Modern Architecture

Monsters! So much of modern architecture today seems to be about size . New homes for sale on the North Shore seem to be huge! 5 or even more bedrooms, media rooms and great big impersonal living areas. Architects seem to believe that they must get the biggest house they can on to increasingly smaller lots and all these houses seem to be so…….so……..the same! Boring, big, ugly boxes filled with oversized furniture and an oversized person or two.

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Money Making Opportunity | Browns Bay | Auction

You’ll love this! Another 1960’s character do up and right next to Bay’s Christian Fellowship!

• Deceptively spacious with 3 bedroom plus study and more!!
• Separate guest accommodation or work from home
• Full site of 809m2 with flat garden
• Situated in such a handy location close to buses and in Rangi Zone
• Great buying for the astute investor or large families on a limited budget
• Must be sold as owners are relocating!!

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Fastidious owners / Westlake Zone

Finding an affordable family home in a great school zone is not easy, especially when you want a single sex school. On the North Shore of Auckland there are only two single sex high schools, Westlake Girls and Westlake Boys. Both high schools have a terrific reputation, click on the links to find out more! All the other high schools are co-ed. Being close by is a must for many families and this home fits the bill. You can secure your entry into the highly prized Westlake School Zone with this easy-to-own Forrest Hill home, now!

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Great Do Up Opportunity in Forrest Hill

The minute I walked down the drive and across the flagstones I knew I was about to see another classic do up opportunity in the heart of Forrest Hill.

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Character & Charm | Murrays Bay | Auction

Are you looking for a home to pull at the heart strings? Then look no further. Spacious, modern and dedsigned to capture the spectacular views. With large living spaces, a kitchen the cook in the family will love, and decks to soak up the sun and view, entertaining will be a breeze.

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We’ve all got many regrets in life. It’s easy to look back and say “what if?”. We all know people who seem to be reaping the benefits of a decision made many years ago…

Here’s a tale of two people….Some years ago I met a gentleman who had immigrated to New Zealand in the early 60’s and proceeded to buy 40 acres of land at Limeburners Bay in Hobsonville. His family and friends thought he was mad, it was remote and hard to get to, but he kept it and as the years went by Auckland crept out to Hobsonville and beyond. His family now reap the rewards, each year they sell a section or two and live on the proceeds. I helped him sell some of his property a more relaxed person I have never met.

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Do Up Gem: This is a collectors item

Every now and then you come across a gem in the real estate business. And often they are do ups. some are collectors items, the ones with history charm and character . You know, an original 1960’s bungalow, untouched since the day it was built, or a villa in the country built in 1890, still with scrim on the walls, uninsulated, with the sunhats in the cupboard waiting for a gardener long gone. [Read more →]

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Phil McGoldrick (Harcourts National Auction Manager) who won the Australasian Auctioneers Competition – a fantastic result!

Some more great auctions this weekend too:
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