house prices outside auckland

[mickbann]

looking to buy a 4 bedroom house when we arrive, any advice on areas where we may get better value for money,thank you.

[kukura]

Check out TradeMe newzealand lots of houses for sale on there.

[topcat83]

Originally Posted by kukura

Check out TradeMe newzealand lots of houses for sale on there.

Also Real Estate, Houses for Sale, Rentals, Commercial and Businesses for sale at Realestate.co.nz - Realestate.co.nz

Be careful though - make sure the place you choose is where you'll like. There are an awful lot of place where you'll get a 4 bed place for what seems like a bargain price - but you'll suffer a huge culture shock and will probably find getting work difficult.

[mickbann]

Originally Posted by topcat83

Also Real Estate, Houses for Sale, Rentals, Commercial and Businesses for sale at Realestate.co.nz - Realestate.co.nz

Be careful though - make sure the place you choose is where you'll like. There are an awful lot of place where you'll get a 4 bed place for what seems like a bargain price - but you'll suffer a huge culture shock and will probably find getting work difficult.

just need tp find info on places that will wean us into nz lifestyle.know it is going to be hard at first,but with bits of info of people like you we will get there,thanks

[Shouganai]

Cheapest areas are in rural areas, so it depends on your work requirements.
Cheapest homes are around $60-70K. They are not necessarily in bad areas either. Its a little remote if in the Gove area of Southland, but Wanganui, North Island is a 40,000 population town with all services, and friendly people. Well located for access to cities.
A 4br house I've seen here for around $90K. The number of houses here for sale keeps growing, no doubt because of recession, the prospect of higher interest rates, but mort importantly, the NZ is considering taxing investment properties. NZ offers very generous tax terms on property. See {sorry Shouganai, the link is to a commercial website, which isn't allowed. Hence the edit. Topcat83}

Originally Posted by mickbann

looking to buy a 4 bedroom house when we arrive, any advice on areas where we may get better value for money,thank you.