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Will the Reserve Bank raising the Official Cash Rate this month and in April set back the housing market just as it’s starting to stabilise in Wellington? | Wellington Market Update | February 2023
At one stage it was feared the OCR would jump .75 points because of Reserve Bank fears about the rate of inflation. But economists now think it will be closer to .50 points.
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What does the new year hold for the housing market after the turbulence of 2022? | Wellington Market Update | January 2023
“My only new year’s resolution is that we return to what we call a ‘normal housing mar-ket’, where people can transact without fear of missing out or fear of paying too much,” Tommy’s Real Estate Sales Director Nicki Cruickshank says.
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Don’t worry, we’re still in the office!
For any enquiries over the Christmas and New Year Period.
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Newsroom , Real Estate Insights
With Christmas so close, activity will be up | Wellington Market Update | December 2022
Is this the season to sell your house? “With Christmas so close, there is usually good activity for houses already on the mar-ket,” Tommy’s Real Estate Sales director Nicki Cruickshank says.
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Buyers can look for a more stable 12 months | Wellington Market Update | Presented by Tommy’s | November 2022
A year on from when the real estate market started to turn from boom to gloom, buyers and sellers can look forward to a more stable 12 months. That’s the view of Tommy’s Real Estate Sales Director Nicki Cruickshank.
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Buyer interest is rebounding after the worst winter on record | Wellington Market Update | October 2022
The housing market has suffered one of its worst winters on record, with Wellington being the hardest hit, but buyer interest is rebounding.
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To tree or not to tree? Urban landscaping with native rākau
There’s a lot of myth-busting to be done around the suitability of native trees for the urban garden. While you may not want a pōhutukawa or pūriri overtaking your new property, there are many native trees and plants that might be suitable for your section—and just as with any landscaping decision, it’s about exploring the options.
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Spring is in the air, but are sunnier days ahead? | Wellington Market Update | September 2022
Spring is in the air but are sunnier days ahead for the housing market?
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Big wins for community-minded Tommy’s at the REINZ Awards 2022
Wellington’s most awarded real estate agency also is one of the country’s most community-minded. This week Tommy’s Real Estate won two of the country’s biggest Real Estate Institute of NZ awards and was a finalist for the Marketing Community Award. The Wellington City agency won in the REINZ Large Residential Office of the Year – Volume and the REINZ Large Residential Office of the Year categories.
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Community , Newsroom , Wellington
Helping keep the free in Wellington Free Ambulance
Wellington Free Ambulance is close to the hearts of many people across our region. Each year they answer over 151,000 emergency 111 calls and respond to over 51,000 people needing help. Wellington Free helps people we know, people in our family and perhaps even us personally. –
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A month of troubling headlines about the housing market | Wellington Market Update | Presented by Tommy’s | August 2022
It’s been a month of troubling headlines about the housing market, from CoreLogic re-porting the largest quarterly house price fall since the Global Financial Crisis to the number of new mortgages hitting rock bottom to forecasts of more price falls.
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Community , Newsroom , Wellington
Wellington Free Onesie Day Ambulance has hit the road!
Recently the Tommy’s team attended the Wellington Free Ambulance Onesie Day Ambulance launch! With your help last year, Tommy’s was able to raise an additional $20,000 to close off the Onesie Day 2021 campaign. A total of $272,773 was raised from the Onesie Day campaign last year and the state of the art emergency ambulance was purchased to be used across the community. This is a one of a kind ambulance, fundraised by the community, for the community –
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