Hey, my name is Andrew Duncan.
On my blog, you will find real estate tips, advice and market commentary, along with articles about climate change, plant-based food, personal finance and travel. I love working with nice people, solving problems and living in Wellington, NZ.
If you are planning to apply for a mortgage in the near future, there are steps you can take in advance, to increase your chances of getting a YES from the bank. As you’ll hear in the podcast below, it pays to start planning 3-6 months before submitting your mortgage application. That way your accounts will look as good as…
Updated June 2020. Many of you will have experienced the feeling of seeing a home you like, getting excited about it, imagining your future there and then having your dreams shattered when you obtain a builders report and find they are recommending what can often be tens of thousands of dollars worth of urgent work required to your dream home….
UPDATED: May 2020 Everyone wants to avoid a multiple offer situation. We all want to negotiate directly with the owner, one on one. It’s programmed into our genes to want to start off low, see what the vendor comes back with and maybe meet in the middle if it works for us. To buy a home any other way feels…
UPDATED: May, 2020 Learning how to negotiate while buying and selling real estate is a tricky business. The process can be full of traps that you can’t be expected to know about as most people only enter the market every 5-7 years. If you only rode a bike, drove a car or swung a golf club every 7 years you…
If you want to know what’s really going on with the real estate market, the best way to find out is to speak to the salespeople that are working with buyers and sellers right now. On that note, I set up a Zoom chat with Ben Cartwright, one of Wellington’s most sought-after real estate salespeople. In this podcast, we cover:…
A few of my friends and clients have asked me whether it’s a good time to buy and/or sell considering what is going on in the world. Here are my thoughts based on what we know so far… Note: Last updated 15th May 2020. Alert level 2 is here! The real estate market is quickly ramping back up to speed….
Find out what you need to know about a property before you take the plunge and make an unconditional offer. In this episode, I chat with Lindsey Smith, Senior Legal Executive from Rainey Collins to talk about the due diligence process and making unconditional offers. Imagine you have just found a home you want to buy, but you need…
It’s that time of year when we sit down, take stock and decide on our goals for the year. When it comes to real estate, you might be looking to buy your first home, buy an investment property, or renovate your current home. We are here to talk you through how to achieve your property goals for the year ahead….
Here are 10 key property truths that I have learned throughout my career in real estate. These tips will help you make better decisions when buying and selling real estate. 1. Every property would sell tomorrow if price didn’t matter There is no such thing as an un-saleable property. Every single dwelling in NZ would sell tomorrow at some price….
Is having a house to sell holding you back from moving to your dream home? In this podcast episode, we sit down with mortgage adviser Jenny Cheevers to talk through the different options available when you are buying a home, but already have one you will need to sell. Our conversation includes: – Pros and cons of using bridging finance…
