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Simes Ltd, Licensed Agent (REAA 2008), MREINZ
Established 1904
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Please find below published articles on Simes property and people
8 JULY 2008INVESTMENT MARKET STILL HUNGRY|
Residential investment Properties are still in hot demand in Christchurch. Despite the gloom and doom media stories of a dip in the real estate market, Alison Woods of Simes Ltd, Canterbury's largest full service real estate company, says the mar... |  |
9 JUNE 2008LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS|
The Grassam Girls’, as they are affectionately known, are Canterbury’s own. Pauline and Juline Grassam are a mother and daughter duo with a huge amount of experience in the real estate industry and a reputation for going the extra mile for ... | |
9 JUNE 2008SOLID INTEREST FOR HABOURSIDE DEVELOPMENT|
The Bayswater Estate, the largest residential development in church Bay continues to generate market interest.
This development is situated on Pauaohinekotua Head, between Charteris Bay and Diamond Harbour. ( The accepted translation ... | |
14 APRIL 2008AGENCY MOVES IN THE GARDEN CITY|
NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY INVESTOR- Simes owners Layne Harwood and Linda Coleman have restructured a number of top jobs in the agency, as they capture more South Island market share through acquisitions and alliances. Simes commercial director Greg Be... | |
25 MARCH 2008REALTORS STILL POSITIVE|
THE PRESS - Canterbury’s commercial property market remains buoyant despite a slowing economy and softening residential sector.Dairy farmers with money to invest are insulating the province’s commercial-property sector from any downturn, says Col... | |
12 MARCH 2008PROPERTY COUNCIL GROWING IN SOUTH ISLAND|
SCOOP - South Islanders – prepare to hear a lot more about the Property Council of New Zealand.
The council is a proactive professional association advocating for members who have a vested interest in commercial property. It actively works with... | |
3 MARCH 2008SIMES WEBSITE JUDGED THE BEST|
NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY INVESTOR - Christchurch-based real estate company, Simes, has won an award for best practice, winning Best Practice.com.au’s Site of the Week. Robert Bevan, of Best Practice, based in Sydney, says his company is a reference p... | |
22 FEBRUARY 2008BON BOLLI GETS ITS MARCHING ORDERS|
NBR - Simes seeks new tenant. Christchurch landmark restaurant Le Bon Bolli is relocating after its landlord declined to renew its current lease. Bon Bolli restaurant owner Phillip Kraal was still overseas this week as Simes launched its marketi... | |
19 FEBRUARY 2008OPTIONS FOR CULTURE|
THE PRESS - A distinctive 12-year-old building in Christchurch’s cultural precinct on Worcester Boulevard is up for lease. The building, known as Cowlishaw Mews, is opposite both the Arts Centre and the Christchurch Art Gallery. Leasing agent Pe... | |
14 FEBRUARY 2008IT'S IN THE BLOOD|
METROPOL - Real estate is in the blood of residential property specialist Pip Sutton. She’s the fourth generation of the Sutton family to work in real estate in Christchurch and it’s surrounds. Pip’s great-grandfather, Frederick Sutton, was a lan... | |
13 FEBRUARY 2008PRESSURE BUILDS ON SECTIONS|
THE PRESS - With a wave of home building in Rangiora and Kaiapoi, partly by Christchurch buyers heading north, there is a call for more sections in the towns. One valuer calls it spillover demand – buyers squeezed out of the city market looking n... | |
11 FEBRUARY 2008MORE KIWIS TO LOSE HOMES|
THE PRESS - Real estate experts have warned of increased mortgagee sales this year as the housing market cools and interest rates rise. New figures released yesterday showed the housing slowdown continuing this year. While prices were holding, t... | |
29 JANUARY 2008OFFICES GOING UP IN OPAWA|
THE PRESS - The owners of a property on a major trucking route to the Port of Lyttelton, which also backs onto warehouses, might have been expected to be put it to industrial use. But instead, spurred by demand in the area for commercial space, o... | |
22 JANUARY 2008BEXLEY COMPLEX BACK ON MARKET|
THE PRESS - A Bexley retail complex is up for sale, less than two years after it was bought by a group of Christchurch investors. The Pages Road site, once home to McVicar’s Timber yard and now occupied by eight retail tenants, is being sold by A... | |
17 JANUARY 2008BOOM OVER: HOUSE SALES, PRICES SLUMP|
THE PRESS - The housing market boom of the past seven years is over, with prices flattening and sales slumping. Real Estate Institute December figures released yesterday show a third fewer houses were sold than in the same month last year.
Ch... | |
17 JANUARY 2008SAME GIRLS DIFFERENT LOGOS|
METROPOL - The mother and daughter real estate team known in Christchurch as “The Grassam Girls’’ is preparing for the new business year with the usual energy and enthusiasm, but new branding.
With more than a hundred million dollars of sales... | |
7 JANUARY 2008COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MARKET SHOWS ITS STRENGTH|
NEW ZEALAND BUILDER & RENOVATOR - Layne Harwood, president of the South Island branch of the Property Council of New Zealand, says that the commercial property investment market in New Zealand is currently very healthy, and the opportunities ... | |
12 DECEMBER 2007CRACROFT SECTIONS SELL FAST|
THE PRESS - Thirty sections were sold in less than an hour at an auction held in Christchurch on Saturday afternoon. The sections had been subdivided from the Cracroft family estate at the base of the Port Hills, west of Cashmere. The large estat... | |
12 DECEMBER 2007CHRISTCHURCH MARKET COMMENT|
Residential properties in Christchurch increased in value by 9% (calculated over the three months ending November 2006 in comparison to the same period last year), down from the 9.5% experienced in October. The city’s average sale price was $328,... | |
12 DECEMBER 2007NATIONAL MARKET COMMENT|
November statistics released this week show national growth in residential property values of 9.4% over the past year (calculated over the three months ending November 2006 in comparison to the same period last year). The growth rate is marginall... | |
6 DECEMBER 2007SIMES WEBSITE LAUNCHED| Simes new look website is launched with a focus on showcasing Canterbury's premier properties. | |
3 DECEMBER 2007MORE EXPANSION FOR SIMES|
NBR - Layne Harwood is well on the way to building Simes into the South Island’s leading real estate chain after another expansion announcement this week. Simes has clinched a strategic partnership with Jones Lang LaSalle New Zealand “in response... | |
1 DECEMBER 2007RESIDENTIAL SALES PORTFOLIO LAUNCHED| A portfolio showcasing the outstanding properties of Simes is launched. | |
20 NOVEMBER 2007FILLING THE CENTRE|
THE PRESS – A new office building going up in Canterbury Technology Park will fill the last major vacant site in the centre of the Burnside office park. The development, by Millennia Developments, will see a $7 million office building completed a... | |
10 NOVEMBER 2007HOUSING VALUES RISE 31%|
THE PRESS - Average Christchurch house rating valuations have risen 31% in just three years, but the bad news is the higher figures will be used to calculate new rating levels. The value of the average Christchurch home is now $377,434, up from $... | |
8 NOVEMBER 2007SIMES BUYS GILLMAN EDGE|
THE PRESS - There are signs of further consolidation in the Canterbury real estate industry after Simes bought Gillman Edge Real Estate. It is the second time in less than a month a Canterbury real estate company has merged with another. Last mon... | |
7 NOVEMBER 2007LAND RE-ZONING LOOMS AS AN ISSUE|
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEW ZEALAND - A survey of business-zoned land in Christchurch by Simes Ltd shows that 335ha of vacant land is available for use - but of this l46ha is in the city’s west with 15% owned by a single developer and another 47ha is... | |
7 NOVEMBER 2007SIMES CLAIMS LARGER SHARE OF REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY|
SCOOP WEBSITE - Christchurch-based real estate company Simes is adding a string of offices and 50 staff to its growing operation, through the purchase of Gillman Edge Real Estate. Simes chief executive Layne Harwood says the time is right to take... | |
7 NOVEMBER 2007REGIONAL REVIEW: CHRISTCHURCH|
LANDLORDS.CO.NZ - There's much on offer in the Garden City - Christchurch residents have much to be thankful for. This includes more affordable housing than their northern counterparts, easy access to the great outdoors and international travel a... | |
2 NOVEMBER 2007AWARD-WINNING BACH|
NBR - An award-winning holiday show home has been built in Kaikoura at the Ocean Ridge subdivision by new building company Natural Element. Simes marketing agent Pip Sutton says its cedar and corrugated iron exterior is reminiscent of traditional... | |
2 NOVEMBER 2007CHRISTCHURCH REALTOR TAKES BUSINESS PARK TENANCY|
THE PRESS - Ex factory site to house seven corporate and office buildings.
Expanding southern real estate company Simes will become one of the first two anchor tenants in the $80 million Hazeldean Business Park on the former headquarters of PDL ... | |
30 OCTOBER 2007RENT SHOP RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM REALESTATE.CO.NZ WEBSITE|
Our rent shop staff recently received recognition for how well their listings are presented on the realestate.co.nz website. This recognition was received in front of 350 conference delegates at the recent NZ Property Manager's Conference he... | |
18 OCTOBER 2007KEY APPOINTMENTS|
BUSINESSMAN TODAY - Property management appointments - Christchurch property company, Simes Limited, has made two recent appointments. Andy Bell has been appointed as business development manager and Paul Melton as finance manager (Commercial Pro... | |
17 OCTOBER 2007GETTING IT RIGHT WITH PROPERTY INVESTMENT|
PROPERTY INVESTMENT MAGAZINE - Getting started must be easy when it comes to property investment. You buy a house, find some tenants and start reaping the rewards, right? Well, it is a little more complicated than that and if you plan to become a... | |
2 OCTOBER 2007MORE ON THE AVENUE|
THE PRESS - First a centre of industry and then a strip lined by car yards, Moorhouse Avenue in Christchurch is changing again. Sparked by the construction of a major new Lincoln Road business park and the $12 million deviation linking it directl... | |
1 OCTOBER 2007COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT|
NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY MAGAZINE - Christchurch is well known to have more retail space per head of population than anywhere in Australasia but land zoned for business is in short supply. Simes has surveyed the business-zoned land in the city and ca... | |
1 OCTOBER 2007SUBDIVISIONS STUDY REVEALS PRICE AND SUPPLY TRENDS|
NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY MAGAZINE - Simes Research has just completed a comprehensive study of residential land subdivisions in and around Christchurch. The study has included a total of nearly 90 subdivisions. “We have identified all the major... | |
13 SEPTEMBER 2007A MIXED BAG FOR AUGUST|
Winter has seen the market experience a range of ups and downs. Of the 12 real estate districts, six experienced reduced median prices, five saw rises and one region was unchanged. Meanwhile the July REINZ stats show that the... | |
2 SEPTEMBER 2007REALTORS READY FOR SHAKE-OUT|
SUNDAY STAR TIMES - Slowdown will thin estate agency ranks. The real estate industry is battening down after a slide in house sales in July. Martin Dunn, the managing director of Auckland apartment specialists City Sales, said he had already put ... | |
30 AUGUST 2007SOUTH ISLAND EXPANSION FOR REAL ESTATE COMPANY|
METROPOL - Christchurch-based real estate company Simes Limited has expanded across the South Island with its purchase of premiere real estate company Belle Property Queenstown. Simes chief executive Layne Harwood says, “This is a very exciting d... | |
28 AUGUST 2007INDUSTRIAL RELIEF IN CITY’S NORTH|
THE PRESS – Most development of industrial land in Christchurch in recent years has been on the city’s western outskirts where prices are comparatively cheap. But if the west is well supplied with industrial land, the same cannot be said of the c... | |
18 AUGUST 2007GREAT FORM NEVER DATES|
THE PRESS - When architect Jonty Rout, of Sheppard & Rout, drew the plans for this magnificent home at the top of Clifton Hill some 10 years ago, it was clearly ahead of its time in terms of its specifications.
Today, despite the many adva... | |
17 AUGUST 2007SIMES TAKES OVER BELLE|
NBR - When Australian-based Belle Group launched into the New Zealand market in Queenstown in January 2003 it was planning to set up a nationwide network. At that time, Mark Harris, who headed up the new office in the Steamer Wharf building, said... | |
14 AUGUST 2007SIMES BRANCHES OUT|
THE PRESS - Christchurch real estate company Simes has bought the Queenstown arm of Australasian firm Belle Property. Simes focuses on commercial property, while Belle markets premium homes.
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14 AUGUST 2007HARWOOD’S SIMES BUYS BELLE PROPERTY QUEENSTOWN|
THE BOB DEY PROPERTY REPORT - Christchurch-based real estate company Simes Ltd has expanded into the Southern Lakes, buying upmarket real estate company Belle Property Queenstown Ltd.
Belle was part of the Belle Property Pty Ltd group founded in... | |
14 AUGUST 2007SOUTH ISLAND EXPANSION FOR CHCH REAL ESTATE COMPANY|
SCOOP INDEPENDANT NEWS - Christchurch based real estate company Simes Limited has expanded across the South Island with its
purchase of premiere real estate company Belle Property Queenstown.
Simes chief executive Layne Harwood says “This is ... | |
14 AUGUST 2007COAST BUILDINGS AIMED AT TOURIST MARKET|
THE PRESS - Two properties for sale in Hokitika are being aimed firmly at the West Coast’s growing tourism market. The properties are Seddon House, a stately, brick former government building on Sewell Street in the town centre, and the Kapitea R... | |
13 AUGUST 2007SOUTH ISLAND EXPANSION FOR CHRISTCHURCH REAL ESTATE COMPANY|
Christchurch-based real estate company Simes Limited has expanded across the South Island with its purchase of premiere real estate company Belle Property Queenstown.Simes chief executive Layne Harwood says “This is a very exciting developm... | |
7 AUGUST 2007PETROL STATION SITE UP FOR SALE|
THE PRESS - The trend towards fewer, larger petrol stations has led to another former petrol station site in Christchurch being put up for sale. The property is a former Shell station in Colombo Street, just south of the main railway line where t... | |
5 AUGUST 2007HOW TO BUILD CAPITAL GAIN|
SUNDAY STAR TIMES - Firms look to rent, not buy, premises. Businesses that own their own premises should consider selling the property and renting instead. Will Blake, the valuation director of Christchurch-based real estate company Simes, sai... | |
3 AUGUST 2007WEST COAST ABUZZ WITH ACTIVITY|
THE NBR - Fears of global warming don’t seem to have dampened enthusiasm for Franz Alpine Resort, a commercial and residential subdivision on the outskirts of Franz Josef Glacier and town. Simes agent Murray Madgwick said 76 residential sections ... | |
2 AUGUST 2007IN THE QUEST FOR NATIONAL HONOURS|
THE PRESS – Thirty- two gold winning entries in the Canterbury Registered Master Builders House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards are in contention for national honours. They will be placed in a pool from which 100 properties will bec... | |
1 AUGUST 2007HOUSE OF THE YEAR 2007|
Simes local sponsors of The Canterbury Registered Master Builders PlaceMakers 2007 House of the Year and Commercial awards is a well-established event, held annually in Christchurch as the regional stage of a national event. In its seventeenth ye... | |
1 AUGUST 2007BRAND STRENGTH|
THE JOURNAL OF REINZ - The red and white ‘Simes’ logo impresses with its clarity. After nearly 90 years of being WE Simes and Company Limited, a company that started in 1900 as Craddock and Simes, the Canterbury company which now appears simply ... | |
1 AUGUST 2007COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PORTFOLIO LAUNCHED| The third of four planned portfolio campaigns for 2006. Combined sales contracts and capitalised value of leases for the last campaign totalled in excess of $20 million confirming a strong investment market and a business sector which continues to gr... | |
31 JULY 2007FORMER LIQUOR SITE TO HOUSE BARNARDOS|
Family services organisation Barnardos has leased a central Christchurch building originally built for local liquor merchant Fletcher Humphreys. The building is part of a complex on an L-shaped site between Colombo Street and Bealey Avenue which ... | |
30 JULY 2007LEASING VERSUS OWNING| NZ PROPERTY INVESTOR - Canterbury’s Simes valuation director Will Blake reckons commercial tenants may be better off leasing rather than owning. His reasoning seems to fly in the face of many other market commentators who say that owner occupiers p... | |
24 JULY 2007IWI TO SELL INDUSTRIAL SITES IN SOCKBURN|
THE PRESS - When Ngai Tahu Property first decided to develop a large piece of former railway land in Sockburn in Christchurch, it had in mind a fully-leased industrial subdivision. But the market makes the decisions in the property business, and ... | |
20 JULY 2007LARGEST PRIVATE HELIPORT PLANNED|
THE PRESS - Developers in Franz Josef are proposing what they say will be the largest privately funded heliport in New Zealand. Callery Holdings Ltd plans to seek resource consent for a 10-pad commercial heliport, 3km north-east of the West Coast... | |
17 JULY 2007MID-RANGE DOMINATES PORTFOLIO|
THE PRESS - Commercial property worth tens of millions of dollars, much of it in Christchurch's industrial suburbs, makes up a portfolio now on the market. Bundling properties into glamourous sounding portfolios has become a popular marketing tr... | |
17 JULY 2007FRANZ JOSEF OPERATORS TO CHOOSE HELIPORT |
WEST COAST TIMES - The future of the Westland District Council's replacement heliport for Franz Josef Glacier is in the hands of scenic flight operators, after the development of a privately-funded heliport was proposed on Friday. Hokitika Air... | |
16 JULY 2007FRANZ JOSEF HELIPORT PLANS|
WEST COAST TIMES - A resource consent application for a commercial heliport on the outskirts of Franz Josef Glacier will be lodged in the next few weeks, its developers announced. Callery Holdings Ltd are proposing 10 helipads with flight operati... | |
14 JULY 2007FRANZ JOSEF HELIPORT PLAN|
GREYMOUTH STAR – Ten helipads are to be constructed at Franz Josef Glacier as part of a purpose built commercial heliport. West Coast developer Callery Holdings is also planning a flight operations centre, hangars, public parking and a new road t... | |
26 JUNE 2007IS THIS THE ONE? |
WEST COAST TIMES - The rising number of high profile developments in the Westland District is down to the availability of relatively cheap land and outstanding scenic values", according to council. Council general manager Robin Reeves said the en... | |
22 JUNE 2007AUCTION WORKS - EVEN BEFORE THE AUCTION|
NBR 22nd June, 2007 - Simes' commercial director in Christchurch, Greg Bevin, reckons there are "unsatisfied investment dollars looking for a home" and, of course, what better way is there to elicit a competitive market than auctioning. He cited... | |
22 JUNE 2007AUCTION WORKS – EVEN BEFORE THE AUCTION|
THE NBR - Simes’ commercial director in Christchurch, Greg Bevin, reckons there are “unsatisfied investment dollars looking for a home” and of course, what better way is there to elicit a competitive market than auctioning. He cited the recent au... | |
15 JUNE 2007SALES PUSH FOR TRANS TASMAN’S GRASMERE SECTION|
NBR - The marketers of Trans Tasman Properties’ high country sections in the central South Island at Grasmere Station Arthur’s Pass, are beefing up their sales pitch and seeking offers for sections. Christchurch based Simes Real Estate is selling... | |
9 JUNE 2007UNWIND IN ALPINE SPLENDOUR|
THE PRESS - At Grasmere Lodge, mulberry, chestnut and fig are the ingredients for the perfect winter getaway in 2007. However, by no mere coincidence, they also happen to be the recipe for one of the most relaxing and luxurious experiences availa... | |
9 JUNE 2007LODGE A MECA FOR OUTDOOR PURSUITS|
THE PRESS - While Grasmere Lodge excels in relaxation, it doesn’t exactly fail to please when it comes to inspiration and exhilaration either. The winter season at the lodge includes a plethora of outdoor pursuits which take in the entire gamut o... | |
9 JUNE 2007MARKET INTELLIGENCE - PRESSURE ON LAND PRICES|
THE PRESS - Looking for a piece of land to build on? Be prepared to reach deep into your pocket if you are buying in Christchurch. New arrivals to our peaceful and sunny shores may have different dreams as to what they want from their new count... | |
22 MAY 2007LARGE INDUSTRIAL SITE IN SYDENHAM FOR SALE|
THE PRESS - Container maker Click Clack is selling its large Christchurch site as it pulls its manufacturing operation out of the city. The company, which exports polycarbonate containers to 60 countries, announced earlier this year that it would... | |
18 MAY 2007SECTION PRICES RISING IN CHRISTCHURCH|
THE NBR - The demand for housing in Christchurch is pushing section prices up. One real estate analyst say it's a classic case of supply and demand a steady demand for residential sections, a dwindling supply of available land leading to subdiv... | |
12 MAY 2007END OF AN ERA FOR SHOE SHOP| THE PRESS - One of the oldest family businesses in Christchurch will close when John Logie slips into retirement in a few months. The shoe shop his great-grandfather opened on Cashel Street in 1875 was advertised for lease this week. Scotsman James L... | |
12 MAY 2007END OF AN ERA FOR SHOE SHOP|
THE PRESS - One of the oldest family businesses in Christchurch will close when John Logie slips into retirement in a few months. The shoe shop his great-grandfather opened on Cashel Street in 1875 was advertised for lease this week. Scotsman Jam... | |
17 APRIL 2007AUST TRUST BUYS MORE PROPERTY IN CHCH|
The Press - When sharemarket-listed property trust Macquarie Goodman spent over $20 million on a Christchurch industrial site late last year, it was described as a vote of confidence in the city. The trust, part of the Australian based Macquarie ... | |
5 APRIL 2007RUNNING HOT| THE NBR - Running Hot Christchurch phones are running hot with inquiries about a 448sqm Victoria Mansions penthouse, just on the market, Simes Agent Daryl Johnston says. “It’s a landmark building in the heart of Victoria Street, the views are extraor... | |
5 APRIL 2007RUNNING HOT|
THE NBR - Running Hot Christchurch phones are running hot with inquiries about a 448sqm Victoria Mansions penthouse, just on the market, Simes Agent Daryl Johnston says. “It’s a landmark building in the heart of Victoria Street, the views a... | |
5 APRIL 2007MACQUARIE GOODMAN BUYS|
THE NBR - Stock Exchange-listed Macquarie Goodman Property trust has bought 5.12ha at 179 James Fletcher Drive from Manukau City Council for 4.1million; plus the 98% leased Southpark Industrial Estate in Middleton for 20.8 million. The yiel... | |
31 MARCH 2007TOUGH TIMES FOR TENANTS|
THE PRESS - Rising rents and a shortage of rental homes add up to problems for tenants, as LIZ McDONALD reports.
Things may be tough for people trying to pay a mortgage, but life’s no picnic for tenants either. Rental properties are in ... | |
31 MARCH 2007SOUTHPARK SOLD|
Macquarie Goodman Property Trust said yesterday it had bought Christchurch’s Southp3rk industrial estate at Middleton for S20.8m. The 6.3ha site included four modern warehouse facilities and a separate three-storey office building, plus the poten... | |
28 MARCH 2007SIMES EXTENDS ITS AGENCY REACH |
NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY INVESTOR - Simes has launched a sales portfolio of commercial and industrial office and retail properties in Christchurch, Invercargill, Auckland, and the West Coast, with a total value of $125 million. It includes thre... | |
27 MARCH 2007HORNBY CENTRE SOLD|
A syndicate of local investors has bought a large Christchurch distribution centre which handles much of the region’s supply of biscuits, breakfast cereals and toilet paper. Real estate agent Paul Marshall of Simes, who handled the sale, says the... | |
23 MARCH 2007SIMES CUP WIN TO LOCAL PAIRING|
Local pairing Richard Campbell and Maree Herlund won last Saturday’s 75th Simes Cup at the Hanmer Springs Golf Club. The pair have come close on previous attempts but this year snared the big prize. Equality has been created at home for Richar... | |
20 MARCH 2007DEVELOPMENT FOCUS ON BUSINESS PARKS|
THE PRESS - The business park has become hot property in the commercial property scene. The 1980s saw a rash of new office towers appearing on the skylines of New Zealand's cities - then in the 1990s and early this decade shopping mall expansions... | |
16 MARCH 2007NEW LIFE FOR EX-PDL SITE|
THE NBR - For decades Hazeldean Rd on the fringe of Christchurch was the headquarters of the PDL Industries empire where founder Sir Robertson Stewart would turn up every day until he was well into his 80’s.
Senior executives like the diminutive... | |
15 MARCH 2007MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PORTFOLIO PROMOTED NATIONALLY|
A property portfolio worth more than one hundred million dollars is being promoted by a Christchurch real estate agency this month. Simes is offering a range of commercial and industrial office and retail properties in Christchurch, Inverca... | |
15 MARCH 2007HILLYER'S AND BEYOND|
THE PRESS - Hillyers café and bakery business has been bought by Gill Burrell. Burrell is the founder of Paddington Preschools and was named Business Woman of the Year in 2002. She acquired the well-established Hillyers chain (six café’s an... | |
8 MARCH 2007PORT HILLS FOREST FOR SALE|
THE PRESS - The privately owned Gibraltar forest block high on Christchurch’s Port Hills is for sale for just over $1 million.
The wedge shape property, which is on the summit Road above Governors Bay and opposite Living Springs camp covers almo... | |
7 MARCH 2007NEW BUSINESS COMPLEX PLANNED FOR ADDINGTON|
A new $80 million business park planned for Addington in Christchurch will house about 1500 staff in seven office buildings, as LIZ MCDONALD reports.
Almost a year ago, Christchurch electrical manufacturer PDL Ltd moved from its old Add... | |
7 MARCH 2007MOORHOUSE CENTRAL COMPLEX ON TRACK|
Work has begun on a new building being added to the Moorhouse Central complex in Christchurch.
The Moorhouse Avenue shopping centre, formerly known as Big Fresh, is being redeveloped with a new supermarket as well as the separate office and reta... | |
7 MARCH 2007LOGS AND LAND FOR SALE OVERLOOKING CHRISTCHURCH |
THE PRESS - A million-dollar Christchurch property listed for sale is offering an investor land, established forest and the chance to join one of New Zealand’s largest export industries.Located high on the Port Hills, the almost-70 hectare block ... | |
6 MARCH 2007CITY BUILDING SELLS|
A Christchurch building on the corner of Manchester and Aberdeen streets has been sold. The two-storey building on a 2,100sq m site is leased to whiteware retailer Kitchen Appliance Specialists. Glen Steele, from Simes, says that while the sale p... | |
1 MARCH 2007GRASMERE LODGE - QUINTESSENTIAL COUNTRY RETREAT|
SEASPRAY MAGAZINE - "You’ve got to try this cabbage ice cream!” exclaimed Andrea, a visiting friend, over the many delights on offer at one of Christchurch’s inner-city restaurants. Greg and I declined graciously, irritatingly smug in t... | |
1 MARCH 2007YACHT RACE FOR CHARITY|
High winds reaching up to 30 knots didn’t stop 23 yachts from racing in Lyttelton Harbour late last month to raise funds for the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust. Organised by the Naval Point Club in conjunction with Smith’s City, the event rais... | |
27 FEBRUARY 2007CHARITY YACHT RACE SUCCESS|
A howling southerly on Lyttelton Harbour didn’t stop participants in the charity yacht race from having a blast as they raised money for Christchurch Charity Hospital last Friday.
Organiser Ken Camp from the Navel Point Yacht Club Lyttelton sa... | |
12 FEBRUARY 2007HOUSE PRICES ON THE RISE|
APPEARING IN THE PRESS - House prices are still rising steadily in Christchurch, with the average price in the city now $338,467 for the three months to January.
Data from Quotable Value (QV) shows that annual price growth in the city was... | |
9 FEBRUARY 2007CULLEN FLOATS IDEA OF LEVY ON MORTGAGES|
APPEARING IN THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD - Fixed rate mortgages mean that Reserve Bank interest rate rises take a few years to have an impact while a levy would be an additional interest rate charge on all borrowers. The idea was raised in a Tre... | |
9 FEBRUARY 2007ALMOST NO CHANCE OF LEVY ON MORTGAGES – ECONOMIST|
APPEARING IN NEW ZEALAND HERALD - A leading bank economist sees almost no chance of a levy being introduced on fixed rate mortgages. Today Finance Minister Michael Cullen said such a levy was worth further investigation. But BNZ chief economist T... | |
20 DECEMBER 2006SUCCESS STRATEGY - PETER COOK |
The Real Estate Authority - December 2006
Having climbed to the top through a succession of real estate roles, life member Peter Cook characterises the best in the business. Peter Cook, REINZ life member and ‘Realtor of the Century’, ... | |
14 NOVEMBER 2006PRESS MULLS SALE OF LANDMARK|
The Press After almost a century in Cathedral Square, The Press is considering selling its historic building and splitting its newspaper production. The need for a new printing press, which became apparent in late April when existing equipm... | |
14 NOVEMBER 2006TACTFUL INTERVENTION |
The Real Estate Authority - November 2006
Knowing when and how to step in and advise vendors on poor presentation is essential if you are to maximise the sales price.
According to social and market commentators, we’re fast sliding from k... | |
24 OCTOBER 2006CITY BLOCK ON THE MARKET|
The Press - 24th October 2006
A large central Christchurch block of land with three street frontages has been put up for sale by a charitable trust. The property is between Manchester, Tuam and St Asaph streets; it has been owned by ... | |
29 SEPTEMBER 2006MORE TENANTS FOR CLARENDON|
The Press - The Japanese company that owns the Clarendon Towers office building in central Christchurch is looking for a new tenant after renovating to create more space. The 17-storey Clarendon Tower was built in the late 1980s using the ... | |
19 SEPTEMBER 2006FORMER HEAD OFFICE PUT ON THE MARKET|
The Press – 19th September 2006
Premises used as the New Zealand headquarters of Russian company Fesco Shipping are for sale in central Christchurch. The New Zealand, Australian, Asian and North American liner service operations of Fesco ... | |
16 SEPTEMBER 2006NEW BRIGHTON’S OPTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT|
The Press – 16th September 2006
STAN DARLING reports: New Brighton’s beachfront future hangs in the balance as people decide how far – and high – they want their suburb to grow. Dale Uhrbom looks out toward the beach and Brighton Pier fro... | |
12 SEPTEMBER 2006SUBURBAN COMPLEX UNITS SELL OFF PLAN|
The Press - Christchurch developer Doncaster Holdings has already sold half of the units in a new development, which gets underway this week. The complex, at 158 Cavendish Road in Casebrook, will consist of nine double-storey office and ind... | |
22 AUGUST 2006RICH IN POTENTIAL|
Christchurch Press - A large property, which handles much of Canterbury’s toilet paper, is for sale in Hornby. The distribution centre is one of two large Hornby warehouses for sale as part of a portfolio being marketed by Simes Limited. It... | |
20 JUNE 2006VISION FOR NEW OFFICES|
The Press
A new plan will convert an old building with an interesting past. LIZ McDONALD reports.The sturdy concrete building at 31 Carlyle Street in Sydenham, Christchurch, has been a railway depot and the creative home of one of New... | |
19 JANUARY 2006HARWOOD LEAVES B&T TO BUY SIMES|
The Bob Dey Property Report Barfoot & Thompson commercial division head Layne Harwood left the Auckland real estate firm at Christmas to take over Christchurch firm Simes Ltd. He’s bought out Simes partners Peter Cook & Dave Sutton,... | |
22 NOVEMBER 2005HIDDEN GEM ON MARKET|
The Press
An old building with a history that includes Minson china store and a lively student tavern is for sale, writes Liz McDonald. The brick building at 746 Colombo Street is like many of the old buildings just north of the Square... | |
25 OCTOBER 2005BRITTEN BIKE WORKSHOP BUILDING UP FOR SALE|
The Press The famous Britten Motorcycle Company’s Christchurch premises are up for sale. Liz McDonald reports. The unassuming frontage of 31 Carlyle Street gives only the smallest hint of what has been achieved on the premises. There is no ... | |
9 AUGUST 2005FORMER CITY HQ VACANT|
The Press A central Christchurch property formerly occupied by Gough Technology has been put up for sale after the company shifted its head office north. Gough Technology, which was set up as part of the Gough, Gough and Hamer stable, vacat... | |
12 JULY 2005MEETING COMPLEX NEEDS|
The Press – 12th July 2005
The developer behind industrial units planned for Sockburn believes it has the right formula to attract small businesses. Liz McDonald reports. Meeting the market is a key part of a successful property develo... | |
7 JUNE 2005FAMILY PUTS CENTRAL PROPERTY ON MARKET|
The Press
A Canterbury family’s long association with a central city site is likely to send when a Bealey Avenue property goes up for sale this month. The property, at 148 to 152 Bealey Avenue, was once part of aluminium L-shaped site... | |
16 MARCH 2005SOLD BY TENDER|
The Press A heritage building at 751 Colombo Street (above) has been sold by tender for $900,000. The property was formerly owned by the Anglican Church Trustees, and the buyer is a Christchurch businessman. Glen Steele, from Simes, says th... | |
16 MARCH 2005DOUBLE AUCTION|
The Press Two neighbouring central Christchurch properties changed hands at a double auction held earlier this month. The Repco building on the corner of Montreal and Wilmer streets sold to a local buyer for $1.82 million, while the former ... | |
22 FEBRUARY 2005TIGHT MARKET STEMS CHOICE|
The Press
The low number of properties for sale or lease in Christchurch means tenants and investors need to be flexible. Liz McDonald reports. Just how fussy investors and tenants can afford to be in choosing a property depends on the... | |
1 JANUARY 0001QV TAKEOVER MAKES GOVT TOP DOG |
QV takeover makes govt top dog
The New Zealand government is about to become a big market player, reports Greg Ninness.
THE GOVERNMENT will become one of the biggest players in the commercial property services market following Quotable Value’... | |
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