Vanessa Williams

You know, in this market at the moment, we do as a buyer, you have quite a privilege of time because there is, as I said earlier, quite a lot of stock out there, but also good homes, well-priced, well-presented, well-marketed are certainly moving.

But as a buyer, not every vendor sees that opportunity.

So you might be able to uncover one of those ones and sort of be able to negotiate a bit on that.

Because we have the luxury of time at the moment, think about taking a deep breath and taking the time.

Think about what work from home versus work from an office could look like.

What do you want your commute times to be, whether it's for play school or business?

perhaps aging parents or cousins or aunties that you want to visit a bit more of.

So yeah, I think we do have a real privilege as a buyer at the moment.

Certainly get yourself au fait with the market.

As we've always said, you know, go and save all those beautiful areas that you want to live on, preferably on realestate.co.nz.

Shameless plug there.

Save the properties because then we'll update you.

If those price drops do happen, we'll be the first to notify you.

So make sure you're using the tech.

Make sure you're understanding the market.

always get yourself a good set of experts involved to make sure you're buying well and also you're searching well.

And, you know, like go and have some fun out there.

You know, owning a home, whether it's your first, your second or investment, it is such an exciting process.

And I don't think you really kind of understand that moment.

You've got the keys, you walk in the door, you're like, wow, this is ours.