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The first Auckland Land Subdivision and Project Management course of 2021 is about to begin; Frank Xu has been invited to join Auckland Council's Customer Advisory Group
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Can you borrow more against a mortgaged home? Funding for worry-free renovations
When it comes to New Zealand property in 2021, the two hottest topics are subdividing large sections and renovating older homes. Experienced developers with substantial capital are eyeing large sites with subdivision potential, while investors with some spare cash and investment properties hope to renovate older homes to increase their value and generate further profits.
Rental renovation tips: 9 ways to quickly boost your property's value
Is spending money renovating a rental property really worthwhile?
A growing headache: New Zealand's worsening materials shortage forces builders to stockpile, attracting thieves. How can they reduce the risks?
Supplier shortages and delivery delays are forcing more and more builders to stockpile building materials. Today, we have invited Ben Rickard from insurance company Builtin to discuss stock insurance and explain how to get better value when insuring your stock.
Green building becomes a global trend as construction's sustainability journey gathers speed!
As global warming threatens the environment, using sustainability principles to guide a low-carbon economy has become a widely discussed topic worldwide. This year, the New Zealand Government announced a series of emissions reduction plans to promote a low-carbon economy. With construction an important part of the national economy, interest in energy efficiency and environmental protection within the industry is also continuing to grow.
Renovating an older home: writing a new chapter in a house with a story
Buying a home often involves compromises: location, price, size, garden, layout, school zone, design… Perfection is elusive; the best choice comes from weighing the advantages and disadvantages.
Give fire engineering its due for smoother upgrades and greater value in older buildings
Rapid urban development inevitably leaves many older buildings in an awkward position: structurally sound and reasonably well located, yet constrained by their original design and planning, they can no longer realise their full value.
Connecting for mutual benefit today, building an ideal future together: 2021 NZIBES New Zealand International Building Expo and Summit returns!
After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, the New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Expo and Summit (NZIBES) will make a grand return to Auckland’s Vodafone Event Centre on 6–7 August this year.
Exploring opportunities across both islands and a future of shared industry benefits: the 2021 Property Market Seminar and Queenstown Property Investment Seminar concludes successfully
While Auckland’s housing market in the North Island enjoyed its hottest year, the pandemic dealt severe blows to both property and tourism in Queenstown, known as the South Island’s ‘wealthiest town’, even as Auckland to the north experienced its hottest housing market year.
Meeting industry needs and answering homeowners’ questions: home renovation seminar series concludes successfully
On 30 April, the home renovation event series jointly created by YIJU New Zealand and the New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association (NZCBIA) concluded successfully.
Small improvements, big results: attracting good tenants and higher rents is what counts!
Tenants who are willing to pay market rent or more, always pay on time without falling into arrears, and take good care of the property… Finding tenants like these is every landlord’s ultimate dream. Yet most landlords do not realise that good tenants are attracted by quality rental properties, rather than encountered through sheer good luck.
‘Targeting Chinese people’? Avoid these currency exchange traps!
Currency exchange is an unavoidable issue for every Chinese person living overseas. From travel and study to work, starting a business and buying property, everything requires money. For migrants, transferring wealth accumulated in China to New Zealand legally and safely has long been a troubling question.