by Chris | Sep 16, 2026 | Suburb Spotlight
Is Sandringham worth buying in 2026? If you want central Auckland on a smaller budget, keep reading. This suburb won’t give you Mount Eden’s grammar zone shine or Ponsonby’s villa price tag. What it gives you instead is something rarer: a real...
by Chris | Sep 9, 2026 | Buying Guides
I talk to buyers about credit scores every week. Most know it matters. Very few understand how to read it. In some countries, you build credit by taking on debt. Apply for a credit card or a car loan, and your score climbs from there. New Zealand works differently....
by Chris | Sep 2, 2026 | Suburb Spotlight
Green Island sits on Dunedin’s southern edge, one of the city’s larger suburbs by housing stock. Much of it was built through the 1950s, giving it an older, more established feel than newer suburbs. It borders Abbotsford, Concord and Burnside, with the Kaikorai Valley...
by Chris | Aug 26, 2026 | Buying Guides
I speak to a lot of clients every day, and one of the biggest surprises for them is finding out that two people on the exact same salary can walk away from the same bank with very different amounts they’re able to borrow. It’s not about how much you earn....
by Chris | Aug 21, 2026 | NextMove Explained
Over the past three articles, we’ve looked at what buyer readiness actually means, how to prepare in practical stages, and why the knowledge gap in today’s market matters more than it used to. This final article brings it all together. How NextMove’s free tools are...
