Category Archives: Lifestyle
Will Telecommuting Become Part of Your New Normal?
Living in a country like New Zealand, you have to appreciate that there is more to life than sitting in traffic going into a city every day. The number of people that have told me over the years, that they … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Buses, Buying a House, commuting, congestion, Coronavirus, COVID19, driving, Family, Futurist, Gig Economy, health, house hunting, Lifestyle, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Services, Location Based Shorts, New Zealand, Pandemic, People, Public Transport, Telecommuting, Tourism, traffic, traffic congestion, Traffic jam, trains, Transport
|
Tagged COVID19, diesel fumes, future of work, Futurist, jobs, Lifestyle, lockdown, New Zealand, Pandemic, petrol fumes, Real Estate, remote working, rush hour, smell the traffic, Telecommuting, traffic, Traffic jam
|
Leave a comment
You Can Pick Your Neighbors – Don’t End Up with Neighbors from Hell!
I have another video coming up in my series of 5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House. It’s about neighbors. I have been recommending that people talk to the neighbors of a property they are seriously … Continue reading →
Posted in Australia Real Estate, burglary, Buyers Agent, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada Real Estate, First Home Buyer, home, house hunting, Lifestyle, Mistakes Buying a House, neighborhood crime, Neighbors, Neighbourhood Crime, Neighbours, New Zealand Real Estate, People, property, Real Estate, real estate agent, UK Real Estate, US Real Estate
|
Tagged bad neighbors, Buying a house, good neighbor, how to buy a house, neighbor disputes, neighborhood crime, Neighbors, neighbors from hell
|
Leave a comment
Kindle eBook Launch ‘5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House
Finally after a little bit of work every day for months, loads of revisions and “that’s not what I thought I said” from the haze of pain medications because of a back injury, my latest book has arrived at Amazon … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Australia, Australia Real Estate, Banks, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada, Canada Real Estate, children, climate change, eBook, Family, First Home Buyer, GFC, good books, home, house hunting, human logic, Lifestyle, Location Based Education, Location Based Servces, Market Research, Mistakes Buying a House, New Zealand, New Zealand Real Estate, People, Politics, property, Real Estate, real estate agent, security, Selling a House, UK Real Estate, United Kingdom, US Real Estate
|
Tagged Buying a home, Buying a house, buying a house ebook, Buying a House in Australia, Buying a House in Canada, Buying a House in New Zealand, Buying a House in NZ, Buying a house in the UK, buying property, buying real estate, Buying Real Estate in New Zealand, Buying real estate in the USA, Dan Ariely, FOMO, getting a mortgage, GFC, home loan, house finance, house price, house value, how to buy a house, how to research buying a house, Luigi Cappel, making decisions, mistakes buying a home, Mistakes Buying a House, property value, real estate agent, real estate value, secret to buying a house, top mistakes
|
1 Comment
House Hunting in Auckland with the Barfoot and Thompson Real Estate App
It’s been 5 years since I last looked at the Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate App. I did a brief review of it back in 2013. That version was a finalist in the Designers Institute Best Designers Award and they … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Australia, Australia Real Estate, burglary, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada, Canada Real Estate, census, climate change, commuting, Crime, Crime Prevention, Family, First Home Buyer, Flood, Future Technology, Futurist, Gadgets, good books, Google, Google Glasses, Google maps, Google Mobile App, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home, Innovation, Internet Privacy, Lifestyle, Location Based Services, Map apps, mapping buildings, Maps, Market Research, Mobile Apps, mobile friendly, New Zealand, New Zealand Maps, New Zealand Real Estate, People, property, Public Transport, Selling a House, SmartPhone, Smartphones, Technology, telecommunications, theft, top apps, track crime, traffic congestion, Traffic Information, UK, United Kingdom, USA
|
Tagged 3D, 3d house view, bad real estate agent, Barfoot & Thompson, Buying a home, Buying a house, Buying a House in Australia, Buying a House in Canada, Buying a House in New Zealand, Buying a house in the UK, buying property, buying real estate, cheap virtual reality headset, cheap VR headset, finding the right home, FREE eBOOK, how to look for houses, LIM report, Luigi Cappel, Mistakes Buying a House, property title, Real Estate, real estate agent, Real Estate App, real estate apps, real estate eBook, real estate listings, realtor, Rental appraisal, Viewmaster, virtual house view, Virtual Reality, virtual reality headset, VR, VR headset
|
1 Comment
Buying a Family House – In a Child Friendly Area
One of the reasons we buy a house is because we have or are planning to have children. We focus a lot on the house and property itself, but if you think back to your own childhood, it was very … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Australia Real Estate, bikes, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada Real Estate, driver behavior, drivers, Family, First Home Buyer, Google, Google maps, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home, home loan, house hunting, Lifestyle, location based apps, Location Based Services, Map data, Maps, Mistakes Buying a House, Money, mortgage, Neighbors, Neighbours, New Zealand, New Zealand Real Estate, People, Real Estate, risk, SoLoMo, The Location Guru, traffic, UK, UK Real Estate, Urban design, US Real Estate
|
Tagged Antioch, Buying a home, Buying a house, buying a house in California, Buying a House in New Zealand, Buying a house in the UK, California, child friendly, child friendly area, Child Safety, cul-de-sac, family home, family house, finding a house with google, good area for kids, Google Street View, great place for kids, having children, how to find a good area for a family, kids bikes, lifelong friends, looking after kids, safe for children, safe place for kids, starting a family, swings, tips for finding a family home, trampolines, where to buy a family home
|
Leave a comment
On Neighbors, Earthquakes and Terrorism
Yesterday I read an article called What to do in a Terrorist Attack in your Neighborhood on a website called RealEstateAgent.com. I thought why would this be relevant to me? I live in a country where the only terrorism attack … Continue reading →
Posted in Apps, Auckland, Australia Real Estate, burglary, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Canada Real Estate, climate change, Crime, Crime Prevention, earthquake, Education, emergency, First Home Buyer, home, house hunting, Lifestyle, location based apps, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Education, Location Based Services, Map apps, neighborhood crime, Neighbors, Neighbourhood Crime, Neighbours, New Zealand, New Zealand Real Estate, News, People, property, Real Estate, real estate agent, safety, Safety app, Society, taxi industry, taxis, terrorism, tsunami, UK Real Estate, United Kingdom, US Real Estate, USA
|
Tagged be prepared for an emergency, blogging, Buying a home, Buying a house, buying property, Christchurch, Christchurch Earthquakes, Climate Change, Crime, crime map, Earthquake, fences between neighbors, Float Culture, Flood, gang violence, get to know neighbors, healing, neighborhood crime, Neighbors, Neighbourhood, Neighbours, pain management, Rainbow Warrior Attack, Rainbow Warrior Sinking, safe home, sensory deprivation, storm risk, storms, street violence, stress, talk to neighbors, taxi driver, Terrorism, Terrorist attack
|
Leave a comment
STOP. Before You Buy That Business, Talk to the Neighbors
I’ve just finished the draft of an eBook called ‘5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House’ and it struck me that there are many similarities when buying or locating a business. In this case I want … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Business, Business Consultant, Buying a Business, Buying a House, carpark information, carparking, Collaboration, Customer Research, Education, First Home Buyer, Foresight, good books, Google maps, Google Street View, grocery, Lifestyle, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Education, Map apps, Map data, Maps, Market Research, Marketing, parking, People, property, Real Estate, real estate agent, Restaurant, Retail, retail survival, SoLoMo, The Location Guru
|
Tagged 5 top mistakes people make when they are buying a house, advice on buying a business, business location, Buying a Business, Buying a house, buying a shop, buying property, buying real estate, car-parking, Collaboration, commericial property, foot traffic, FREE eBOOK, Google Street View, gossip, Hospitality, leasing a building, Location, mistakes, mistakes buying a business, Mistakes Buying a House, Neighbors, Neighbours, Questions about buying a business, rental investment, rental property, Retail, talk to neighbors, talk to neighbours
|
Leave a comment
How can people ever get into their first home? Here’s How.
I was thinking in the shower this morning, as I do, about all of the people who feel that they will never be able to buy their first home. It’s just too expensive. House prices are the highest they … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Banks, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, First Home Buyer, Lifestyle, Motoring, new cars, People, Real Estate, Vacation
|
Tagged cheap property, cheap real estate, deposit for a house, first home, First Home Buyer, houses are too expensive, how to buy a house, how to get first home, paying rent, Real Estate, renting a house, too hard to buy a house
|
Leave a comment
Traffic Jams, Telecommuting and Real Estate
Who likes traffic jams? If you do let me know on Twitter. I’m @BluesBro, I’m assuming you work for an oil company or are selling hybrid or electric cars. I was reading an article from Qaultrics yesterday about why Utah … Continue reading →
Posted in ageing, Auckland, Business, Business Consultant, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, congestion, driving, Electric Vehicles, First Home Buyer, freeway, Gig Economy, home, house hunting, Lifestyle, Location Based Consultant, motorway, New Zealand, News, Outdoors, People, property, Real Estate, Selling a House, Society, Telecommuting, traffic demand, traffic design, Traffic jam, Transport, Travel, USA, Work
|
Tagged BBB, Better Business Bureau, driving, Lifestyle, Moving to Whanganui, Qualtrics, Small Business Trends, surf, surf before work, Telecommuting, telecommuting growth, telecommuting trends, telework, traffic, Traffic jam, TVNZ News, Utah, Waiheke Island, Whanganui, Whanganui Property, Whanganui Real Estate
|
1 Comment
Paying Too Much For a House
I noticed a story in The Australian about people in Australia being worried about paying too much for the property, but unfortunately it was hidden behind a paywall. It’s a bit of a shame really. I research internationally and with … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Australia, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, First Home Buyer, home, house hunting, Lifestyle, Market Research, Mistakes Buying a House, New Zealand, Paying too much for a house, Public Transport, Real Estate, real estate agent, Transport
|
Tagged Buying a house, buying and selling in the same market, Coolangatta real estate, doing your homework buying a house, house prices going up, Mistakes Buying a House, newspaper paywall, Paying too much for a house, paywall, Perth Real Estate, property prices going up, research buying a house, The Australian
|
Leave a comment
SoLoMo Consulting 