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 | Jan 14, 2023 | 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 | Jan 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 | 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?...
by Kathryn | Aug 23, 2022 | Buying and Selling Real Estate, Buying or Selling Real estate, Food for thought, Real estate advice, Renovating
When is the right time to upsize? Could it be when your little darlings become “tweens”, or perhaps when they start to bring their friends home as teenagers? It is good knowing where they are and if they feel that they can entertain friends at home surely...