Articles in ‘Columns’

It has been 13 years since we have seen sales hit over 10,000 in a month but that’s what happened last month – against a backdrop of low level of listings. There are a good number coming to the market but the high turnover rate means that there are not enough for the demand that exists. · A persistent lack of stock is contributing to the rising house values – this is particularly true of the first time home buyers and investors markets assisted…

A few days ago, I was standing in line at the supermarket check-out with my small(ish) trolley, proudly laden with “clean” wholesome foods when not entirely unexpectedly, a fellow shopper appeared behind me. Now I’m not a particularly approachable supermarket shopper, but this lady had seen the various company fitness logos on my T-shirt and forced me to break my insular habit and started the very thing I had successfully spend years avoiding…

A lot of people who were made redundant, perhaps because of COVID, are starting or preparing to start up their own business and have decided life needs to be lived how they want it, rather than at someone else’s command. If that sounds like you, now is the time to contact an accountant to make sure you get your “ducks in a row”. Don’t wait until after 31 March and then find that your business set up could have been better. We are just moving…

Sales volumes in September were nothing but exceptional and this continued into October. The estimated total for September sales of 9,666 was the single strongest month for more than four years, and it ranks sixth in the list of most active months dating back to May 2007. Given that year to date volumes are essentially at parity with the same stage in 2019, there is probably still some ‘catch up’ growth taking place after the lull of April/May.…

Low stock numbers of houses around the country are still driving high asking prices – despite it being a year on year increase in new listings over the last 4 months. · Whilst Auckland is tipping over the $1m mark for the first time the regions are also showing dramatic growth with both Taranaki and the central North Island experiencing a 13-year high. · Auckland asking price: $1,003,575 (up 2.2%) Waikato asking price: $665,437 (up 0.7%) ·…

Getting ready for Christmas in Papakura · We are getting ready for Christmas here as it looms up next month! · Rotary Santa Parade · – Sunday 6th of December in Central Park at 3 pm in town Chilling in the Park – Sunday 6th of December in Central Park straight after the Santa Parade · Come down to Central Park and listen to a few good bands, grab a coffee, Mr Whippy will be there for the kids, facepainting, candy floss,…

ClearSky Accounting is new to Pukekohe, with a new, up-to-date business model and a new name to identify where we want to go in the future. Our parent company has operated in the South Auckland region since 1993. We and the majority of our staff and executives live in Pukekohe so in this sense we are not new to Pukekohe. My husband and I owned a farm in Bombay area for a number of years and became very familiar with the rich red soil Pukekohe…

A month on from the re-emergence of Covid 19 in New Zealand, property prices are showing resilience to the current economic and social restrictions. · The market has suffered a delay in the number of properties coming to the market as a result of these restrictions. Meaning that the supply will be constrained as we roll into the traditionally higher listing period of spring and summer. · Property values though are holding up against the…

Art Mural Trail in Papakura · We are so lucky to now have 16 walls and empty spaces that have been painted with beautiful and amazing murals in and around the town. Talented artists who have used their talent to decorate, beautify and paint murals around the town. · Want to check out all the murals that the town has? · Go to https://papakura.co.nz/art-trail-map-papakura/ to view all the beautiful murals in Papakura. · Two of them are…

A recent article in the NY Times caught my attention, it described a “troubling surge in Homicides” following Covid-19 Lockdowns.[^1] I was immediately reminded of a similar article in the NZ Herald following our L4 Lockdown that was referred to as “Murderous May”.[^2] Both articles described in detail how violent crime had risen dramatically following the restrictions, and although the US is clearly facing different issues, neither article…