Finally I bought a new house ! Thanks everyone who helped out !

ysun062

Yesterday I finally bought the house ! after two month of searching !

The house was listed for 699, then after half a year, it didnt sell, owner (who is the developer) missed out on a 649 offer, he think he can get higher.

Then he dropped the price to 659, and he got an offer for 625 last week, but failed last Friday because the buyer can not get finance.

Then I view the house on Sunday, liked it, ticked all the boxes, its a brand new 5 bed, 3.5 bathroom (two ensuite), 245sqm internal area, 390sqm land in Mission Height. Brick and Weathboard (two level).

I went in with unconditional offer of 600, owner countered 625 (no surprise there), then i countered 603, then owner countered 618, then i countered 608, and the owner accepted last night !!!! can not believe it !

Thanks everyone for the advice in the past ! I am glad i didnt buy the plaster house !

新马甸甸

恭喜啊，在mission heights，价格听上去很好，楼主很会砍价。

迷信一把：搬家的时候最好算好日子搬，还有搬的时候最好绕过那个佛光山和ormistion hospital。别离他们太近，绕着走。就是只是搬家的时候这样。

小猪baby

congratulation~~~~~~

pAtrick

mission heights....

yangki

啥时后来个 housewarming

阿海

A good house is just around the corner.

Well done LZ!

BabyG

不錯呢~~ 恭喜啊! =)

Aesop

厉害，会砍价。。。

taomibaobao

very good buy!!!

;10;

Go2Piha

恭喜，恭喜！

对于有房的童鞋我一向是很敬仰的！

ysun062

恭喜啊，在mission heights，价格听上去很好，楼主很会砍价。

迷信一把：搬家的时候最好算好日子搬，还有搬的时候最好绕过那个佛光山和ormistion hospital。别离他们太近，绕着走。就是只是搬家的时候这样。
新马甸甸 发表于 2011-7-5 10:50

good advice ! i think i might take the gracechurch road to get to the new house, then i can avoid 佛光山和ormistion hospital !

yea,, i am abit 迷信, want good luck.. thanks ! i didnt thought about that before, now you told me, i think its very very important !

ysun062

mission heights....
pAtrick 发表于 2011-7-5 11:00

Originally i was not looking for mission height, i know the area, alot of new immigrant live there, its not as good as somerville or point view/dannemora, but it all came down to a tradeoff between price and house quality vs location.

ysun062

啥时后来个 housewarming
yangki 发表于 2011-7-5 11:04

we have one in 3 weeks time !

ysun062

厉害，会砍价。。。
Aesop 发表于 2011-7-5 11:35

I am not good at it, i am a first time buyer, i was going to offer 625 directly, but i seek advice from my uncle (he is a master builder), and he knows the area, the building cost and the mindset of a property developer, so he suggest we offer 600 and hold it there, but i couldnt hold it, probably if i hold it for abit longer, the owner might crack and accept 600k.

So i guess its always good to seek advice from people who has done these negotiation alot, and never believe the agent !! what ever the agent says, dont believe it, use your own judgement.

Use tools like QV and Zoodle to get an idea what similar properties are sold for.

dayoff

well done, congrats!

keepower

hi new neighbour, welcome to the fiber zone =D

无印良之品

Jan 2011 -- July 2011

699->608

陌生的香港人

Originally i was not looking for mission height, i know the area, alot of new immigrant live there, its not as good as somerville or point view/dannemora, but it all came down to a tradeoff betwee ...
ysun062 发表于 2011-7-5 12:48

I think other than the traditional 'White zone' such as Ponsonby, Devonport, etc where the villa type heritage housing are predominant (we called them 'ghost houses') which are only favoured by Kiwis, there are not many areas in Auckland where you wouldn't have 'a lot of new immigrants' around .....

Well, enjoy your new house :)

光芒

恭喜···········

love_3_month

great! how much is the cv?

smallice

20# 陌生的香港人

PhoneCareLtd

听说那里有光纤哦   爽啊

love_3_month

对了, 你怎么知道之前他没接受的那些offer啊, agent 连这个都告诉?

ysun062

great! how much is the cv?
love_3_month 发表于 2011-7-5 14:21

CV is 620k

ysun062

对了, 你怎么知道之前他没接受的那些offer啊, agent 连这个都告诉?
love_3_month 发表于 2011-7-5 14:34

The 625 previous offer, the agent showed me the failed contract, so i think that is true, but the 649 one i am not sure, the agent just mentioned that.

overall he is a good agent. I found it is always good to deal directly with listing agent.

狂奔的蜗牛!!!

congratulation! very good deal.  But $608, Auckland house price are ridiculous.

xiaoxiami

13 Viera Drive
Flat Bush
Manukau City
Auckland
good job, well done!