Negotiation Brookby

Oct 6, 2024 | oneroof.co.nz | Negotiation Brookby |Catherine Smith

After a quiet winter, Auckland’s holiday playground of the rich and famous is coming back to life. Agents have reported a lift in buying interest and some eye-popping sales. Precision Real Estate agent Di Balich said she had been inundated with enquiries for one of her recent beachfront listings within two days of sending it out to her database. The property is now under contract, and while she can’t disclose the price, she said it was “at the upper level”.

Oct 5, 2024 | oneroof.co.nz | Negotiation Brookby |Negotiation Henderson |Negotiation Papakura |negotiation Massey

The Auckland villa Marilyn and Martin Sutcliffe bought five decades ago for $21,000 is likely to sell for nearly a hundred times as much when it heads to auction later this month. But the sale of the 1910s home will be bittersweet. When OneRoof asked Martin to describe 50 Selbourne Street, in Grey Lynn, the very first thing the retired arts director highlighted was the fact his two children were born there. “It has a whole lot of significance for us because of that,” he said.

Oct 4, 2024 | oneroof.co.nz | Negotiation Brookby |Nikki Preston

Kiwis who rent out their holiday homes on Airbnb and Bookabach say high booking fees and the Government’s new “app tax” are pushing them to the brink. Agents have told OneRoof some bach owners who rely on bookings from the short-term letting sites are considering selling up or renting their properties out long-term. They claim that bookings have dried up in the last few months, saying the recent rise in fees are scaring off users.

Oct 4, 2024 | oneroof.co.nz | Negotiation Brookby |Nikki Preston

A large rental property in the heart of the capital city heads to auction later this month, but buyers will have to imagine what it looks like inside. The listing for 1 Sheridan Terrace, in Johnsonville, makes clear the house has been split into three two-bedroom units. But the interiors are a mystery as the listing only has photos of the exterior. The agents tasked with selling the property make clear that viewings are by appointment only: “All viewings are strictly by appointment only.

Oct 3, 2024 | oneroof.co.nz | Negotiation Brookby |Nikki Preston

A semi-retired scientist is ditching his house in the big smoke and moving to a Northland commune to turn water into power. The potential to generate power from the exceptional natural streams was the big attraction to the large bush property for the new owner who is moving to Russell Road, in Whakapara, with just one other family member.