Kapiti Real Estate Information

Three of Kapiti’s district councillors will not contest their seats in the local body elections on October 9.

Councillors announcing they will stand down from their seats on council are Sandra Patton, Lyndy McIntyre and Hillary Wooding

Councillors that will stand again are Peter Ellis, Peter Daniel, Diane Ammundsen and “probably” David Scott.

Otaki ward councillor Ann Chapman will stand for a seat in Kapiti’s in this year’s election.

Still undecided are councillors Tony Jack and Anne Molineux

Greater Wellington Regional Council is increasing fares because of the GST increase. Fares were also increasing to produce a 3 % increase in fare revenue to balance passengers’ share of public transport costs.  The regional council’s policy was that passengers paid between 45 and 50 per cent of public transport costs; ratepayers and central government shared the remainder.

Some of the increases:

* Paraparaumu to Wellington’s peak hour cash fare goes from $10 to $10.50.

* Paraparaumu to Wellington’s monthly commuter train ticket increases from $240 to $245.40, and Waikanae to Wellington’s monthly ticket increases from $264 to $269.90.

* One-zone bus fares increase by 50 cents.

* The integrated bus/rail monthly ticket, Kapiti Plus, would increase from $240 to $245.40

“Often I come across home sellers who can’t choose their selling time” says Paul Scrimshaw a leading real estate agent with Tommy’s Real Estate, “that new addition to the family, that job transfer, that change in personal or financial circumstances make the move inevitable, no matter what the market is doing” In some cases my clients decide that “now” is the time they need to move and the market conditions aren’t the deciding factor. In each case there are some clear guidelines that apply and in a market like we have today, they apply even more so. Let’s look at some of those critical considerations:

1. Do your pricing research thoroughly and resist pricing in a market zone that simply won’t work. It will simply make your property go stale with too long a time on the market and then buyers simply walk away. Buyers do their homework, assess the competition and investigate recent sales. They often try to wait by sitting on their hands unless you make them take action.

2. Property presentation helps emotional impact that “wow” factor, and leaves buyers less excuses to eliminate your property from their preferred list. In an easing market presentation takes on a really critical role in selling your property. 

3. Don’t resist the value of strong marketing. Professional photography, large sale board and being a featured property on the internet is a minimum today, and then add in strong media marketing in the best publication to find the buyers for your property. Beware the agent who says there is no need to market your home. They simply secure your business and unless you discount your price expectations you will miss the market today. This time will simply cost you a lot more money than the right marketing campaign.

4. Sometimes when you feel your price expectations are challenged by the market there can be a temptation to choose the “cheapest” agent, the one who promises a quick sale at a higher price, who says they have the most buyers, who has the cheapest fee and doesn’t want any marketing investment. This focus on the cost of the sale is easy to exploit but in most cases they never explain the cost of failing to attract the best buyers and the most buyers.

Become part of this exciting project – a collaboration between the Greater Wellington Regional Council, the Department of Conservation and the Raumati South Residents Association.

Please find below the timetable for the above community event

Sunday June 13^th              9:30am – 12:00pm

Sunday July 4^th                  9:30am – 12:00pm

Thursday 22^nd July            11:00am – 1:00pm at Raumati School

Friday    23^rd July                10:00am – 3:00pm Te Ra School

Sunday August 1^st            9:30am – 12:00pm

Sunday August 29^th         9:30am – 12:00pm

Phone 902 0725 for more information

Following a split vote at Thursday’s Kapiti Coast District Council meeting, fluoride will continue to be added to the Waikanae, Raumati and Paraparaumu water supply.

The Council were also considering holding a referendum to let the public decide however they also voted against this.

Leading Real Estate Agent on The Kapiti Coast Paul Scrimshaw thinks this is the best buy in the area.

A 1990’s 3 bedroom home on 1 hectare of land has just been listed with a Buyer Enquiry of $495,000

“If you’re looking for lifestyle but want to be close to town, you can’t get better than this” states Mr Scrimshaw

The legal description of the property is Lot 1 on Deposited Plan 372856 with a Certificate of Title Number 294644

149 Peka Peka Road Waikanae