by Kathryn | Jun 14, 2024 | Buying and Selling Real Estate, Healthy Homes, Renovating, Social
Soul food is often found in the garden. It feels good to look out at my garden and see the changing colours of the seasons with the bees darting everywhere, and the birds in the trees, and bird baths. I love watching the native birds feeding on the hanging seed bells,...
by Kathryn | Sep 18, 2023 | Buying and Selling Real Estate, Renovating, Social
Renovating looks easier than it is in reality It is so easy to believe that renovating your home will be a walk in the park with so many renovation reality television shows on offer that make it seem so easy. But whether you are doing the work yourself, or employing...
by Kathryn | Aug 4, 2023 | buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, Healthy Homes, House buying mistakes, Renovating
When buying a house it is always advisable to employ a licensed building inspector to provide information on the building condition. Knowing what to budget for in respect of any repairs required in the coming years makes a lot of sense! Finding Asbestos in a home can...
by Kathryn | Apr 11, 2023 | Buying and Selling Real Estate, Food for thought, Healthy Homes, Renovating
Simple ways to reduce your energy usage Family is important, and so is keeping a warm, energy efficient home for them to live in. Many of us at some time in our lives consider ways in reducing our energy use, so might find that there are many simple ways to do so....
by Kathryn | Dec 6, 2022 | buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, Buying or Selling Real estate, Renovating
Dux Quest plumbing pipes Dux Quest was one of the first types of plastic pipe plumbing systems introduced into New Zealand in the late 1970s to early 1980s replacing the trusted copper pipe of earlier decades. It was installed in thousands of homes in the late...
by Kathryn | Aug 25, 2022 | Buying and Selling Real Estate, Buying or Selling Real estate, Food for thought, Healthy Homes, Real estate advice, Renovating, Styling a home
Do you ever feel like you are running from one task to another? Are you multi-tasking to get things done and constantly in catch-up mode, mobile phone in hand, and answering email after email, and then suddenly it is time to feed the family and catch up on laundry?...