eight planned heritage-style weatherboard townhouses in two Auckland projects.

They plan to bring more of their cookie-cutter housing designs to Auckland, and aims to revive the styles of homes prevalent in many older suburbs.

But having a suburb full of similarly designed houses seems like it'd make neighbourhood dull, especially if they're bunched up together as councils plan to i...

House prices have been flat or are falling, it's hard to miss. 

Many owners are trying to quickly sell up - whether it be to fund their retirement, or simply because the rental market just isn't as profitable as it used to be. 

Analysts reckon this will mean a lot of younger people finally getting the opportunity to get on the property ladder. But there's one thing keeping a lot of potential buyers hesitant... 

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Chris Bishop has openly called for house prices to fall, saying we need to be channeling more money into the economy rather than having it locked up in housing. 

The Prime Minister says we need modest and consistent increases in property prices, to ensure the economy is growing. 

So what is actually best for New Zealand and the economy? 

CEO of The Property Lifestyle, Nichole Lewis, joins for the OneRoof Radio Show.&...

Most homeowners who have bought and sold have been through the stress of timing things perfectly. 

They need to sell their home before their offer on the next one is accepted, but they don't want to sell too soon and risk having to move out before closing on the next house. 

Martin Cooper is Managing Director AREINZ at Harcourts Cooper & Co, joining the OneRoof Radio Show to discuss timing your buying and selling.&nbs...

New reports show the to cost to build is up.

The OCR was also left unchanged this week - and it's expected to stay at 3.25%

Should buyers look into property now before the costs and OCR go up again, or should they wait it out?

How can we make that call - is it on gut instinct, or the numbers?

Infometrics Principal Economist and CEO Brad Olsen joins Tim Beveridge for the OneRoof Radio Show... 

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