coyotewildwomen
31st January 2005, 12:52 PM
Hi,
We may be interested in buying some land and would love to have some view of the water. However, the prices of Sumner are a bit steep for us to consider, at this point. We will hold our breath to see if prices come down. We are coming down to the wire, and just got "decision successful" so it is coming time to make our plans to explore where we want to settle down. We may well rent for a bit, but want to start our research now so we know where to buy when prices come down. We also want to know where to rent so we can get a better feel for the area.
We spoke with a friend of ours who is a Kiwi in the property industry. He is certain prices will come down, and says this has happened before, it is just a matter of when. So we intend to be patient- but vigilant.
Does anyone know of any other areas that might be an option. We have no kids with us, they are in boarding school, here- so that is not an option. We may also be open to Waiheke ( still pricey), Bay of Plenty or North of Auckland in the Bay of Islands or ????. Hawke's Bay is even an option since we love wine.
Any suggestions of places you have discovered in your travels? We don't want to be so remote that we feel out of touch with the community but a smaller town would be great. We also need to have internet ( high speed) so that may be a bigger issue.
Also we may want to build a custom house based on the "Not so big house by Susanka" concept of smaller home but great design, wonderful finishes and top notch craftspersonship. Is it impossible to get craftspeople in NZ given it seems they have all left for greener pastures? Do you know anyone who is good?
What should we be looking at in land prices, we don't need much and a steep lot would be fine. We are seeing $300 k plus and above for unimproved small lots with minimal views, which seems really steep, even at Colorado prices. :no
Thanks for any suggestions,
Wendy
We may be interested in buying some land and would love to have some view of the water. However, the prices of Sumner are a bit steep for us to consider, at this point. We will hold our breath to see if prices come down. We are coming down to the wire, and just got "decision successful" so it is coming time to make our plans to explore where we want to settle down. We may well rent for a bit, but want to start our research now so we know where to buy when prices come down. We also want to know where to rent so we can get a better feel for the area.
We spoke with a friend of ours who is a Kiwi in the property industry. He is certain prices will come down, and says this has happened before, it is just a matter of when. So we intend to be patient- but vigilant.
Does anyone know of any other areas that might be an option. We have no kids with us, they are in boarding school, here- so that is not an option. We may also be open to Waiheke ( still pricey), Bay of Plenty or North of Auckland in the Bay of Islands or ????. Hawke's Bay is even an option since we love wine.
Any suggestions of places you have discovered in your travels? We don't want to be so remote that we feel out of touch with the community but a smaller town would be great. We also need to have internet ( high speed) so that may be a bigger issue.
Also we may want to build a custom house based on the "Not so big house by Susanka" concept of smaller home but great design, wonderful finishes and top notch craftspersonship. Is it impossible to get craftspeople in NZ given it seems they have all left for greener pastures? Do you know anyone who is good?
What should we be looking at in land prices, we don't need much and a steep lot would be fine. We are seeing $300 k plus and above for unimproved small lots with minimal views, which seems really steep, even at Colorado prices. :no
Thanks for any suggestions,
Wendy